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About the Role
Prison officers protect the public and help make an impact on prisoners' lives. If you have the integrity, skills and strength of character we're looking for, this fast-paced role could be the start of a successful career. 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, helping to protect the public and make a positive impact.
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.
- Carry out different roles in any one day, acting as a peacekeeper, counsellor, or teacher.
- Work directly with prisoners in a unique environment.
- Cover various shift patterns that will include evenings, some nights, weekends and public holidays.
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 where for cultural, religious, or medical reasons.
- To work in a high security prison (category A), must have been a resident in the UK for the last 3 years.
- Ensure you have and maintain the legal right to live and work in the Civil Service and in the United Kingdom.
- Be able to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in English or Welsh.
Skills
- Integrity
- Strength of character
- Empathy
- Self-confidence
- Great communication skills
- Resilience
- Communication and influencing skills
- Commitment to quality
- Effective decision-making
- Care and understanding
Location
- London
Work Type
- Full Time
- Part Time
- Part Time/Job Share
- Flexible Working
Experience Level
- AO
Salary/Compensations
- £40,876 a year (37 hours a week)
- £43,453 a year (39 hours a week)
- £46,031 a year (41 hours a week)
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.
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.