This Specialist Production Instructor post sits within HMPPS at HM Prison Berwyn, supervising prisoners in the land-based activities and horticulture work area. The work centres on giving prisoners practical skills in grounds maintenance, planting, harvesting and conservation, with some teaching towards nationally recognised qualifications. It is a non-operational post with no line management, and it involves regular unsocial hours plus on-call cover. Hands-on horticultural experience, including machinery and tractor use, and a full UK driving licence are needed.
What the job involves
- Supervise prisoners in the land-based and horticulture work area, keeping work targets met, discipline maintained and the area safe
- Instruct prisoners in all land-based activity duties, including machinery use
- Maintain the establishment's grounds and conservation areas, including lawns, ponds, water features, landscaping and woodland
- Oversee planting, cropping, harvesting and conservation across the establishment
- Deliver actions from the MoJ Biodiversity Strategy and develop the establishment's conservation areas
- Induct prisoners and train them in health and safety, COSHH, and machinery and tool use
- Teach prisoners towards nationally recognised qualifications, with support from external organisations such as local colleges
- Assess accredited vocational qualifications
- Select prisoners for the work area and manage their pay
- Undertake small project work as advised
- Carry out a full range of horticultural activities and ensure good horticultural practice
- Deliver services to a high standard while maintaining security and control at all times
What’s required
Qualifications
- Level 3 horticulture qualification or equivalent, held or to be worked towards
- Recognised workplace assessor qualification, held or to be worked towards
Registration & licences
- PA1 and PA6 spray certification, held or to be worked towards
Experience
- Relevant work experience in horticulture, including horticultural machinery and tractors
Skills & knowledge
- Working knowledge of grounds maintenance, including grass, turf culture, drainage and soil husbandry
- Knowledge of ornamental horticulture, including aquatics, bedding, perennials, trees and shrubs
- Knowledge of habitats and the support they give insects and animals
- Ability to fulfil spoken aspects of the role confidently in English, or in Welsh where specified
Checks & eligibility
- Full current UK driving licence
- DBS standard check
- Security and identity checks before taking up post
- Eligible under Civil Service nationality rules
Other
- Demonstrate Civil Service Success Profile behaviours at application and interview
Nice to have
- Supervisory experience
What’s offered
- Annual leave, with 9 days in lieu of bank, public and privilege holidays added to it
- Choice of two Civil Service pension schemes
- Hybrid working where business need allows, informal and non-contractual
- Flexible working, subject to a satisfactory probation period
- Season ticket advance after two months' service
- Training and development, including access to promotion programmes
- Unsocial hours payment, stated as 20% in the allowance section
- Full time, part time, job share and flexible patterns considered
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
