Prison officer post at HMP Bullingdon, a Ministry of Justice merit vacancy where successful candidates join a list valid for 12 months. The work centres on keeping order and safety while building relationships with prisoners, switching between peacekeeping, counselling and teaching in one day. Prisons run around the clock, so the role carries rotating shifts across evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays. Enhanced DBS clearance and a medical and fitness assessment are needed, and this campaign is unlikely to offer visa sponsorship.
What the job involves
- Protect the public and keep the prison and everyone who works there safe
- Work directly with prisoners and build constructive, positive and professional relationships with them
- Act as peacekeeper, counsellor or teacher as the day requires
- Work as part of a team and support colleagues
- Cover shifts including evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays
- Help make a positive impact on prisoners' lives
Skills & knowledge
- Communication and influencing skills
- Commitment to quality
- Effective decision-making
- Care and understanding
- Numerical, written and spoken English ability, with confidence in spoken English
Checks & eligibility
- Enhanced DBS check
- Aged 18 or over at the start of employment
- Meet the Civil Service nationality requirements and hold the right to work in the UK
- Pass a medical and fitness assessment, including eyesight, hearing and blood pressure checks
- Eyesight meeting the standard in both eyes, with or without corrective lenses
- Suitable hearing without hearing aids
Other
- Willingness to work varied shifts, including nights, weekends and public holidays
- Commitment to teamwork
- Tattoos acceptable only if not offensive, discriminatory, violent or intimidating; facial tattoos generally not acceptable
Nice to have
- Driving licence and own transport (beneficial, not essential)
What’s offered
- 25 days' annual holiday, rising to 30 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 and other benefits
- Opportunities to work additional paid hours
- Salary includes applicable allowances for the role and location
#J-18808-Ljbffr
Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
