This Prison Officer Specialist post sits in the Ministry of Justice's HMP/YOI Isis, where the postholder delivers offending-behaviour programmes to prisoners in groups and one to one. Alongside programme work, the role covers custodial duties such as supervising prisoners, searches and external escorts. It is distinct for combining facilitation with frontline custody, and the postholder may be deployed as a Supervising Officer. Applicants need POELT and a Custodial Care NVQ 3, and must pass enhanced DBS checks.
What the job involves
- Deliver programme interventions to prisoners in groups or individually, arranging sessions and resources
- Prepare material and deliver programme sessions at least twice weekly, plus monthly staff awareness training
- Run semi-structured interviews and motivational interviewing before, during and after courses, giving feedback
- Write course reports for each prisoner and an overall report on programme impact
- Contribute to risk assessments, consent sessions and prisoner induction for programme referrals
- Write post-programme reports and attend post-programme progress reviews
- Attend OASys sentence planning boards and, where appropriate, MAPPA reviews
- Supervise, manage and control prisoners safely, lawfully and securely
- Exercise the powers of a Constable, conduct searches on prisoners, staff and visitors, and undertake external escorts
- Respond as first on scene to incidents
- Act as Supervising Officer when required, across the listed SO roles
- Work with other departments and attend Accredited Intervention Management meetings to address offending behaviour
Qualifications
- Custodial Care NVQ Level 3
- Successful completion of POELT
Experience
- Competent in custodial procedures, including dynamic risk assessment
Skills & knowledge
- Trained in restraint techniques, refreshed annually
- Able to carry out all spoken aspects of the role in English, or in Welsh where specified
Checks & eligibility
- Enhanced DBS check
- Security and identity checks before taking up post
- Meet Civil Service nationality rules
- Declare whether a member of any group the HMPPS considers racist
Other
- Complete probation period of 6 months for external candidates
- Complete OASys for assessors and Offender Supervisor Foundation training once in post
- Pass an assessment to work with young people, if transferring to a young persons establishment
- Assessed against MoJ behaviours, led by Communicating and Influencing
What’s offered
- Annual leave, pro-rated, with holiday year from 1 March
- 9 days for bank, public and privilege holidays, added to annual leave
- Choice of two Civil Service pension schemes
- 17% payment for regular unsocial hours
- Informal hybrid working where business need allows
- Season ticket advance after two months' service
- Training and development, including promotion programmes
- Part-time, flexible and job-share working considered
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
