202608: Prison Officer - HMP Highpoint - Part Time

The Methodist Church in Britain; Dunblane; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday pay pro rata

Public holidays + extra privilege day

Civil Service pension

Cycle to work scheme

Travel loans

Market supplement £2,000/yr pro rata

Guaranteed interview for eligible vets

Job summary

Ministry of Justice in the United Kingdom is seeking a Prison Officer for HMP Highpoint on a part-time basis. The role involves protecting the public, maintaining safety, and building professional relationships with prisoners.

Initial training runs two days a week, with hours possible at 12, 16, or 24 per week across shifts including evenings, nights and weekends. No formal qualifications are required, but personal qualities matter most; visa sponsorship is unlikely for this campaign.

Qualifications

• Clear communication and influencing skills.
• Commitment to quality.
• Effective decision-making under pressure.
• Care, empathy and resilience in challenging environments.
• Teamwork and supporting colleagues.
• Confident spoken English, with numerical and written English assessed.

Responsibilities

• Protect the public and keep the prison safe.
• Build constructive, professional relationships with prisoners.
• Work directly with prisoners to make a positive difference to their lives.
• Move between roles such as peacekeeper, counsellor and teacher within a day.
• Support colleagues and act as one team to keep the prison and its staff safe.
• Cover shifts across the 24-hour, seven-day prison operation.
• Work evenings, some nights, weekends and public holidays.
• Take on additional paid hours where available.

Skills

Communication

Quality focus

Decision making

Care & resilience

Teamwork

English proficiency

Job description

This part-time Prison Officer role with the Ministry of Justice sits at HMP Highpoint. Officers protect the public and keep the prison safe while building professional relationships with prisoners, and a single day can move from keeping order to counselling or teaching. Initial training runs two days a week, after which hours can be 12, 16 or 24 a week across shifts that include evenings, nights and weekends. No formal qualifications are needed, but personal qualities matter most, and visa sponsorship is unlikely for this campaign.

What the job involves

• Protect the public and keep the prison safe
• Build constructive, professional relationships with prisoners
• Work directly with prisoners to make a positive difference to their lives
• Move between roles such as peacekeeper, counsellor and teacher within a day
• Support colleagues and act as one team to keep the prison and its staff safe
• Cover shifts across the 24-hour, seven-day prison operation
• Work evenings, some nights, weekends and public holidays
• Take on additional paid hours where available

Skills & knowledge

• Communication and influencing skills
• Commitment to quality
• Effective decision-making
• Care, empathy and resilience
• Commitment to teamwork and supporting colleagues
• Confident spoken English, with numerical and written English assessed

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check
• Legal right to live and work in the UK
• Meet the Civil Service nationality requirements
• Pass a medical and fitness assessment, including eyesight and hearing standards without hearing aids
• Tattoos must not be offensive, discriminatory, violent or intimidating, and facial tattoos are generally not acceptable
• For category A prisons, UK residence for the last 3 years

Other

• Aged 18 or over at the start of employment
• Willing to work varied shifts, including some weekends

Nice to have

• Driving licence and own transport, as some sites have limited public transport

What’s offered

• 25 days' annual leave pro rata, rising to 30 after 10 years' service
• Paid public holidays plus one extra privilege day
• Civil Service pension with 28.97% employer contributions
• Cycle to work scheme, travel loans and other benefits
• Market supplement of £2,000 a year, pro rata for part-time staffGuaranteed interview for eligible veterans