Specialist Production Instructor (SPI) – Amenities and Conservation

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 8 May 2026
LOCATION
Wotton-under-Edge
TYPE
Part-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£33,275 / year
CATEGORY
Agriculture & Environment
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion

SKILLS

Horticulture Grounds Maintenance Horticultural Machinery Health and Safety (COSHH) Prisoner Instruction Vocational Assessment IT Skills Driving License

FULL DESCRIPTION

Job Summary

Title: Specialist Production Instructor (SPI) – Amenities and Conservation

Company: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] (HMPPS)

Location: Wotton-under-Edge, UK

Salary: £33,275 Pro-rata (Part-time, Fixed Term)

Closing Date: 22-May-2026

Job Description

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

Responsibilities, Activities and Duties:

  • Carry out a full range of gardening activities, giving instruction to prisoners on all gardening duties including use of machinery
  • Soft and hard landscaping
  • Maintain grounds and conservation areas including lawns, ponds, water features, woodland
  • Deliver actions in bio-diversity action plan
  • Monitor flora and fauna
  • Pest control
  • Instruct prisoners in health and safety, COSHH, machinery usage
  • Assess and evaluate prisoner skills up to national qualification standards
  • Supervise and maintain discipline
  • Complete administrative tasks, ACCT forms, VRIRs, SIRs, IEP reports

Requirements

Essential Experience:

  • Relevant work experience in Horticulture
  • Conversant with grounds maintenance practices
  • Experience using horticultural machinery/tractors
  • Preferable supervisory experience
  • Knowledge of Health and Safety and COSHH regulations

Technical Requirements:

  • Full UK driving licence
  • Level 3 qualification in horticulture (or willingness to work towards)
  • PA1 PA6 spray certification (or willingness to work towards)
  • Recognised workplace assessor qualification (or willingness to work towards)

Behaviours: Making Effective Decisions, Communicating & Influencing, Working Together, Managing a Quality Service, Developing Self & Others

Additional Information

The [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows. This is an on-site role at HMP Leyhill.

Benefits include Annual Leave, Bank/Public Holidays, Pension, Work Life Balance, Season Ticket Advance, Childcare Vouchers, Training.

Eligibility: Subject to security and identity checks. Open to UK nationals, Republic of Ireland nationals, Commonwealth nationals with right to work, EU/EEA nationals with settled status, etc.

Contact: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Recruitment Enquiries: [contact hidden] or [contact hidden].

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