Spi: Amenities and Conservation - Liverpool, United Kingdom - HM Prison & Probation Service

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3 weeks ago

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Salary:

- £28,477
Job grade:


  • Executive Officer
  • HMPPS Band 4
    Contract type:
  • Permanent
    Type of role:
  • Environment and Sustainability
    Working pattern:
  • Fulltime
    Number of jobs available:
  • 1Contents
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Location

  • This position is based at HMP Liverpool Liverpool, L9 3DFAbout the job

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    Job description:
Essential Criteria

  • 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
  • Must have current knowledge of all relevant Health and Safety and Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) regulations
Technical Requirements

  • Must possess a full current UK driving licence
  • 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

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 biodiversity 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 specificatio
  • 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 p
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