At a Glance
- Tasks: Maintain custody and order while facilitating opportunities for offenders' rehabilitation.
- Company: Join the Scottish Prison Service, dedicated to transforming lives and building a safer Scotland.
- Benefits: Salary ranges from £30,789 to £34,878 with opportunities for career progression.
- Other info: This role is based at HMP Inverness, soon transitioning to HMP Highland.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in your community by helping offenders reintegrate into society.
- Qualifications: Candidates must be prepared to work shifts, including early, day, back, and night shifts.
The predicted salary is between 25185 - 28000 £ per year.
Salary: £30789 – £34878
About The Role
As an Operations Officer, you will be in an almost unique position of being able to make a real difference to the community that you live in and be at the very heart of delivering the SPS’ vision of ‘Helping to build a safer Scotland by Unlocking Potential and Transforming Lives’. Your role will be challenging and immensely rewarding with responsibility for maintaining custody and order whilst facilitating opportunities for those in our care.
You will influence and encourage offenders to maintain contact with their families, access education and training and ultimately assist them on their journey to be contributory citizens within our communities. Contributing towards the prevention and management of challenging behaviour; you will provide safe and secure custodial services that empower offenders to take responsibility and transform their lives.
In this role you will be responsible for the overall functioning and security of the establishment, working as part of a team and carrying out roles in Front of House, Visits, Electronic Control Room, Patrol and Prisoner Reception. Although still currently operating as HMP Inverness, we are soon to open HMP Highland, with prison officers transferring over to the new establishment at this point. A great opportunity for starting your Prison Officer career!
Please note: as part of the Operations Officer role, you will be expected to work shifts in line with a set roster. These shifts will cover a variety of working patterns including; early shift, day shift, back shift and night shift.
Operations Officer – HMP Inverness (HMP Highland) employer: Recruit4Mum
The Scottish Prison Service offers a competitive salary and the chance to impact lives positively. Located in Inverness, the team focuses on rehabilitation and community safety. Join a mission-driven organisation committed to unlocking potential and transforming lives.
