Horticulture Production Instructor (Prison Training)

Ministry of Justice; Hemel Hempstead; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector organization in Hemel Hempstead is seeking a professional to supervise horticultural activities with prisoners. This role involves maintaining crop standards, instructing prisoners in horticultural techniques, and ensuring health and safety practices are followed. The ideal candidate will hold relevant horticultural qualifications and have supervisory experience. Offering a hybrid work arrangement, this position contributes to prisoner rehabilitation while ensuring compliance with safety regulations.

Benefits

Hybrid working arrangements

Training and development opportunities

Pension scheme

Qualifications

• Must have experience in a supervisory role.
• Conversant with soil and growing medium husbandry.
• Current knowledge of Health and Safety and COSHH regulations.

Responsibilities

• Maintain soil husbandry and crop development.
• Induct and train prisoners in health and safety.
• Assess and evaluate prisoners' skills for qualifications.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Soil husbandry

Crop protection

Plant protection technology

Industrial machinery usage

Education

Level 3 qualification in horticulture

PA2 and PA6 pesticide qualifications

Tools

Industrial standard machinery

Safety equipment

Job description

A public sector organization in Hemel Hempstead is seeking a professional to supervise horticultural activities with prisoners. This role involves maintaining crop standards, instructing prisoners in horticultural techniques, and ensuring health and safety practices are followed. The ideal candidate will hold relevant horticultural qualifications and have supervisory experience. Offering a hybrid work arrangement, this position contributes to prisoner rehabilitation while ensuring compliance with safety regulations.