Prison Officer - Residential - Location - Glasgow Area

Overview

Prison Officer – Residential – Location – Glasgow Area

Vacancy Type: Permanent

Location: HMP Barlinnie, HMP Low Moss, HMP Shotts

Pay band: D

Starting salary: £36,268 progressing to £42,587 within 3 years, subject to pay progression

Hours of work: Shift Work

Rollout date: 03/10/2025, 10:00

Responsibilities

• Encouraging positive behaviours in individuals in engaging with rehabilitation and reintegration initiatives and processes through a supportive, caring and inclusive approach, consistently demonstrating support and respect for equality, diversity and human rights.
• Contributing to the prevention and constructive management of challenging and/or difficult behaviours whilst demonstrating fairness and consistency in order to build positive relationships with individuals in custody.
• Managing individuals’ case work and exercising professional judgement in responding to particular needs and challenges, identifying changes in individuals’ physical and mental health and initiating appropriate responses by others.
• Completion of all administration and communications relevant to the role, in line with local and national requirements and standards. This includes processing, analysing, evaluating and disseminating appropriate and relevant information, as well as production of high quality and accurate report writing and maintenance of paper and electronic records in accordance with SPS policies and relevant legislation.
• Contributing to effective operational risk management by ensuring the safe and secure supervision of those in SPS care ensuring their needs and entitlements are consistently met in line with Prison Rules and Directives, SPS policy, Standard Operating Procedures, and relevant legislation.
• Managing conflict, with a focus on de-escalation, and contributing towards local incident management using established and approved techniques whilst recognising and managing the impact of challenging behaviours on self and others.

Person Specification & Qualifications

• Commitment to Professional Development – Commitment to continuous professional development, including undertaking formal training and qualifications to support your own learning and development as well as the development of those in our care.
• ESSENTIAL – Experience Requirements: Supporting Others – Experience of providing support, advice or guidance to others.
• ESSENTIAL – Making a Difference – Experience of making a positive difference to the lives of others.
• ESSENTIAL – Resilience – Experience of managing challenging circumstances or behaviours, using emotional intelligence to prevent or resolve conflict, regulate your own emotional reactions and positively influencing others to achieve desired results.
• ESSENTIAL – Knowledge Skills Requirements – Building & Maintaining Relationships – Ability to foster good relationships and work effectively and collaboratively with a diverse range of people, sharing knowledge and skills, and influencing others to achieve desired outcomes.
• ESSENTIAL – Problem Solving & Decision – Ability to proactively identify issues, recognise themes and patterns in order to implement solutions and make decisions which are defensible, evidence-based, take account of risks, appropriate and timely.
• ESSENTIAL – Communication Skills – Ability to manage situations, relationships and conflict through effective use of communication skills.
• ESSENTIAL – Managing Information – Ability to use a computer and other digital devices to process, analyse, evaluate and disseminate information and produce high quality written reports and maintain effective and accurate records.

Additional Information

Newly appointed Prison Officers – Residential will undertake a block of training as part of a new professional development pathway which represents a significant and positive investment in the professional Prison Officer in Scotland. As such, the role requires a strong on-going commitment to personal and professional development.

Prison Officers – Residential will spend the majority of their time in the residential (accommodation) area of the prison. The role can be physically demanding in that it involves walking and standing for a majority of the time and there will be frequent occasions where physical fitness and dexterity will be required to assist in the secure handling of challenging situations. The potentially intense nature of the interactions with those in our care and their families may exert emotional demands on Prison Officers.

Prison Officer – Residential members of staff work on a rostered shift pattern.

Please refer to the attached documents which provide further information regarding the recruitment process and other candidate guidance.

If you have any questions, please contact a member of the recruitment team at Vacancies@prisons.gov.scot

Applicants please note: The Scottish Prison Service is not a licensed Sponsor and Visa Sponsorship is not available for this role.

For the role you have applied for you must have the right to work in the UK and Civil Service.

The Immigration Act 2014 requires employers to check documents to establish a person’s eligibility to work in the UK and comply with any restrictions before they start work. Therefore, all candidates who are successful in the selection process for this role, when requested, will be required to provide evidence of their right to work.