Job type
TemporaryLocation
EveshamWorking Pattern
Full-timeSpecialism
Maintenance - PrisonsIndustry
ConstructionPay
£13 Per HourClosing date
30 Jan 2025
Grounds Maintenance required in Evesham
Experienced Grounds Maintenance Operative required
HMP Long Lartin, Evesham , On-Going contract
Based on 39 hours per week- Monday- Friday
£13 Per Hour plus holiday pay.
Overview Of The Position
As the leading supplier to the HM Prison Service for the provision of maintenance trades & support operatives, Hays is seeking to recruit an experienced grounds maintenance operative for HMP Long Lartin. This is a Long-term Temporary Contract based on an average of 39 hours per week, working Monday - Friday. The Grounds Maintenance/ Gardener role is in a unique working environment with a strong sense of team working.
Purpose of the Grounds Maintenance/ Gardener Role
As part of the Works/ Maintenance Department you will be responsible for the gardening maintenance requirements throughout the prison: Grass Cutting, weeding, spraying, litter picking, pruning, hedge cutting etc... You will also be required to assist in the safety and security of the establishment where your duties will include escorting visitors, building contractors, gate duties within the prison and outside areas.
You will ensure the safety and security of the visitors, staff and prisoners within a Prison establishment, while persons from outside of NOMS are on site. You will also ensure that no unauthorised persons or items enter the establishment.
Grounds Maintenance/ Gardener Duties
- Grass cutting & Strimming & mowing Radio handling
- Weed spraying Patrolling perimeter and grounds
- Weeding & potting Escorting contractors & vehicles
- General gardening maintenance Health & Safety Procedures
- Pruning & Hedgecutting Tool checks
- Landscaping Supervision of visitors
- All aspects of planting & bedding Supervising small selected prisoner work parties
- Litter Picking Routine administrative work
Experience
The nature of the role requires candidates to be security conscious and able to challenge potential compromises and risks, you will also need to be reliable and consistent, level headed and have exceptional interpersonal skills. Successful applicants will be assessed based on the following competencies: Acting with integrity, respecting others, building relationships and team working, communicating effectively, developing self and others.
The nature of the role requires candidates to be security conscious and able to challenge potential compromises and risks, you will also need to be reliable and consistent, level headed and have exceptional interpersonal skills. Successful applicants will be assessed based on the following competencies: Acting with integrity, respecting others, building relationships and team working, communicating effectively, developing self and others.
