202608: Prison Officer - HMP Full Sutton

The Methodist Church in Britain; Full Sutton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days’ annual holiday

Pension with employer contributions

Cycle to work scheme

Travel loans and other benefits

Opportunity for additional paid hours

Job summary

Ministry of Justice in the United Kingdom is seeking prison officers for HMP Full Sutton, a high-security establishment. The role focuses on maintaining order, supporting prisoners, and contributing to safe custody across a range of duties and shift patterns.

You will work evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays after completing training. The position requires resilience, clear communication, and the ability to engage constructively with prisoners while upholding standards of safety and

Qualifications

• Clear communication and influencing abilities.
• Strong commitment to quality and accuracy.
• Effective decision-making under pressure.
• Empathy, care and understanding in interactions.
• Resilience and self-confidence in challenging environments.
• Fluent English spoken proficiency is required.

Responsibilities

• Protect the public and keep the prison, its staff and prisoners safe.
• Work directly with prisoners and build constructive, professional relationships with them.
• Carry out varied roles in a day, such as peacekeeper, counsellor or teacher.
• Help make a positive impact on prisoners' lives.
• Support colleagues and act as one team.
• Cover the 24-hour regime across shifts, including evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays.

Skills

Communication

Influencing skills

Commitment to quality

Decision-making

Care and understanding

Resilience & confidence

English proficiency

Job description

Prison officer post at HMP Full Sutton, a high-security prison run by the Ministry of Justice, filled through a merit list. The work centres on keeping order and supporting prisoners, moving between roles such as peacekeeper, counsellor and teacher across the day. Shifts cover evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays, with hours set at 37, 39 or 41 a week after training. Applicants need three years' UK residence for counter-terrorism vetting, and visa sponsorship is unlikely for this campaign.

What the job involves

• Protect the public and keep the prison, its staff and prisoners safe
• Work directly with prisoners and build constructive, professional relationships with them
• Carry out varied roles in a day, such as peacekeeper, counsellor or teacher
• Help make a positive impact on prisoners' lives
• Support colleagues and act as one team
• Cover the 24-hour regime across shifts, including evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays

What’s required

Skills & knowledge

• Communication and influencing skills
• Commitment to quality
• Effective decision-making
• Care and understanding
• Resilience and self-confidence
• Able to fulfil spoken aspects of the role with confidence in English

Checks & eligibility

• Aged 18 or over at the start of employment
• Meet Civil Service nationality requirements
• Right to work in the UK
• Enhanced DBS and HMPPS Enhanced Level 2 vetting
• Counter-Terrorism Check, requiring proof of UK residence for the last three years

Other

• Pass a medical and fitness assessment held in the UK
• Meet the eyesight standard in both eyes, with or without corrective lenses
• Meet a hearing standard without the use of hearing aids
• Tattoos not offensive, discriminatory, violent or intimidating; facial tattoos generally not acceptable
• Willing to work shifts including evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays

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