202610: Prison Officer - HMP Liverpool Futures

The Methodist Church in Britain; Sefton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance

Civil Service pension

Accommodation support

Cycle to work

Travel loans

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain is advertising a prison officer position on a first-time scheme.

The role is based at HMP Full Sutton for the first 23 months, with a later transfer to HMP Liverpool for a permanent post. You will work in a high-security environment, keeping staff and prisoners safe, and moving between roles such as peacekeeper, counsellor or teacher. Shifts include evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Keep the prison, prisoners and staff safe as one team with colleagues.
• Work directly with prisoners in roles such as peacekeeper, counsellor or teacher.
• Build constructive, positive and professional relationships with prisoners.
• Work a range of shifts, including evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays.
• Help protect the public and make a positive impact on prisoners' lives.
• Serve the first 23 months at HMP Full Sutton, then return to HMP Liverpool as the permanent prison.

Skills

Communication

Quality commitment

Decision making

Interpersonal skills

English proficiency

Job description

Prison officer post on a first-time scheme that places new officers at HMP Full Sutton, near York, for their first 23 months before a permanent post at HMP Liverpool. The work centres on keeping a high-security prison, its staff and prisoners safe, and on working directly with prisoners in roles that range from peacekeeper to counsellor. Shifts cover evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays, and places are offered from a merit list ranked by assessment score. Counter-Terrorism Check vetting requires three years' UK residence, and visa sponsorship is unlikely for this campaign.

What the job involves

• Keep the prison, prisoners and everyone who works there safe, acting as one team with colleagues
• Work directly with prisoners, moving between roles such as peacekeeper, counsellor and teacher
• Build constructive, positive and professional relationships with prisoners
• Work a range of shifts, including evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays
• Help protect the public and make a positive impact on prisoners' lives
• Serve the first 23 months at HMP Full Sutton, then return to HMP Liverpool as the permanent prison
• Support colleagues and commit fully to teamwork

Skills & knowledge

• Communication and influencing skills
• Commitment to quality
• Effective decision-making
• Care and understanding
• Numerical, written and spoken English ability
• Spoken English to carry out all spoken aspects of the role with confidence

Checks & eligibility

• Aged 18 or over at the point of employment
• Meet Civil Service nationality requirements
• Pass a medical and fitness assessment
• Meet the eyesight standard in both eyes, with or without corrective lenses
• Suitable hearing without hearing aids
• Enhanced DBS, HMPPS Enhanced Level 2 vetting and Counter-Terrorism Check

Other

• Right to work in the UK
• Proof of UK residence for the last 3 years immediately before application
• Tattoos not offensive, discriminatory, violent or intimidating; facial tattoos generally not acceptable
• Willingness to work shifts including nights and weekends

Nice to have

• Driving licence and own transport, beneficial though not essential

What’s offered

• 25 days' annual holiday, rising to 30 days after 10 years' service
• Paid time off for public holidays and one extra privilege day
• Civil Service pension of up to 20% of salary
• Accommodation costs paid up to £750 per month for up to 23 months
• Monthly trip home between HMP Full Sutton and HMP Liverpool, paid or reclaimable
• Recruitment and retention bonus of £1,500 at 12 and 23 months
• Cycle to work scheme, travel loans and other benefits
• Opportunities to work additional paid hours