Facilities and Services Manager : Land Based Activities – Enterprise

HM Prison & Probation Service

Facilities and Services Manager : Land Based Activities – Enterprise

£34694

HM Prison & Probation Service, Easton, Dorset

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 3 weeks ago, 22 Aug | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: b2a2048ae08b46039148f697b76f4302

Full Job Description

The job holder will have responsibility for the management of activities within the Land Based Activities and Enterprise team.

This is a non-operational job with line management responsibilities.

Responsibilities, Activities and Duties

The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

  • Manage Industrial staff in carrying out a range of duties within the reducing re-offending function including:


  • Commercial Horticulture

  • Gardens

  • Livestock

  • Farm shop


  • Manage the effective control of livestock including birds, chickens and bees.

  • Maintain Service Delivery Indicators in relation to prisoner National Proficiency Test Council (NPTC) Training and the creation of suitable habitats and area to be opened up to the public, schools etc.

  • Liaise with reducing re-offending function to monitor employment places, checking they are filled and contributing to the purposeful activity and regime hours Service delivery indicator (SDI) for the establishment.

  • Complete, monitor and provide returns and annual capacity forecasts.


  • Undertake other management/administrative tasks including:
  • Ensure that all staff supervise, manage and control prisoners decently, lawfully, safely and securely whilst carrying out all activities.

  • Be responsible for incident management documentation and logging onto the Incident Reporting System (IRS).

  • Ensure actions arising from Standard Audit, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons

  • (HMIP) Action Plans, Managing Quality of Prison Life (MQPL) surveys including local self-audit action plans and resettlement strategies are delivered.
  • Ensure all HMPPS standards and Service Delivery Indicators (SDIs) are implemented and managed within the relevant work area.

  • Ensure all national and local policies/procedures are implemented and compliant with National Security Framework (NSF) and Local Security Strategy (LSS).

  • Attend as directed any relevant boards/meetings.

  • Provide management and direction to staff within their area of responsibility through briefings, building informal and formal relationships and effective communication.

  • Produce relevant reports as required and ensure all correspondence is replied to within agreed timescales.

  • Manage resources to deliver the activities within the area of responsibility and contribute to the short-to-medium term business planning process.

  • Manage a safe working environment for staff, prisoners and visitors. Ensure Health and Safety legislation is followed ensuring Safe Systems of Work (SSOW) and risk assessments are completed in a timely manner and any faults reported promptly.

  • Contribute to prisoner reports including sentence planning and parole reports when required.


  • The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the job holder., We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
  • Working Together

  • Managing a Quality Service

  • Communicating and Influencing

  • Leadership

  • Making Effective Decisions

  • Developing Self and Others, This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.

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    Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.,
  • UK nationals

  • nationals of the Republic of Ireland

  • nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK

  • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)

  • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)

  • individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020

  • Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

    An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh., Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

  • People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

    Alongside your salary of £33,104, HM Prison & Probation Service contributes £8,971 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
  • Access to learning and development

  • A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance

  • A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity

  • A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

  • Annual Leave

  • Public Holidays

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