23652 - HMP Styal Grounds maintenance

Ministry of Justice; Wilmslow; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ministry of Justice in Wilmslow is seeking a grounds maintenance operative to keep the estate grounds in good order, including lawns, ponds and woodland, as part of day-to-day operations.

You will undertake turf laying, landscaping, pest control and small landscape projects while ensuring safety and compliance with policy frameworks.

The role is on-site with responsibilities to supervise prisoners and coordinate with the Land-based Activities Manager to maintain facilities.

Qualifications

• Experience in grounds maintenance or horticulture.
• Ability to work outdoors in varied weather.
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Carry out soft and hard landscaping, turf laying and patio stone works.
• Maintain grounds: lawns, ponds, water features and woodland.
• Cutting, mowing and maintaining external areas as per practice.
• Maintain sports fields according to plan with the Land-based Activities Manager.
• Carry out pest control preventative measures across the area.
• Undertake small landscape projects and development works.
• Supervise prisoners while they work and ensure quality checks.
• Assist with stock levels and procurement of materials; log usage.
• Escort and supervise contractors per security procedures.
• Operate plant equipment and drive estates vehicles when required.

Skills

Landscaping

Grounds maintenance

Pest control

Tools

Plant equipment

Job description

This is a delivery role within an establishment requiring an appropriate trade.

Summary

The job holder will be responsible for the day-to-day maintenance of the grounds and amenity areas within the estate.

This is a non-operational job with no line management or supervisory responsibilities.

Responsibilities, Activities and Duties

The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

• Carry out soft landscaping - turf laying and hard landscaping – laying patio stones
• Maintain establishment’s grounds and amenity areas including maintenance of lawns, ponds, water features and external grounds to the establishment including woodland
• Work inside/outside establishment grounds: cutting, mowing and maintaining areas in accordance with accepted practice
• Maintain sports fields, as per agreed plan, with both the Land based Activities Manager and PE Department
• Carry out pest control preventative measures across area of responsibility
• Undertake small project work as advised/requested: including soft and hard landscape development and erection of horticultural support structures where the situation warrants
• Maintain correct 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
• Provide safe access and exits to the estate
• Supervise prisoners parties and undertake quality control over their work, as agreed within the Service Delivery Agreement (SDA)

Undertake other trades tasks to:

• Ensure allocated planned maintenance and small repairs are carried out, undertaking service requests raised by computer aided facilities management system
• Undertake survey inspections in confined spaces and at height, recording all work and completing associated registers/logs
• Carry out project work as required
• Advise on sufficient levels of stock and request procurement of goods and services, and ensure all materials used are logged and are fit for purpose.
• Escort technical contractors as required, working with and supervising them in accordance with Local Security Strategy (LSS)
• Maintain regular communications via radio net in accordance with the LSS.
• Undertake the role of banksman, directing the operation of plant equipment and/or machinery
• Be responsible for all tools and plant machinery, carrying out checks at regular intervals and completing all relevant documentation in accordance with the LSS and National Security Framework (NSF)
• Comply with all Health and Safety policies, procedures and legislation to ensure statutory and mandatory compliance.
• Drive estates vehicles and operate plant equipment
• Carry out locking duties as required
• Operate within command mode in line with local contingency plans
• Undertake incidental and emergency or urgent tasks and assignments as per

Service Delivery Agreement timescales, in a safe manner

• Assemble products on site as required
• Contribute to prisoner reports, including parole and sentence planning.

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