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 within the establishment's grounds
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
Managing a Quality Service
Developing Self and Others
Please provide an example where you used your knowledge of health and safety legislation while using a pedestrian mower?
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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
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

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
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