Operations Officer - HMP & YOI Grampian

Scottish Prison Service; Peterhead; Presencial; GBP 28 000 - 34 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Scottish Prison Service is seeking an Operations Officer to help deliver our vision of a safer Scotland by unlocking potential and transforming lives. The role focuses on maintaining custody and order while supporting opportunities for inmates to engage with families and education, helping them on their journey to become contributory citizens.

You will work within a team, covering Front of House, Visits, Electronic Control Room, Patrol and Prisoner Reception.

Responsabilidades

• Maintaining custody and order while facilitating opportunities for those in our care.
• Influencing and encouraging offenders to maintain contact with their families, access education and training, and become contributory citizens.
• Contributing to the prevention and management of challenging behaviour by delivering safe and secure custodial services.
• Responsible for the overall functioning and security of the establishment, working as part of a team across Front of House, Visits, Electronic Control Room, Patrol and Prisoner Reception.
• Shifts are rostered, including early, day, back and night shifts.

Descrição da oferta de emprego

About The Role

As an Operations Officer, you will be in an almost unique position of being able to make a real difference to the community that you live in and be at the very heart of delivering the SPS’ vision of ‘Helping to build a safer Scotland by Unlocking Potential and Transforming Lives’.

Your role will be challenging and immensely rewarding with responsibility for maintaining custody and order whilst facilitating opportunities for those in our care. You will influence and encourage offenders to maintain contact with their families, access education and training and ultimately assist them on their journey to be contributory citizens within our communities.

Contributing towards the prevention and management of challenging behaviour; you will provide safe and secure custodial services that empower offenders to take responsibility and transform their lives.

In this role you will be responsible for the overall functioning and security of the establishment, working as part of a team and carrying out roles in Front of House, Visits, Electronic Control Room, Patrol and Prisoner Reception.

Please note: as part of the Operations Officer role, you will be expected to work shifts in line with a set roster. These shifts will cover a variety of working patterns including; early shift, day shift, back shift and night shift

Interview Arrangements

For this advertised campaign, all interviews will be held in person at HMP & YOI Grampian. You therefore must be able to travel to this location if you are selected for interview. There is no virtual option for this campaign.

About Us

The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) operates in a fascinating, complex and rapidly changing environment. Our vision is to help build a safer Scotland by unlocking potential and transforming lives. To enable us to successfully deliver our vision, we are committed to nurturing and investing in our greatest strength and resource: Our People.

We are proud to employ a diverse range of people; each contributing their own unique experiences and skills to enhance the service we deliver. Whatever the role, you will find your SPS experience both challenging and rewarding. You will be committed to helping us to achieve our goals and in return we will be committed to helping you to achieve yours.

We employ approximately 5,000 staff across our prisons, headquarters, college, and training and storage facility. The hard work of our staff is the most critical component in the successful delivery of Scotland’s prison system.

We need professional, capable and motivated individuals who reflect Scotland’s diversity to deliver effective and efficient activities and services to achieve our Mission and realise our Vision.

Whatever SPS profession you embark upon, you will be a valued member of the team, helping us build a Safer Scotland for the communities we serve. We are committed to your personal and professional development and offer a wide range of career progression opportunities.