202610: Prison Officer - HMP Manchester

The Methodist Church in Britain; Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 25 days

Civil Service pension 28.97%

Cycle to work

Travel loans

Extra privilege day

Additional paid hours

Job summary

HMP Manchester, operated under the Ministry of Justice, is recruiting prison officers to keep the prison and public safe while building constructive relationships with prisoners. Officers move between roles such as peacekeeper, counsellor and teacher.

The role requires working evenings, nights, weekends, and public holidays, with three years' UK residency for vetting. Successful candidates will complete initial prison officer training and join a dedicated team serving the public.

Qualifications

• Aged 18 or over at the start of employment.
• Meet Civil Service nationality requirements and have the right to work in the UK.
• Pass a medical and fitness assessment, including eyesight and hearing standards without hearing aids.
• Enhanced DBS check.
• Counter-Terrorism Check, with proof of UK residency for the last three years.
• HMPPS Enhanced Level 2 vetting.

Responsibilities

• Keep the prison and public safe, working as part of a team.
• Build constructive, professional relationships with prisoners.
• Work directly with prisoners, acting as peacekeeper, counsellor or teacher within one day.
• Work shifts covering evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays.
• Help make a positive impact on prisoners' lives.
• Complete initial prison officer training.

Skills

Communication

Decision making

Empathy

Quality mindset

English skills

Teamwork

Education

No formal qualifications required

Job description

Prison officer post at HMP Manchester, recruited through a merit list run by the Ministry of Justice. The work centres on keeping the prison and public safe while building constructive relationships with prisoners, moving between roles such as peacekeeper, counsellor and teacher. The high-security prison runs around the clock, so shifts cover evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays. Three years' UK residency is needed for counter-terrorism vetting, and visa sponsorship is unlikely in this campaign.

What the job involves

• Keep the prison and public safe, working as part of a team
• Build constructive, professional relationships with prisoners
• Work directly with prisoners, acting as peacekeeper, counsellor or teacher within one day
• Work shifts covering evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays
• Help make a positive impact on prisoners' lives
• Complete initial prison officer training

What’s required

Qualifications

• No formal qualifications needed

Skills & knowledge

• Communication and influencing skills
• Commitment to quality
• Effective decision-making
• Care, empathy and resilience
• Numerical and written English ability, assessed during recruitment
• Confident spoken English for all spoken aspects of the role

Checks & eligibility

• Aged 18 or over at the start of employment
• Meet Civil Service nationality requirements and have the right to work in the UK
• Pass a medical and fitness assessment, including eyesight and hearing standards without hearing aids
• Enhanced DBS check
• Counter-Terrorism Check, with proof of UK residency for the last three years
• HMPPS Enhanced Level 2 vetting

Other

• Commitment to supporting colleagues and acting as one team
• Willingness to work shifts including evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays
• Tattoos must not be offensive, discriminatory, violent or intimidating, and facial tattoos are generally unacceptable

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, travel loans and other benefits
• Opportunity to work additional paid hours