202608: Prison Officer - HMP The Mount

The Methodist Church in Britain; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday 25 days

Civil Service pension

Cycle to work

Travel loans

Extra privilege day

Job summary

HMP The Mount in Hemel Hempstead is seeking Prison Officers to safeguard the prison and the public while building professional relationships with inmates. The role requires flexibility to serve as peacekeeper, counsellor or teacher, moving across shifts that include evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays after training.

Applicants should pass a medical and fitness assessment and an enhanced DBS check; visa sponsorship is unlikely for this campaign.

Qualifications

• Aged 18 or over at start of employment.
• Meet the Civil Service nationality requirements.
• Pass medical and fitness assessment.
• Enhanced DBS check.
• Right to work in the UK.
• For category A high security work, UK resident for last 3 years.

Responsibilities

• Keep order, safety and security in the prison and protect the public.
• Build constructive, professional relationships with prisoners.
• Move between roles in a single day, acting as peacekeeper, counsellor or teacher.
• Work as one team with colleagues to keep the prison and everyone safe.
• Cover shifts including evenings, some nights, weekends and public holidays.
• Complete initial training on a 37 hour week.

Skills

Communication skills

Quality commitment

Decision making

Care and understanding

English confidence

Numerical skills

Job description

This Prison Officer post at HMP The Mount, a Ministry of Justice prison, is filled from a merit list. The work is keeping the prison and the public safe while building professional relationships with prisoners, and one shift may mean peacekeeping, counselling or teaching. Shifts cover evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays, with 37, 39 or 41 hour weeks after initial training. Applicants need a medical and fitness assessment and an enhanced DBS check, and visa sponsorship is unlikely for this campaign.

What the job involves

• Keep order, safety and security in the prison and protect the public
• Build constructive, professional relationships with prisoners
• Move between roles in a single day, acting as peacekeeper, counsellor or teacher
• Work as one team with colleagues to keep the prison and everyone in it safe
• Cover shifts including evenings, some nights, weekends and public holidays
• Complete initial training on a 37 hour week

Skills & knowledge

• Communication and influencing skills
• Commitment to quality
• Effective decision-making
• Care and understanding
• Confidence in spoken English for all aspects of the role
• Basic judgement and numerical skills

Checks & eligibility

• Aged 18 or over at the start of employment
• Meet the Civil Service nationality requirements
• Pass a medical and fitness assessment
• Enhanced DBS check
• Right to work in the UK
• For category A high security work, UK resident for the last 3 years

Other

• Eyesight standard met in both eyes, with or without corrective lenses
• Suitable hearing 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 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 28.97% employer contributions
• Cycle to work scheme, travel loans and other benefits
• Opportunities to work additional paid hours