prison officer

Ministry of Justice; Flockton Green; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance (25 days)

Civil Service pension

Cycle to work

Travel loans

Job summary

Ministry of Justice in the United Kingdom is recruiting for an Operational Support Grade/Prison Officer. The process is merit-based and includes online tests, a VBA assessment, an OAC, and written responses. The role requires passing health and fitness checks and meeting eyesight and hearing standards.

Initial training is 37 hours per week, with options to work 37, 39 or 41 hours per week. Salary scales reflect the chosen hours and location, with benefits including generous holiday leave and a

Qualifications

• Be at least 18 years old at the start of employment
• Meet Civil Service Nationality requirements
• Pass a medical and fitness assessment
• Meet eyesight standard in both eyes
• Meet hearing requirements
• Tattoos allowed if not offensive or discriminatory

Responsibilities

• Complete stage 1 online tests to assess judgement and numerical skills
• Proceed to stage 2 values-based assessment (VBA) and, if successful, online assessment centre (OAC)
• Provide written responses to three behaviour-based questions exploring prison officer role understanding
• Undergo medical and fitness tests including eyesight and hearing checks
• Be prepared for a standard 39-hour week with options of 37, 39 or 41 hours and corresponding salaries

Skills

Communication and influencing

Job description

Skilled Worker visa sponsorship may be available for this role, subject to eligibility and in line with the UK Immigration Rules in force at the time of application. However, due to current immigration requirements and recruitment timescales, candidates who require Skilled Worker visa sponsorship are unlikely to be sponsored if applying to this campaign. Applicants are strongly encouraged to consider their right to work in the UK carefully before applying. You can read more about Skilled Worker visas and eligibility criteria at gov.uk. The Department will continue to comply with UK Immigration Rules applied in the UK and Civil Service. An extraordinary job In this unique career, you'll have the opportunity to carry out many different roles in any one day. During the recruitment process you will be assessed on:

• communicating and influencing
  You will then be invited to complete stage 1 of the online tests, to see if you have basic judgement and numerical skills.
• If you are successful, we will invite you to stage 2 online test values-based assessment (VBA). If you pass the online tests, we will invite you to an online assessment centre (OAC). Candidates who achieve a higher pre-determined VBA score may be invited to the OAC sooner.
• You will then be invited to provide a written response to three behaviour-based questions. We will explore your understanding of the prison officer role in a women's prisons and why you are interested in the role.
• Once you've successfully completed the (OAC) and written responses and we've offered you a role, we will invite you to a medical and fitness test. This will cover an eyesight test, hearing test and basic health screening, including a blood pressure check.

To become a prison officer, you will need to:

• be at least 18 years old at the commencement of employment
• meet the Civil Service Nationality requirements
• pass a medical and fitness assessment
• meet the required eyesight standard in both eyes
• for safety reasons, meet a suitable standard of hearing
• Whilst tattoos are permitted, including those that are visible, they must not be deemed as offensive, discriminatory, violent, or intimidating in any way. Facial tattoos are generally not acceptable, except where this is for cultural, religious, or medical reasons.

The initial training is 37 hours a week. After training, you can choose to work 37, 39 or 41 hours a week. Your annual salary will reflect your weekly hours:

• 37 hours a week = £34,928 a year
• 39 hours a week = £36,816 a year
• 41 hours a week = £39,334 a year

All salary figures quoted include any additional allowances that are applicable to the role/location. The standard working week of a prison officer is based on a 39 hours per week shift pattern.

Benefits

• 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 with employer contributions of 28.97%
• cycle to work scheme, travel loans and other benefits

Job offers: merit vacancy This is a merit job vacancy. If you are successful at the online assessment centre, you will be added to a merit list based on your score. When all applicants have completed the assessment centre, the prison will make job offers to individuals with the highest scores first when positions become available. You can stay on the merit list for 12 months. After this, you'll need to apply again.

Operational Support Grade Role

Our Online Assessment Centre (OAC), will not only assess you against the key criteria to become a prison officer but will also determine your suitability for appointment as an operational support grade OSG. If following attendance at your OAC, you are unsuccessful in your application to become a prison officer, we may instead offer you an alternative role as an OSG. Operational support grade - Ministry of Justice. The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of Civil Servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.

If you feel the recruitment process has breached the principles, you can raise a complaint by contacting Shared Services Connected Ltd: call 0845 241 5358 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm)

Diversity & Inclusion The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy. Reasonable adjustment support