202608: Prison Officer - HMP New Hall

The Methodist Church in Britain; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual holiday

Paid time off for public holidays and

Civil Service pension with employer 28

Cycle to work scheme

Travel loans

Additional paid hours

Choice of 37, 39 or 41 hours after初训

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain is advertising a Prison Officer role at HMP New Hall, a women's prison managed by the Ministry of Justice. The job focuses on working directly with women in custody, maintaining safety, and building professional relationships while performing duties from keeping order to counselling and teaching.

Shifts cover evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays, with 37, 39 or 41 hours per week after training.

Qualifications

• Communication and influencing skills.
• Commitment to quality.
• Effective decision-making.
• Care and understanding.
• Confidence in spoken English.
• Numerical and written English ability.

Responsibilities

• Protect the public and make a positive impact on prisoners' lives.
• Work directly with prisoners, building constructive and professional relationships.
• Keep the prison and everyone who works there safe, acting as one team.
• Carry out varied roles in a day, such as peacekeeper, counsellor or teacher.
• Work shifts covering evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays.
• Complete initial training, then work set hours of 37, 39 or 41 a week.
• Undertake safeguarding training and work within safeguarding policies.
• Work with women in custody, many of whom have experienced abuse and may lack trust in staff.

Skills

Communication

Quality focus

Decision-making

Care and understanding

English confidence

Numerical and written English

Job description

Prison officer post at HMP New Hall, a women's prison run by the Ministry of Justice. The role centres on working directly with women in custody, keeping the prison safe and building professional relationships, with duties ranging from keeping order to counselling and teaching. Shifts cover evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays, with most prisons working a 39-hour week. The post is open to female applicants only under an occupational requirement, and Skilled Worker visa sponsorship is unlikely to be available.

What the job involves

• Protect the public and make a positive impact on prisoners' lives


• Work directly with prisoners, building constructive and professional relationships


• Keep the prison and everyone who works there safe, acting as one team


• Carry out varied roles in a day, such as peacekeeper, counsellor or teacher


• Work shifts covering evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays


• Complete initial training, then work set hours of 37, 39 or 41 a week


• Undertake safeguarding training and work within safeguarding policies


• Work with women in custody, many of whom have experienced abuse and may lack trust in staff

Skills & knowledge

• Communication and influencing skills


• Commitment to quality


• Effective decision-making


• Care and understanding


• Confidence in spoken English


• Numerical and written English ability

Checks & eligibility

• Aged at least 18 at the point of employment


• Meets Civil Service nationality requirements and right to live and work in the UK


• Enhanced DBS check


• Passes a medical and fitness assessment


• Meets the eyesight standard in both eyes, with or without corrective lenses


• Suitable hearing without hearing aids

Other

• Female applicant (occupational requirement exception under the Equality Act 2010)


• Three years' UK residence to work in a category A prison


• Tattoos not offensive, discriminatory, violent or intimidating; facial tattoos generally not acceptable


• Passes the online tests and online assessment centre

Nice to have

• Driving licence and own transport, beneficial but not essential

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 and travel loans


• Opportunity to work additional paid hours


• Choice of 37, 39 or 41 hours a week after initial training