Horticulture Trainer/Tutor
Farm, Ranch, and Greenhouse Operations
The Role
Make a difference. Grow skills. Change futures.
Are you an experienced horticulture professional who wants to use your skills for something more meaningful?
We're looking for a passionate Horticulture Industry Instructor to deliver vocational training to learners within a prison environment, helping them gain practical horticulture skills, recognised qualifications and the confidence they need to build a positive future beyond release.
You'll deliver Level 1 NOCN and Level 2 City & Guilds Horticulture qualifications, combining practical workshop-based training with classroom learning, sustainability and employability skills.
What you'll be doing
Why this role matters
This isn't just a teaching role.
You'll be helping people develop real, practical skills that can lead to employment, while supporting them to make positive changes in their lives.
You'll see learners develop from having little or no horticultural experience to gaining recognised qualifications, building confidence and developing skills they can take with them into the community.
What we're looking for
We're looking for someone with strong practical horticulture experience who can combine industry knowledge with the ability to motivate, support and develop others.
You'll ideally have:
Experience working within a prison, custodial, education or other secure environment would be advantageous, but isn't essential.
Join us and make a difference
If you're looking for a role where your horticulture expertise can genuinely change lives, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today and help grow skills, confidence and brighter futures.
Who We Are
Here at People Plus, we make a positive difference to people's lives - every single day.
We use our experience to support hundreds of thousands of people each year. Our committed teams work across Britain to deliver a range of public services, including employment support, skills training, prison education, starting a business, and support to help employers grow.
To put it simply, we:
We are extremely proud to be a Gold accredited Investors in People organisation. This demonstrates our commitment to creating the very best environment and culture for our colleagues to succeed and thrive.
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.
Our Benefits
A paid PeoplePlus Life Event Day each year
30 days annual leave for Teaching roles / 25 days for support roles
Cycle to Work scheme
Access to hundreds of discounts via the Additions portal
Employee Assistance Programme
Access to online wellbeing centre
Enhanced Wedding leave
A paid volunteering day each year
Enhanced Maternity scheme
A paid volunteering day each year
Refer a Friend reward scheme
Holiday purchase scheme
Pension
scheme
Life
assurance
Testimonials
Gemma Barnsdale, Assistant Manager / Lead IQA
"What I love about working in a prison environment is that no 2 days are the same. You are a number of different roles such as counsellor, adviser and at times the person that makes a difference in that individual's life.
There are also good career opportunities for an individual. I started as a supply tutor and I am now an assistant manager. At PeoplePlus you are given the opportunities to gain new skills and qualifications to enable you to be the best version of yourself."
Carl Trett, Regional Operations Manager (East of England) & Digital Lead
"I have been lucky enough to work in a number of roles within PeoplePlus within the prison education sector, each of which has provided variety, challenge, and immense job satisfaction. The company recognises, values, and rewards the hard work of its employees, providing great professional development and career progression opportunities as well as a great range of perks and support for wellbeing."
Make a difference. Grow skills. Change futures.
Are you an experienced horticulture professional who wants to use your skills for something more meaningful?
We're looking for a passionate Horticulture Industry Instructor to deliver vocational training to learners within a prison environment, helping them gain practical horticulture skills, recognised qualifications and the confidence they need to build a positive future beyond release.
You'll deliver Level 1 NOCN and Level 2 City & Guilds Horticulture qualifications, combining practical workshop-based training with classroom learning, sustainability and employability skills.
What you'll be doing
- Deliver engaging Level 1 and Level 2 horticulture training, covering gardening, plant care, growing and sustainable practices.
- Support up to 24 learners, adapting your approach to meet individual learning needs.
- Develop learners' practical skills in horticulture, including the safe use of tools, machinery and equipment.
- Promote sustainable horticultural practices including soil health, water conservation, recycling and organic growing.
- Plan and supervise workshop activities, setting clear targets and supporting learners to achieve their qualifications.
- Create a positive, safe and productive learning environment that encourages confidence, accountability and personal development.
- Work alongside Work & Skills Coaches to help learners build employability skills and prepare for employment after release.
- Complete relevant records, learner progress information, risk assessments and reports.
- Maintain high standards of health, safety, security and tool control within the workshop.
- Contribute to restorative approaches that encourage reflection, responsibility and positive behaviour.
- Support the wider prison team by providing relevant information for sentence planning, parole and security reporting.
Why this role matters
This isn't just a teaching role.
You'll be helping people develop real, practical skills that can lead to employment, while supporting them to make positive changes in their lives.
You'll see learners develop from having little or no horticultural experience to gaining recognised qualifications, building confidence and developing skills they can take with them into the community.
What we're looking for
We're looking for someone with strong practical horticulture experience who can combine industry knowledge with the ability to motivate, support and develop others.
You'll ideally have:
- Relevant horticulture industry experience.
- Experience of delivering or supporting vocational training/learning.
- Strong practical knowledge of horticultural tools, machinery, growing and maintenance.
- An understanding of health & safety and risk assessment.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- The ability to adapt your approach to different learning needs.
- A calm, professional and supportive approach.
- A genuine interest in helping people develop and progress.
Experience working within a prison, custodial, education or other secure environment would be advantageous, but isn't essential.
Join us and make a difference
If you're looking for a role where your horticulture expertise can genuinely change lives, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today and help grow skills, confidence and brighter futures.
Who We Are
Here at People Plus, we make a positive difference to people's lives - every single day.
We use our experience to support hundreds of thousands of people each year. Our committed teams work across Britain to deliver a range of public services, including employment support, skills training, prison education, starting a business, and support to help employers grow.
To put it simply, we:
- Support people to find and keep jobs
- Help people to set up their own businesses
- Deliver skills training to further people's careers
- Work with employers to build a skilled and happy workforce
- Rehabilitate people with convictions
- Tackle the root causes of offending
- Support carers
We are extremely proud to be a Gold accredited Investors in People organisation. This demonstrates our commitment to creating the very best environment and culture for our colleagues to succeed and thrive.
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.
Our Benefits
A paid PeoplePlus Life Event Day each year
30 days annual leave for Teaching roles / 25 days for support roles
Cycle to Work scheme
Access to hundreds of discounts via the Additions portal
Employee Assistance Programme
Access to online wellbeing centre
Enhanced Wedding leave
A paid volunteering day each year
Enhanced Maternity scheme
A paid volunteering day each year
Refer a Friend reward scheme
Holiday purchase scheme
Pension
scheme
Life
assurance
Testimonials
Gemma Barnsdale, Assistant Manager / Lead IQA
"What I love about working in a prison environment is that no 2 days are the same. You are a number of different roles such as counsellor, adviser and at times the person that makes a difference in that individual's life.
There are also good career opportunities for an individual. I started as a supply tutor and I am now an assistant manager. At PeoplePlus you are given the opportunities to gain new skills and qualifications to enable you to be the best version of yourself."
Carl Trett, Regional Operations Manager (East of England) & Digital Lead
"I have been lucky enough to work in a number of roles within PeoplePlus within the prison education sector, each of which has provided variety, challenge, and immense job satisfaction. The company recognises, values, and rewards the hard work of its employees, providing great professional development and career progression opportunities as well as a great range of perks and support for wellbeing."