Horticulture Industries Instructor The role is based within a prison setting overseeing and supervising prisoners with 2 months - 2 years left of their sentence. As Horticulture Industries Instructor will ensure production targets and quality standards are met while fostering a safe, supportive, and rehabilitative work environment. This role will also involve working closely with other prison staff and Work & Skills Coaches to support prisoner's employability development. You will lead vocational training in horticulture for up to 24 learners, delivering Level 1 NOCN and Level 2 City & Guilds qualifications. This role involves equipping prisoners with practical and theoretical horticultural skills, with a strong focus on sustainability. Key Responsibility Deliver Horticulture Qualifications: Teach Level 1 NOCN and Level 2 City & Guilds qualifications in horticulture, covering fundamental and advanced concepts and practices in gardening, plant care, and sustainability. Promote Sustainability: Integrate sustainable practices into training by teaching recycling, water conservation, soil health, and organic growing methods to instill environmental awareness and responsibility. Tailor Learning to Individual Needs: Utilise Individual Support Plans to adapt training to each prisoner’s specific needs, incorporating accommodations and modifications to support their progress and success. Set Work Schedules and Manage Targets: Develop and oversee work schedules for prisoners, setting measurable goals and standards to ensure training and contractual targets are met efficiently. Supervise and Motivate Prisoners: Oversee and motivate prisoners in the horticulture workshop, ensuring a safe, productive, and positive learning environment that fosters growth, discipline, and engagement. Restorative Practices: Apply restorative practices within the workshop, promoting accountability, conflict resolution, and self-reflection to support each learner’s rehabilitation journey. Health and Safety Compliance: Perform health and safety assessments for all horticulture activities, ensuring compliance with safety standards in the use of tools, machinery, and consumables. Tool and Equipment Safety: Maintain strict control and accountability of all tools and materials used, ensuring compliance with the Local Security Strategy (LSS) and health and safety regulations. Prisoner Reporting: Provide relevant information for prisoner reports, including parole, sentence planning, ACCT, and Security Information Reports (SIRs), to contribute to prisoner evaluations and case management. Record-Keeping and Attendance Monitoring: Accurately log attendance, approve hours, and track prisoner wages, including piecework where applicable. Collaboration with Work & Skills Coaches: Work closely with Work & Skills Coaches to monitor prisoners’ skill development and progression through the Employability Passport, enhancing their employability and readiness for post-release opportunities. Health and Safety Risk Assessments: Participate in risk assessments, identifying and addressing hazards associated with horticultural activities and ensuring a safe working environment. Material Management: Request and manage resources, estimating usage and maintaining stock levels to meet training demands effectively. Contract Delivery Indicators (CDI) and Self-Audit: Participate in self-audit processes and contribute towards achieving CDIs, upholding high standards of training delivery. Administrative Support: Manage administrative tasks related to the workshop, maintaining accurate and timely records as required by local agreements. Meetings and Communication: Engage in regular communication with prison management and other stakeholders, contributing to meetings focused on health, safety, and security protocols. Incident and Security Reporting: Complete required incident reports, such as Violence Reduction Incident Reports (VRIRs) and Security Information Reports (SIRs) and contribute to Incentive Earned Privileges (IEP) documentation when needed. Tool Security and Command Mode: Ensure strict compliance. For more information, please call Rhys Jones in the RE Cheltenham office. INDPERM