Prison officer roles at HMP Belmarsh, a high-security prison run by the Ministry of Justice, are filled from a merit list. The work centres on keeping the prison safe while building professional relationships with prisoners, and one shift can call for peacekeeping, counselling or teaching. Shifts cover evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays, though full-time, part-time, job share and flexible working are all listed. Applicants need three years' UK residency for counter-terrorism vetting, and visa sponsorship is unlikely.
What the job involves
- Protect the public and make a positive impact on prisoners' lives
- Build constructive, professional relationships with prisoners
- Move between peacekeeper, counsellor and teacher roles during a day
- Support colleagues and work as one team to keep the prison and everyone in it safe
- Work shifts covering evenings, some nights, weekends and public holidays
Qualifications
- No formal qualifications needed
Skills & knowledge
- Communication and influencing skills
- Commitment to quality
- Effective decision-making
- Care and understanding
- Empathy and resilience
Checks & eligibility
- Aged 18 or over at start of employment
- Meets Civil Service nationality requirements
- Right to work in the UK
- Enhanced DBS check
- HMPPS Enhanced Level 2 vetting
- Counter-terrorism check, requiring three years' UK residency immediately before applying
Other
- Passes a medical and fitness assessment at a UK centre
- Meets eyesight standard in both eyes, with or without corrective lenses, and hearing standard without aids
- Tattoos not offensive, discriminatory, violent or intimidating; facial tattoos generally not acceptable
- Able to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in English
Nice to have
- Driving licence and own transport, as beneficial though not essential
What’s offered
- 25 days' annual holiday, rising to 30 after 10 years' service
- Paid time off for public holidays and one extra privilege day
- Civil Service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%
- Cycle to work scheme, travel loans and other benefits
- Opportunity to work additional paid hours
- Guaranteed interview under the veterans scheme for eligible former Armed Forces members
- Redeployment interview for eligible candidates at risk of redundancy
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
