Workshop Facilitator - Horticulture

The Role

We are excited to offer a unique opportunity for a Horticulture Workshop Facilitator to lead and inspire vocational training at HMP Millsike. In this role, you'll guide up to 24 learners through Level 1 NOCN and Level 2 City & Guilds qualifications, helping them develop practical horticulture skills with a focus on sustainability and employability.

You will also participate in the selection of prisoners for the workshop, support their individual learning needs, and ensure they receive appropriate training in areas such as machinery, and tools usage. As part of the wider prison team, you will contribute to reports on prisoner behaviour, sentence planning, and security

As a Horticulture Workshop Facilitator, you will:

• Deliver Horticulture Qualifications that cover essential skills in gardening, plant care, and sustainable practices, preparing learners for work in the horticulture industry.
• Promote Sustainable Practices by integrating recycling, soil health, and conservation into your training, encouraging environmental responsibility.
• Support Individual Learning Needs through tailored instruction and Individual Support Plans to ensure each learner's progress.
• Foster a Safe, Restorative Workshop Environment by applying restorative practices, managing health and safety protocols, and instilling accountability and self-discipline.

Requirements

• Experience in horticulture, ideally a Level 2 qualification in horticulture.
• A certificate in COSHH or experience in managing hazardous substances.
• Knowledge of restorative practices and experience applying them within training or custodial environments is preferred.
• Experience in sustainable horticulture practices.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.

For full details of the role and the person specification please review the job description or If you would like to speak to the recruitment team before you apply, please contact us and one of the team will come back to you. If you wish to apply, please ensure this is done via the apply now button.

Please note: This role will be known internally as Industries Instructor

Who We Are

Here are PeoplePlus, we are committed to transforming the lives of people with convictions through our work in prisons.

Our services have been designed to tackle the underlying causes of offending behaviour so people can make positive changes to their lives.

With more than 500 people working to support people with convictions in custody and in the community, we bring passion, experience and innovation to public sector rehabilitation services.

We also work with specialist partner organisations to help people move away from their past and look forward to a brighter future.

All of our services are designed in partnership with the people who we're trying to help and away from our direct work with people serving their sentences, we're working hard to change attitudes towards people who can often be tarnished unfairly following criminal convictions. Our Social Recruitment Framework brings together organisations to tackle any pre-conceived ideas about hiring people who have previously been involved in crime.

We also work with employers on the Ban the Box initiative to support fair and equal recruitment processes and have engaged industry to influence our employer-led curriculum delivered to our learners.

We are extremely proud to be a Silver accredited Investors in People organisation. This means that at PeoplePlus, the right principles are in place but more than that, it means our people and leaders are making active efforts to make sure that there's real consistency and everyone in the organisation can feel the effects.