Skilled Delivery (SD): Livestock – HMP Kirkham(Ref: 82526)

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This is an exciting opportunity to join our Livestock team who manage a prize winning English Longhorn herd, Hebridean sheep and Large Black pigs. The role involves supervising prisoners whilst working in the farm, ensuring we adhere to health and safety procedures at all times. Animal care is our primary focus and we are looking for someone who is dedicated to the role as the current instructors are. Experience of Animal husbandry is essential, along with good practical skills, tractor driving and general land maintenance. The successful candidate will need to work alternate weekends and an unsociable allowance is paid on top of the salary for additional hours worked at weekend and bank holidays. 

Organisation Level    Delivery – The jobs at this level will be task focus delivering defined activity or service within own area of expertise.

Band    3

Overview    

Job holders within this Group Profile will be skilled in a specific trade. Will be responsible for repairs/maintenance within/of the establishment applying HMPPS policy adhering to security and Health & Safety procedures at all times.

These jobs may involve contact with prisoners depending on their area of work. This is a non-operational job with no line management responsibilities

Characteristics    

Typical tasks associated with this Group Profile include:

•    Ensure allocated, planned maintenance and small repairs are carried out, undertake service requests raised by the computer aided facilities management system
•    Undertake survey inspections including in confined spaces and at height recording all work and completing associated registers/logs
•    Act as a technical specialist  advising on regulations, when required,
•    Carry out project work including refurbishment of areas within the estate
•    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 ,working with and supervising them in accordance with Local Security Strategy (LSS) when required,
•    Maintain regular communications, via radio net, in accordance with LSS
•    Undertake the role of banksman directing the operation of some plant equipment or machinery
•    Recommend condemnation of all plant and equipment within the estate where applicable
•    Take responsibility 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 when required
•    Carry out pest control prevention measures across the estate when required
•    Contribute to prisoner reports including parole and sentence planning

Job Descriptions relating to this Group Profile    

The post is non-rotational and will be required to carry out one of the job descriptions below within their area of expertise.

•    Skilled Delivery : Bricklaying & Building
•    Skilled Delivery : Carpentry
•    Skilled Delivery : Catering
•    Skilled Delivery : Electrical
•    Skilled Delivery : Locking
•    Skilled Delivery : Machinery Maintenance
•    Skilled Delivery : Painting and Decorating
•    Skilled Delivery : Mechanical
•    Skilled Delivery : SSOTM Technician
•    Skilled Delivery : Garage Mechanic
•    Skilled Delivery : Livestock Control
•    Skilled Delivery : Grounds Maintenance

Essential Skills/ Qualifications/ Accreditation/ Registration    

An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh.

Hours of Work and Allowances

HMPPS Staff on closed pay structures only Additional Conditioned Hours Pensionable (ACHP)
Staff moving from a closed 39 hour pay structure will be eligible for the two
protected pensionable additional committed hours (ACHP). They will work a 39 hour week consisting of the standard 37 hour week and a further 2 additional hours (ACHP) paid at plain time pensionable rate.

Unsocial Hours Working

This role requires working regular unsocial hours 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 include working evening, nights, weekends and 

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Managing a Quality Service
• Delivering at Pace
• Communicating and Influencing

• 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 average employer contribution of 27%
• 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

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