202608: Prison Officer - HMP Hewell

The Methodist Church in Britain; Hawkesley; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Pension (Civil Service)

Cycle to work scheme

Travel loans

Additional paid hours

Flexible hours after training

Job summary

The Ministry of Justice is recruiting for a Prison Officer at HMP Hewell. The role focuses on keeping the prison and the public safe while building professional relationships with prisoners.

Shifts include evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays; opportunities exist for full-time, part-time, job share or flexible working after training. Selection is via online tests and an assessment centre, and visa sponsorship is unlikely for this campaign.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• Commitment to quality and safety.
• Effective decision-making and judgment.
• Care, empathy and integrity.

Responsibilities

• Protect the public and keep the prison, staff and prisoners safe.
• Build constructive, professional relationships with prisoners.
• Move between roles within a day, from keeping the peace to counselling and teaching.
• Work as part of a team to keep the prison secure.
• Shifts covering evenings, some nights, weekends and public holidays.

Skills

Communication

Decision-making

Quality focus

Care & empathy

English proficiency

Resilience & integrity

Job description

A prison officer post at HMP Hewell, run by the Ministry of Justice and recruited as a merit campaign. The work centres on keeping the prison and the public safe while building professional relationships with prisoners. Shifts cover evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays, and the hours can be full-time, part-time, job share or flexible. Selection is by online tests and an assessment centre, and visa sponsorship is unlikely for this campaign.

What the job involves

• Protect the public and keep the prison, staff and prisoners safe
• Build constructive, professional relationships with prisoners
• Move between roles within a single day, from keeping the peace to counselling and teaching
• Work as part of a team to keep the prison secure
• Work shifts covering evenings, some nights, weekends and public holidays

Skills & knowledge

• Communication and influencing skills
• Commitment to quality
• Effective decision-making
• Care and understanding
• Basic judgement and numerical skills, plus written and spoken English
• Resilience, integrity and strength of character

Checks & eligibility

• Aged 18 or over at the start of employment
• Meet Civil Service nationality requirements and hold the legal right to live and work in the UK
• Pass a medical and fitness assessment, including eyesight and hearing standards
• Enhanced DBS check
• Tattoos must not be offensive, discriminatory, violent or intimidating; facial tattoos are generally not acceptable
• Valid UK driving licence if offered an operational support grade role instead

Other

• Pass the values-based online test and the online assessment centre
• Resident in the UK for the last 3 years to work in a category A prison

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
• Opportunity to work additional paid hours
• Choice of 37, 39 or 41 hours a week after initial training