Grounds Maintenance Worker

Manpower UK; Lytham St Annes; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Manpower UK seeks a Grounds Maintenance Worker for HMP Kirkham in Lytham St Annes. This is a non-operational, temporary contract role with no supervisory duties, focused on day-to-day upkeep of the estate's grounds and amenity areas.

You will perform soft landscaping such as turf laying, hard landscaping like patio stone installation, and maintenance of lawns, ponds, and external spaces. Working 37 hours per week, Monday to Thursday 07:45–16:45 and Friday 07:45–12:45, with a pay rate of £15.40

Qualifications

• Practical landscaping ability.
• Grounds care knowledge.
• Reliability.
• Ability to work outdoors to schedule.

Responsibilities

• Carry out day-to-day maintenance of the grounds and amenity areas.
• Perform soft landscaping (turf laying) and hard landscaping (patio stones).
• Maintain lawns, ponds, water features and external spaces.
• Supervise or liaise with prisoners as required within role scope (non-operational).
• Ensure safe access and uphold health and safety policies.

Skills

Grounds maintenance

Job description

Manpower UK seeks a Grounds Maintenance Worker for a temporary contract of at least three months at HMP Kirkham in Lytham St. Annes. Working 37 hours weekly, Monday to Thursday 07:45–16:45 and Friday 07:45–12:45, the post pays up to £15.40 hourly with overtime rates. Duties cover day-to-day upkeep of the estate's grounds and amenity areas, including soft landscaping such as turf laying, hard landscaping such as patio stone installation, and maintenance of lawns, ponds, water features and external spaces. This non-operational role carries no line management or supervisory responsibilities. Applicants should demonstrate practical landscaping ability, grounds care knowledge, reliability and the capacity to work outdoors to schedule.

Grounds Maintenance Worker HMP Kirkham Shift Times: 37 Hours per week, Monday to Thursday 07:45 - 16:45 Friday 07:45 - 12:45 Pay Rate: £15.40 standard hourly rate Temporary contract for 3 months minimum

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.