Grounds Maintenance (SD): Service Delivery - HMP Norwich (Ref: 91254)
HM Prison & Probation Service
Apply before 11:55 pm on Monday 4th November 2024
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Overview of the job
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
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.
The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is 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.
An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh.
Person specification
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Managing a Quality Service
- Developing Self and Others
Benefits
- Access to learning and development
- A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
- A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
- Annual Leave
- Public Holidays
- Season Ticket Advance
For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.
Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ
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Selection process details
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
Diversity and Inclusion
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
- Email : Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com
- Telephone : 0845 241 5358
Recruitment team
- Email : Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com
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