23739 - SD Grounds Maintenance. HMP Downview

Ministry of Justice; Greater London; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ministry of Justice is seeking a proactive Estates Grounds Maintenance operative to manage day-to-day maintenance of the grounds and amenity areas within the Downview estate. The role is non-operational with no line management duties, but involves supervising prisoner work and ensuring safety and quality across outdoor spaces.

The position requires a Vocational Qualification Level 3 or willingness to work towards it, and entails unsocial hours with enhanced pay.

Qualifications

• Must have a Vocational Qualification Level 3 or be willing to work towards gaining this qualification within an agreed timescale.
• Experience in grounds maintenance including turf laying, lawn care and external area upkeep is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Carry out soft landscaping and hard landscaping tasks such as turf laying and patio works.
• Maintain grounds, lawns, ponds, water features and external areas including woodland.
• Supervise prisoner parties and quality control of their work.
• Undertake site inspections, stock checks and procurement requests for materials as needed.
• Ensure safe access and egress to the estate and operate plant equipment in line with safety policies.

Skills

Grounds maintenance

Education

Vocational Qualification Level 3

Job description

23739 - SD Grounds Maintenance. HMP Downview

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.

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is 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.

Behaviours

Delivering at Pace

Managing a Quality Service

Communicating and Influencing

Leadership

Competent in relevant skill.

Technical Requirements

Must have a Vocational Qualification at Level 3, or be willing to work towards gaining this qualification within an agreed timescale

Hours of Work (Unsocial Hours) Allowances

HMPPS Staff on closed pay structures only:

Additional Conditioned Hours Pensionable (ACHP)

Staff moving from a closed 39 hour pay structure will be eligible for the two protected pensionable additional committed hours (ACHP). They will work a 39 hour week consisting of the standard 37 hour week and a further 2 additional hours (ACHP) paid at plain time pensionable rate.

Unsocial Hours Working

This role requires working regular unsocial hours and a 17% payment will be paid to recognise this. Unsocial hours are those hours outside 0700 - 1900hrs Monday to Friday and include working evenings, nights, weekends and Bank / Public holidays.