The job holder will be responsible for the day to day maintenance of the grounds and conservation areas within an establishment and will deliver and assess accredited vocational qualifications to prisoners.

This is a non-operational job with no line management responsibilities.

Responsibilities, Activities and Duties

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

Carry out a full range of gardening activities, giving instruction to prisoners on all gardening duties including use of machinery

Carry out soft landscaping - turf laying and hard landscaping - laying patio stones

Maintain establishments grounds and conservation areas including maintenance of lawns, ponds, water features and external grounds to the establishment including woodland

Deliver all actions in the establishment's bio-diversity action plan with reference to the development of the conservation area

Monitor flora and fauna work within the establishment

Work inside/outside establishment grounds, cutting, mowing and maintaining areas in accordance with accepted practice

Submit surveys for Land Based Activities specific to site

Carry out preventive pest control measures across area of responsibility

Act on wildlife and conservation group's recommendations and implement these

Undertake small project work as advised/requested including soft and hard landscape development including erection of horticultural support structures where the situation warrants

May participate in the selection process of prisoners for the workshop/area of work

Induct prisoners to the workshop/area of work and train them in aspects such as Health and Safety, Control of Substance Hazardous to health (COSHH), machinery and tools usage

Provide support for prisoners where required; tailor learning and training requirements to individual needs

Set work schedules and manage targets/quality standards, maintaining delivery of contractual arrangements

Assess and evaluate skills of prisoners up to national qualification standards

Supervise and maintain discipline of prisoners within workshop/area of work, responsible for performance, motivation, discipline, appraisal and development of prisoners

Maintain regular communications via radio net in accordance with Local Security Strategy (LSS)

Open and complete Assessment Care in Custody and Teamwork (ACCT) forms, Violence Reduction Incident Reports (VRIR) and Security Information Reports (SIRs) when required and contribute to Incentive Earned Privileges (IEP) reports

Will conduct a metal detector scan or rub down search of prisoners attending and leaving their own workshops

Provide quality assurance against product specification

Log attendance and approve prisoner hours worked and wages including recording piece work where appropriate

Carry out fabric and tool checks of workshops and maintain security of areas, logging any tool/equipment faults. Undertake planned maintenance programme on machinery

Contribute to prisoner reports including parole and sentence planning

Complete regime monitoring information and update prisoner training records

Contribute to Health and Safety risk assessments relating to the workshop/work of area and specialist areas

Request materials and estimate usage in order to meet work targets

Initiate product development reviews to maintain workshop/area of work output levels, and to provide variety of work and experience for prisoners

Participate in self-audit and in achieving Service Delivery Indicators (SDIs)

Complete administration activities to support the smooth running of the workshop

Making Effective Decisions

Communicating & Influencing

Working Together

Managing a Quality Service

Developing Self & Others

Must have relevant work experience in Horticulture.

Must be conversant with grounds maintenance practices in areas of grass maintenance, turf culture, drainage, soil husbandry, areas of ornamental horticulture including aquatics, bedding, perennial, tree and shrub culture and a working knowledge of different types of habitats and the support each provides for: insects, creatures and animals.

Must have experience of using horticultural machinery/tractors.

Preferable for candidate to have some supervisory experience.

Must have current knowledge of all relevant Health and Safety and Control of Substances Hazardous to health (COSHH) regulations.

Must possess a full current United Kingdom (UK) driving license.

Currently hold or be prepared to work towards Level 3 qualification or equivalent in horticulture

Currently hold or be prepared to work towards PA1 PA6 spray certification

Currently hold or be prepared to work towards a recognised workplace assessor qualification

IT Skills

Basic Maths

Basic English, Communicating and Influencing - 250 word limit

To Shared Service Connected Ltd (0845 241 5358 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com);

To Ministry of Justice Resourcing team (resourcing-management-office@justice.gov.uk);

To the Civil Service Commission (details available here)