This position is based at HM PRISON FORD ARUNDEL, BN18 0BX
Job Summary
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Job Description
An exciting opportunity to join the team at HMP Fords Land Based Activities area. We are looking for an individual with experience in commercial horticulture to join our team.
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:
* Maintain correct field-scale soil husbandry, ensuring all stages of crop development are followed in accordance with good horticultural practice.
* Maintain the growing plant/crop to ensure optimum development and/or cropping, ensuring that the plants needs are fully met.
* Maintain effective biological pest control measures and any necessary chemical crop protection programmes.
* Resolve any prisoner work issues, setting task to match their ability whilst ensuring safety and production is maintained at all times.
* Ensure produce grown on-site is prepared and packaged appropriately, taking into consideration appropriate labelling, grading and overall presentation.
* Maintain sports fields as per agreed plan with both the Farms and Gardens Manager and PE Department.
* Carry out preventative pest control measures across area of responsibility
An exciting opportunity to join the team at HMP Fords Land Based Activities area. We are looking for an individual with experience in commercial horticulture to join our team.
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:
* Maintain correct field-scale soil husbandry, ensuring all stages of crop development are followed in accordance with good horticultural practice.
* Maintain the growing plant/crop to ensure optimum development and/or cropping, ensuring that the plants needs are fully met.
* Maintain effective biological pest control measures and any necessary chemical crop protection programmes.
* Resolve any prisoner work issues, setting task to match their ability whilst ensuring safety and production is maintained at all times.
* Ensure produce grown on-site is prepared and packaged appropriately, taking into consideration appropriate labelling, grading and overall presentation.
* Maintain sports fields as per agreed plan with both the Farms and Gardens Manager and PE Department.
* Carry out preventative pest control measures across area of responsibility
Person specification
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Licences
Full UK Driving Licence
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
* Making Effective Decisions
* Communicating and Influencing
* Working Together
* Managing a Quality Service
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
* Questions will be asked by a Prison Industries Specialist
* Questions will be asked by a Prison Industries Specialist
Alongside your salary of £31,995, HM Prison & Probation Service contributes £9,268 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 employer contribution of 28.97%
* Annual Leave
* Public Holidays
* Season Ticket Advance
For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.
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Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.
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This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups
* 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
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Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
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Contact point for applicants
Job Contact
* Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
* Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk
* Telephone : 0345 241 5358
Recruitment team
* Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk
Further information
Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. I you feel a department has breached the requirement of the Recruitment Principles and would like to raise this, please contact SSCL (Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com) in the first instance. If the role has been advertised externally (outside of the Civil Service) and you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/complaints
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