202608: Prison Officer - HMP Huntercombe

The Methodist Church in Britain; Henley-on-Thames; In loco; GBP 29.000 - 36.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

25 days' annual leave + 5 days after 5

Civil Service pension with employer 28

Cycle to work scheme

Travel loans

Choice of 37, 39 or 41 hours/week

Opportunities for extra paid hours

Descrizione del lavoro

Ministry of Justice seeks a Prison Officer for HMP Huntercombe, near Henley-on-Thames. The role focuses on keeping order, protecting the public and building professional relationships with prisoners, with duties ranging from peacekeeping to teaching as required.

Role involves rotating shifts including evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays. No formal qualifications are required beyond eligibility checks and medical/fitness assessments.

Competenze

• Aged 18 or over when employment starts.
• Meets Civil Service nationality requirements and the right to work in the UK.
• Enhanced DBS check.
• Passes a medical and fitness assessment.
• Eyesight and hearing to the required standard, hearing tested without aids.

Mansioni

• Protect the public and keep the prison safe.
• Work directly with prisoners, acting as peacekeeper, counsellor or teacher as the day requires.
• Build constructive, positive and professional relationships with prisoners.
• Make a positive impact on prisoners' lives.
• Support colleagues and act as one team.
• Work various shifts, including evenings, some nights, weekends and public holidays.

Conoscenze

Communication & influence

Care & empathy

Decision-making

Quality focus

Self-confidence & resilience

English language ability

Descrizione del lavoro

Prison officer post at HMP Huntercombe, the Ministry of Justice prison at Nuffield near Henley-on-Thames, filled through a merit list. The work centres on keeping order and protecting the public while building professional relationships with prisoners, moving between roles such as peacekeeper, counsellor and teacher. The prison runs around the clock, so the role involves rotating shifts covering evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays. No qualifications are needed, but candidates must pass medical, fitness, eyesight and hearing checks, and visa sponsorship is unlikely.

What the job involves

• Protect the public and keep the prison safe
• Work directly with prisoners, acting as peacekeeper, counsellor or teacher as the day requires
• Build constructive, positive and professional relationships with prisoners
• Make a positive impact on prisoners' lives
• Support colleagues and act as one team
• Work various shifts, including evenings, some nights, weekends and public holidays

What’s required

Skills & knowledge

• Communication and influencing skills
• Care, empathy and understanding
• Effective decision-making
• Commitment to quality
• Self-confidence and resilience
• Ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role confidently in English (or Welsh where specified)

Checks & eligibility

• Aged 18 or over when employment starts
• Meets Civil Service nationality requirements and the right to work in the UK
• Enhanced DBS check
• Passes a medical and fitness assessment
• Eyesight and hearing to the required standard, with hearing tested without aids

Other

• Numerical judgement and written English ability, tested during recruitment
• Commitment to supporting colleagues and acting as one team
• Willingness to work various shifts and some weekends
• Three years' UK residence to work in a high security (category A) prison
• Tattoos not offensive, discriminatory, violent or intimidating; facial tattoos generally not acceptable

Nice to have

• Driving licence and own transport (beneficial, not essential)

What’s offered

• 25 days' annual leave, 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 and travel loans
• Other benefits listed by the department
• Choice of 37, 39 or 41 hours a week after initial training
• Opportunities to work additional paid hours