Role Profile

Job Description (JD)
Band 4
Group Profile - Specialist Production Instructor (SPI)
Job Description - SPI : Amenities and Conservation

Document Ref.
OR-JES-245-JD-B4 : SPI : Amenities and Conservation v8.0
Document Type
Management
Version
8.0
Classification
Official
Date of Issue
25/05/2021
Status
Baselined
Produced by
Job Evaluation Assurance and Support Team
Authorised by
Reward Team
JD Evidence

OR-JES-245-JD-B4 : SPI : Amenities and Conservation v8.0

Job Description
Job Title
SPI : Amenities and Conservation
Group Profile
Specialist Production Instructor
Organisation Level
Delivery
Band
4

Overview of the job
This is a non-operational instructional job in an establishment.

Summary
The job holder will be responsible for the day to day maintenance of the grounds and
conservation  areas  within  an  establishment  and  will  deliver  and  assess  accredited
vocational qualifications to prisoners.
This is a non-operational job with no line management responsibilities.
Responsibilities,
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities
Activities and Duties
and duties:
•  Carry out a full range of gardening activities, giving instruction to prisoners on all
gardening duties including use of machinery
•  Carry out soft landscaping - turf laying and hard landscaping - laying patio stones
•  Maintain establishments grounds and conservation areas including maintenance
of lawns, ponds, water features and external grounds to the establishment
including woodland
•  Deliver all actions in the establishment’s bio-diversity action plan with reference
to the development of the conservation area
•  Monitor flora and fauna work within the establishment
•  Work inside/outside establishment grounds, cutting, mowing and maintaining
areas in accordance with accepted practice
•  Submit surveys for Land Based Activities specific to site
•  Carry out preventive pest control measures across area of responsibility
•  Act on wildlife and conservation group’s recommendations and implement these
within the establishment’s grounds
•  Undertake small project work as advised/requested including soft and hard
landscape development including erection of horticultural support structures
where the situation warrants
Undertake other instructor tasks including:
•  May participate in the selection process of prisoners for the workshop/area of
work
•  Induct prisoners to the workshop/area of work and train them in aspects such as
Health and Safety, Control of Substance Hazardous to health (COSHH), machinery
and tools usage
•  Provide support for prisoners where required; tailor learning and training
requirements to individual needs
•  Set work schedules and manage targets/quality standards, maintaining delivery
of contractual arrangements
•  Assess and evaluate skills of prisoners up to national qualification standards
•  Supervise and maintain discipline of prisoners within workshop/area of work,
responsible for performance, motivation, discipline, appraisal and development
of prisoners
OR-JES-245-JD-B4 : SPI : Amenities and Conservation v8.0

•  Maintain regular communications via radio net in accordance with Local Security
Strategy (LSS)
•  Open and complete Assessment Care in Custody and Teamwork (ACCT) forms,
Violence Reduction Incident Reports (VRIR) and Security Information Reports
(SIRs) when required and contribute to Incentive Earned Privileges (IEP) reports
•  Will conduct a metal detector scan or rub down search of prisoners attending and
leaving their own workshops
•  Provide quality assurance against product specification
•  Log attendance and approve prisoner hours worked and wages including
recording piece work where appropriate
•  Carry out fabric and tool checks of workshops and maintain security of areas,
logging any tool/equipment faults. Undertake planned maintenance programme
on machinery
•  Contribute to prisoner reports including parole and sentence planning
•  Complete regime monitoring information and update prisoner training records
•  Contribute to Health and Safety risk assessments relating to the workshop/work
of area and specialist areas
•  Request materials and estimate usage in order to meet work targets
•  Initiate product development reviews to maintain workshop/area of work output
levels, and to provide variety of work and experience for prisoners
•  Participate in self-audit and in achieving Service Delivery Indicators (SDIs)
•  Complete administration activities to support the smooth running of the
workshop

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.

Behaviours
•  Making Effective Decisions
•  Communicating & Influencing
•  Working Together
•  Managing a Quality Service
•  Developing Self & Others
Strengths
It is advised strengths are chosen locally, recommended 4-8.

Essential Experience
•  Must have relevant work experience in Horticulture.
•  Must be conversant with grounds maintenance practices in areas of grass
maintenance, turf culture, drainage, soil husbandry, areas of ornamental
horticulture including aquatics, bedding, perennial, tree and shrub culture
and a working knowledge of different types of habitats and the support each
provides for: insects, creatures and animals.
•  Must have experience of using horticultural machinery/tractors.
•  Preferable for candidate to have some supervisory experience.
•  Must have current knowledge of all relevant Health and Safety and Control
of Substances Hazardous to health (COSHH) regulations.
Technical
•  Must possess a full current United Kingdom (UK) driving license.
Requirements
•  Currently hold or be prepared to work towards Level 3 qualification or
equivalent in horticulture
•  Currently hold or be prepared to work towards PA1 PA6 spray certification
•  Currently hold or be prepared to work towards a recognised workplace
assessor qualification
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Ability
•  IT Skills
•  Basic Maths
•  Basic English

Minimum Eligibility
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•  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 HMPPS consider to be racist.

Hours of Work
37 hour working week (standard).
(Unsocial Hours)
Allowances
Unsocial Hours Working will be confirmed by the Recruiting Manager and only paid
where applicable:
Unsocial Hours Working:
This role requires working regular unsocial hours as part of the normal shift
commitment and a 17% payment will be paid in addition to your basic pay to
recognise this. Unsocial hours are those hours outside 0700 ‐ 1900hrs Monday to
Friday and including working evening, nights, weekends and Bank/Public holidays

OR-JES-245-JD-B4 : SPI : Amenities and Conservation v8.0

Success Profile

Strengths

Behaviours
It is advised strengths
Ability
Experience
Technical
are chosen locally,

recommended 4-8

Making Effective Decisions

IT Skills
Must have relevant work experience in Must possess a full current United
Horticulture.
Kingdom (UK) driving license.

Communicating and Influencing

Basic Maths
Must be conversant with grounds
Currently hold or be prepared to
maintenance practices in areas of
work towards Level 3 qualification or

grass maintenance, turf culture,
equivalent in horticulture
drainage, soil husbandry, areas of
ornamental horticulture including

aquatics, bedding, perennial, tree and
shrub culture and a working
knowledge of different types of
habitats and the support each provides
for: insects, creatures and animals.
Working Together

Basic English
Must have experience of using
Currently hold or be prepared to
horticultural machinery/tractors.
work towards PA1 PA6 spray

certification
Managing a Quality Service

Preferable for candidate to have some
Currently hold or be prepared to
supervisory experience.
work towards a recognised
workplace assessor qualification
Developing Self and Others

Must have current knowledge of all

relevant Health and Safety and Control
of Substances Hazardous to health
(COSHH) regulations.
OR-JES-245-JD-B4 : SPI : Amenities and Conservation v8.0