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About the Role

Prison officers protect the public and help make an impact on prisoners' lives. This fast-paced role could be the start of a successful career for individuals with integrity, skills, and strength of character. In this unique career, you’ll have the opportunity to carry out many different roles in any one day, working directly with prisoners in a unique environment.

Responsibilities

Protect the public and help make an impact on prisoners' lives.
Build constructive, positive, and professional relationships with prisoners.
Support colleagues and act as one team to keep the prison safe.
Work various shifts and some weekends.
Carry out different roles in any one day, acting as a peacekeeper, counsellor, or teacher.
Work directly with prisoners in a unique environment.
Undertake Counter-Terrorism Check (CTC vetting).
Undergo and clear pre-employment checks, including His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service Enhanced Level 2 vetting and Counter-Terrorism Check (CTC vetting).
Complete medical and fitness tests, including eyesight, hearing, and basic health screening.
Fulfill all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in English or Welsh.

Requirements

Be at least 18 years old at the point of employment.
Meet the Civil Service Nationality requirements.
Pass a medical and fitness assessment.
Meet the required eyesight standard in both eyes (with or without corrective lenses).
Have a suitable standard of hearing (without the use of hearing aids).
Tattoos must not be deemed as offensive, discriminatory, violent, or intimidating. Facial tattoos are generally not acceptable, except for cultural, religious, or medical reasons.
Provide proof of residency in the UK for the last 3 years to complete CTC vetting.
Be able to fulfill all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in English or Welsh.

Skills

Integrity
Empathy
Self-confidence
Great communication skills
Resilience
Teamwork
Communication and influencing skills
Commitment to quality
Effective decision-making
Care and understanding

Location

HMP Belmarsh, Western Way, London SE28 0EB
London

Work Type

Full Time
Part Time
Part Time/Job Share
Flexible Working

Experience Level

Salary/Compensations

£41,290 (for a 39 hour week inc 20% unsocial)
37 hours a week = £38,840 a year
39 hours a week = £41,290 a year
41 hours a week = £43,739 a year

Benefits

25 days’ annual holiday (rising to 30 days after 10 years’ service)
Paid time off for public holidays and 1 extra privilege day
Civil Service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%
Cycle to work scheme
Travel loans

About the Company

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of Civil Servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found.
As a Disability Confident employer, the MoJ is committed to ensuring that everyone can demonstrate their skills, talent, and abilities.
The "Making the Civil Service a Great Place to work for veterans" initiative includes a guaranteed interview scheme to those who meet the minimum criteria.
Civil Service departments are expected to explore redeployment opportunities before making an individual redundant.
The MoJ are committed, as part of the Redeployment Interview Scheme, to providing opportunities to those who are 'at risk of redundancy'.

Equal Opportunity

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found.
As a Disability Confident employer, the MoJ is committed to ensuring that everyone can demonstrate their skills, talent, and abilities.
Offering reasonable adjustment support to candidates when they apply for one of our jobs is just one way, we do this.
The "Making the Civil Service a Great Place to work for veterans" initiative includes a guaranteed interview scheme to those who meet the minimum criteria.
The MoJ are committed, as part of the Redeployment Interview Scheme, to providing opportunities to those who are 'at risk of redundancy'.