The Ministry of Justice is recruiting prison officers for HMP Eastwood Park, a women's prison. The work combines keeping the prison safe with building constructive relationships with women in custody, often switching between peacekeeping, counselling and teaching in one day. It is a merit vacancy: successful assessment candidates join a list and are offered posts as they arise, with rotating shifts covering evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays. Visa sponsorship is unlikely for this campaign, so applicants must already have the right to work in the UK.
What the job involves
- Build constructive, professional relationships with prisoners, some of whom are at a low point in their lives
- Protect the public and keep the prison and everyone in it safe
- Carry out varied roles in a single day, such as peacekeeper, counsellor or teacher
- Work directly with prisoners to make a positive impact on their lives
- Support colleagues and act as one team to keep the prison secure
- Work rotating shifts covering evenings, some nights, weekends and public holidays
- Safeguard and promote the welfare of children, completing the required training and following safeguarding policies
What's required
Skills & knowledge
- Communication and influencing skills
- Commitment to quality
- Effective decision-making
- Care and understanding
- Ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in English
- Numerical and written English ability, assessed during recruitment
Checks & eligibility
- Enhanced DBS check
- Right to live and work in the UK and meet Civil Service nationality requirements
- Pass a medical and fitness assessment
- Meet the eyesight standard in both eyes, with or without corrective lenses
- Suitable hearing without hearing aids
- For high-security (category A) prisons, UK residence for the last 3 years
Other
- Aged 18 or over at the start of employment
- Accept shift work, including evenings, some nights, weekends and public holidays
- Tattoos must not be offensive, discriminatory, violent or intimidating; facial tattoos are generally not acceptable
Nice to have
- Driving licence and own transport, beneficial given rural sites with limited public transport but not essential
What's offered
- 25 days' annual holiday, rising to 30 days after 10 years' service
- Paid time off for public holidays plus 1 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
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
