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About the Role

This is a delivery role within an establishment requiring an appropriate trade, focusing on the day-to-day maintenance of the grounds and amenity areas. It is a non-operational job with no line management or supervisory responsibilities.

Responsibilities

Carry out soft landscaping, including turf laying and hard landscaping such as patio stone laying.
Maintain establishment grounds and amenity areas, including lawns, ponds, water features, and external areas.
Work inside and outside establishment grounds, mowing and maintaining areas according to accepted practice.
Maintain sports fields as per agreed plans with the Land-based Activities Manager and PE Department.
Implement pest control preventative measures across the area of responsibility.
Undertake small project work, including soft and hard landscape development and horticultural structure erection.
Maintain soil husbandry and follow crop development stages according to good horticultural practice.
Maintain growing plants/crops for optimum development and cropping.
Provide safe access and exits to the estate.
Supervise prisoner parties and conduct quality control over their work as per the Service Delivery Agreement (SDA).
Ensure allocated planned maintenance and small repairs are carried out, processing service requests from the 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 stock levels and request procurement of goods and services, ensuring all materials used are logged and fit for purpose.
Escort technical contractors as required, supervising them in accordance with the 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, conducting regular checks and completing relevant documentation in accordance with the LSS and National Security Framework (NSF).
Comply with all Health and Safety policies, procedures, and legislation for 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, emergency, or urgent tasks and assignments within Service Delivery Agreement timescales in a safe manner.
Assemble products on site as required.
Contribute to prisoner reports, including parole and sentence planning.
Accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level as necessary.

Requirements

Competent in relevant skill.
Must have a Vocational Qualification at Level 3, or be willing to work towards gaining this qualification within an agreed timescale.
Full UK driving Licence.
All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to taking up post.
All external candidates are subject to 6 months probation. Internal candidates are subject to probation if they have not already served a probationary period within HMPPS.
All staff are required to declare whether they are a member of a group or organisation which the HMPPS considers to be racist.

Skills

Soft landscaping
Hard landscaping
Pest control
Horticultural practice
Soil husbandry
Radio communication
Plant equipment operation
Machinery operation
Health and Safety compliance
Driving estates vehicles
Locking duties
Command mode operation
Product assembly

Location

Sutton

Work Type

Full Time
Part Time
Part Time/Job Share
Flexible Working
Hybrid Working

Experience Level

AO Civil Service Grade

Education Level

Vocational Qualification at Level 3

Salary/Compensations

£38,840 - £40,896

Benefits

Annual Leave
Bank, Public and Privilege Holidays
Pension scheme options
Work Life Balance initiatives
Season Ticket Advance
Training and development opportunities
Security and diversity training
Individual induction programme

About the Company

The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows.
Some of MoJ’s terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform.
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found.
The "Making the Civil Service a Great Place to work for veterans" initiative includes a guaranteed interview scheme.
Civil Service departments are expected to explore redeployment opportunities before making an individual redundant.
The MoJ is committed, as part of the Redeployment Interview Scheme, to providing opportunities to those who are 'at risk of redundancy'.

Equal Opportunity

As a Disability Confident employer, MoJ are committed to providing everyone with the opportunity to demonstrate their skills, talent and abilities, by making adjustments throughout all elements of the recruitment process and in the workplace.
MoJ are able to offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns.
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found.
A Great Place to Work for Veterans: The "Making the Civil Service a Great Place to work for veterans" initiative includes a guaranteed interview scheme to those who meet the minimum criteria.
Redeployment Interview Scheme: The MoJ is committed, as part of the Redeployment Interview Scheme, to providing opportunities to those who are 'at risk of redundancy'.