Prison officer post at HMP Guys Marsh, a Ministry of Justice prison, filled from a merit list that lasts 12 months. Duties centre on safety and building professional relationships with prisoners, switching between peacekeeping, counselling and teaching within a single day. Prisons run round the clock, so shifts cover evenings, nights, weekends and bank holidays, with hours set at 37, 39 or 41 a week after training. No qualifications are needed, but medical, fitness, eyesight and hearing standards apply, and visa sponsorship is unlikely in this campaign.
What the job involves
- Protect the public and keep the prison, its staff and prisoners safe
- Build constructive, positive and professional relationships with prisoners
- Act as a peacekeeper, counsellor or teacher as the day requires
- Work directly with prisoners to make a positive difference to their lives
- Work shifts covering evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays
- Support colleagues and work as one team
- Complete initial training of 37 hours a week before moving to a chosen contracted week
What’s required
Skills & knowledge
- Communication and influencing skills
- Commitment to quality
- Effective decision-making
- Care and understanding
- Empathy, self-confidence and resilience
- Numerical, written and spoken English, with confidence in all spoken aspects of the role
Checks & eligibility
- Aged 18 or over at the start of employment
- Meets Civil Service nationality requirements
- Enhanced DBS check
- Right to work in the UK, maintained throughout employment
- Three years' UK residence for high security (category A) prisons
- Passes medical and fitness assessment, with eyesight in both eyes with and without corrective lenses, and hearing without aids
Other
- Willing to work rotating shifts, including evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays
- Tattoos not offensive, discriminatory, violent or intimidating (facial tattoos generally unacceptable)
Nice to have
- Driving licence and own transport, beneficial given rural locations
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 and travel loans
- Opportunities to work additional paid hours
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
