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.
Gardening and Grounds Maintenance
* 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 the establishment's grounds and conservation areas, including lawns, ponds, water features, external grounds and woodland.
* Deliver all actions in the establishment's biodiversity action plan with reference to the development of the conservation area.
* Monitor flora and fauna work within the establishment.
* Work inside or outside establishment grounds, cutting, mowing and maintaining areas in accordance with accepted practice.
* Submit surveys for land‑based activities specific to the site.
* Carry out preventive pest control measures across the area of responsibility.
* Act on wildlife and conservation group recommendations and implement these within the establishment's grounds.
* Undertake small project work as advised or requested, including soft and hard landscape development and erection of horticultural support structures where warranted.
Instructor Tasks
* May participate in the selection process of prisoners for the workshop or area of work.
* Induct prisoners to the workshop or 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, manage targets and 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 the workshop or area, responsible for performance, motivation, discipline, appraisal and development.
* 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.
* Conduct a metal detector scan or rub‑down search of prisoners attending and leaving their own workshops.
* Provide quality assurance against product specifications.
* 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 or 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 to meet work targets.
* Initiate product development reviews to maintain workshop or area output levels, providing a 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 and responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and are 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.
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