202608: Prison Officer - HMP Lancaster Farms

The Methodist Church in Britain; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual holiday

Public holidays + 1 extra privilegeday

Civil Service pension (employer 28.97%

Cycle to work scheme

Travel loans

Opportunity to work additional paid"

Job summary

The Ministry of Justice is recruiting a Prison Officer for HMP Lancaster Farms. You will help keep the public safe, build positive relationships with prisoners and move between peacekeeping, counselling and teaching roles in a single day.

Shifts include evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays after training. A DBS check, right to work in the UK, and nationality eligibility are required.

Qualifications

• Enhanced DBS check
• Right to work in the UK
• Meet Civil Service nationality requirements
• Aged 18 or over at the point of starting
• UK resident for the last 3 years for Category A high-security posts

Responsibilities

• Keep the prison, its staff and the public safe through teamwork
• Build constructive, positive and professional relationships with prisoners
• Work directly with prisoners to protect the public and have a positive impact
• Move between peacekeeping, counselling and teaching roles within a single day
• Support colleagues and act as one team
• Work various shifts, including evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays

Skills

Communication

Influencing

Quality mindset

Decision making

English proficiency

Job description

A Prison Officer post at HMP Lancaster Farms, run by the Ministry of Justice and filled from a merit list. The work centres on keeping the public safe and building positive relationships with prisoners, moving between peacekeeper, counsellor and teacher roles in one day. Round-the-clock running means evenings, some nights, weekends and public holidays, with 37, 39 or 41 weekly hours available after training. Medical, eyesight and hearing standards apply, and visa sponsorship is unlikely for this campaign.

What the job involves

• Keep the prison, its staff and the public safe through teamwork
• Build constructive, positive and professional relationships with prisoners
• Work directly with prisoners to protect the public and have a positive impact
• Move between peacekeeping, counselling and teaching roles within a single day
• Support colleagues and act as one team
• Work various shifts, including evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays

Skills & knowledge

• Communication and influencing skills
• Commitment to quality
• Effective decision-making
• Care and understanding, with empathy, self-confidence and resilience
• Numerical and written English ability
• Ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in English

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check
• Right to work in the UK
• Meet Civil Service nationality requirements
• Aged 18 or over at the point of starting
• UK resident for the last 3 years for Category A high-security posts

Other

• Pass a medical and fitness assessment
• Meet the eyesight standard in both eyes, with or without corrective lenses
• Meet a suitable hearing standard without hearing aids
• Tattoos not offensive, discriminatory, violent or intimidating (facial tattoos generally not acceptable)
• Willingness to work various shifts and some weekends

Nice to have

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

What’s offered

• 25 days' annual holiday, rising to 30 after 10 years' service
• Paid time off for public holidays plus 1 extra privilege day
• Civil Service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%
• Cycle to work scheme and travel loans
• Opportunity to work additional paid hours