Your New Company:

We are recruiting an experienced General Building Operative to work at HMP Gartree expected to be ongoing on a temporary basis for the next few months. This is a long-term temporary contract offering sociable, full-time hours and overtime. There is the possibility for a permanent role for the right candidate.

Your new role:

As a General Building Operative, you'll be involved in a wide range of tasks crucial to our daily operations. Your responsibilities will typically include:

To undertake out of hours call out duties as per Rota requirements.

Details:

Pay Frequency: Weekly

Working Days: Monday to Friday (overtime cover at weekends available)

Working Hours: 39 hours per week

What you'll need to succeed

You will need to be honest, hard-working, reliable, trustworthy and have great attention to detail, alongside being an excellent team player.

All applicants who are interested in the position must pass Prison Clearance, which can take up to 8 weeks or more. You will need a passport or photo driving licence to apply for clearance. Once passed, this is valid for 5 years and can be transferred to any other prisons of a similar category.

Qualifications

Time served apprenticeship in a relevant trade

• City & Guilds, NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in joinery or similar discipline

• Current full UK driving licence

Skills

• Basic numeracy and literacy skills

• Joinery

• Tiling

• Minor plumbing – Desirable

• Minor plastering – Desirable

Interpersonal skills

• Time Management

• Ability to use PDA device

• Good awareness and understanding of personal health and safety, method statements and risk assessments

Experience

• Required Technical Skills

• Ideally 2 years of relevant work-related experience

Additional

There may be a requirement for weekend work on a rota basis (1 in 3 or 4), and also part of an on-call rota.