Land Based Activities

4 months ago

Aylesbury, United Kingdom Ministry of Justice Full time

Salary 1
- £30,471

Number of jobs available 1
- 1

Detail of reserve list 1
- 12 Months

Region 1
- South East

City/Town 1
- Aylesbury

Building/Site 1
- HM Prison Grendon, HP18 0TL

Grade 1
- EO

Organisation Grade for HMPPS 1
- Band 4

Post Type 1
- Permanent

Working Pattern 1
- Full Time

Role Type 1
- Education and Training, Environment & Sustainability

Job description 1

**Overview of the job**

This is a non-operational instructional job in an establishment.

**Summary**

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

Undertake other instructor tasks including:

- 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

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

An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh.

**Behaviours**
- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating & Influencing
- Working Together
- Managing a Quality Service
- Developing Self & Others

**Essential Experience**
- Must have relevant work experience in Horticulture.
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