22447 - Specialist Production Instructor: Land Based Activities and Horticulture

The Methodist Church in Britain; Wrexham; Vor Ort; GBP 26.000 - 38.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Hybrid working

Pension schemes

Flexible working

Season ticket loan

Training and development

Unsocial hours allowance

Flexible patterns

Zusammenfassung

HM Prison Berwyn is seeking a Specialist Production Instructor to supervise prisoners in land-based and horticulture activities. The role focuses on practical skills in grounds maintenance, planting, harvesting and conservation, with teaching toward nationally recognised qualifications.

You will induct prisoners, train them in safety, COSHH and tool use, and support external organisations such as local colleges to deliver qualifications. A full UK driving licence is required.

Qualifikationen

• Level 3 horticulture qualification or equivalent.
• Recognised workplace assessor qualification, held or to be worked towards.

Aufgaben

• Supervise prisoners in the land-based and horticulture work area, keeping targets met and area safe.
• Instruct prisoners in all land-based activity duties, including machinery use.
• Maintain the establishment's grounds and conservation areas, including lawns, ponds and landscaping.
• Oversee planting, harvesting and conservation across the establishment.
• Induct prisoners and train them in health and safety, COSHH, and machinery use.
• Teach prisoners towards nationally recognised qualifications with support from local colleges.
• Assess accredited vocational qualifications.
• Select prisoners for the work area and manage their pay.
• Undertake small project work as advised.
• Carry out a full range of horticultural activities and ensure good practice.
• Deliver services to a high standard while maintaining security and control.

Kenntnisse

Horticulture knowledge

Machinery operation

Grounds maintenance

English language

Welsh language

Ausbildung

Level 3 horticulture qualification

Workplace assessor qualification

Tools

PA1 spray certification

PA6 spray certification

Jobbeschreibung

This Specialist Production Instructor post sits within HMPPS at HM Prison Berwyn, supervising prisoners in the land-based activities and horticulture work area. The work centres on giving prisoners practical skills in grounds maintenance, planting, harvesting and conservation, with some teaching towards nationally recognised qualifications. It is a non-operational post with no line management, and it involves regular unsocial hours plus on-call cover. Hands-on horticultural experience, including machinery and tractor use, and a full UK driving licence are needed.

What the job involves

• Supervise prisoners in the land-based and horticulture work area, keeping work targets met, discipline maintained and the area safe
• Instruct prisoners in all land-based activity duties, including machinery use
• Maintain the establishment's grounds and conservation areas, including lawns, ponds, water features, landscaping and woodland
• Oversee planting, cropping, harvesting and conservation across the establishment
• Deliver actions from the MoJ Biodiversity Strategy and develop the establishment's conservation areas
• Induct prisoners and train them in health and safety, COSHH, and machinery and tool use
• Teach prisoners towards nationally recognised qualifications, with support from external organisations such as local colleges
• Assess accredited vocational qualifications
• Select prisoners for the work area and manage their pay
• Undertake small project work as advised
• Carry out a full range of horticultural activities and ensure good horticultural practice
• Deliver services to a high standard while maintaining security and control at all times

What’s required

Qualifications

• Level 3 horticulture qualification or equivalent, held or to be worked towards
• Recognised workplace assessor qualification, held or to be worked towards

Registration & licences

• PA1 and PA6 spray certification, held or to be worked towards

Experience

• Relevant work experience in horticulture, including horticultural machinery and tractors

Skills & knowledge

• Working knowledge of grounds maintenance, including grass, turf culture, drainage and soil husbandry
• Knowledge of ornamental horticulture, including aquatics, bedding, perennials, trees and shrubs
• Knowledge of habitats and the support they give insects and animals
• Ability to fulfil spoken aspects of the role confidently in English, or in Welsh where specified

Checks & eligibility

• Full current UK driving licence
• DBS standard check
• Security and identity checks before taking up post
• Eligible under Civil Service nationality rules

Other

• Demonstrate Civil Service Success Profile behaviours at application and interview

Nice to have

• Supervisory experience

What’s offered

• Annual leave, with 9 days in lieu of bank, public and privilege holidays added to it
• Choice of two Civil Service pension schemes
• Hybrid working where business need allows, informal and non-contractual
• Flexible working, subject to a satisfactory probation period
• Season ticket advance after two months' service
• Training and development, including access to promotion programmes
• Unsocial hours payment, stated as 20% in the allowance section
• Full time, part time, job share and flexible patterns considered