Estate Grounds & Horticulture Specialist

Ministry of Justice; Preston; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ministry of Justice at HMP Kirkham is seeking a Commercial Grower with horticultural duties to maintain the estate grounds and amenity areas. This role is non-operational with no supervisory responsibilities and involves carrying out day-to-day landscaping tasks.

You will manage turf, lawns, ponds, and exterior grounds, including woodland, and supervise prisoner teams in accordance with the Service Delivery Agreement; English is required for communication.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Carry out soft landscaping - turf laying and hard landscaping – laying patio stones.
• Maintain establishment’s grounds and amenity areas including 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.

Skills

Quality service

Communication

Competence

Education

Vocational Qualification Level 3

Job description

The Ministry of Justice at HMP Kirkham is seeking a Commercial Grower with horticultural duties to maintain the estate grounds and amenity areas. This role is non-operational with no supervisory responsibilities and involves carrying out day-to-day landscaping tasks.

You will manage turf, lawns, ponds, and exterior grounds, including woodland, and supervise prisoner teams in accordance with the Service Delivery Agreement; English is required for communication.