Prison Grounds - SD Grounds Maintenance

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

• 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 including woodland
• Work inside/outside establishment grounds: cutting, mowing and maintaining areas in accordance with accepted practice
• Maintain sports fields in conjunction with the Land based Activities Manager and PE Department
• Carry out pest control preventative measures across area of responsibility
• Undertake small project work as advised or requested: soft and hard landscape development and erection of horticultural support structures where required
• Maintain correct soil husbandry, ensuring all stages of crop development follow good horticultural practice
• Maintain the growing plant/crop to ensure optimum development and/or cropping, ensuring the plant's 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)
• Ensure allocated planned maintenance and small repairs are carried out, undertaking service requests raised by the computer aided facilities management system
• Undertake survey inspections in confined spaces and at height, recording all work and completing associated registers and logs
• Carry out project work as required
• Advise on stock levels, request procurement of goods and services, and ensure all materials used are logged and 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
• Operate as 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

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

Languages

• Ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role in English, or Welsh where specified in Wales

Nationality

• UK nationals
• Nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• Nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• Nationals of EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members with settled or pre settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme
• Nationals of EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members who have made a valid application for settled or pre settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme
• Individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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