Prison Operations Support – Day & Night Shifts

Ministry of Justice; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Annual leave 25–30 days

Civil Service pension

Season ticket loans

Cycle to Work

Job summary

Ministry of Justice in the United Kingdom is advertising an Operational Support Grade (OSG) role based at HMP Foston Hall in Derby. The job involves a range of physical tasks, from gate duties to prisoner supervision, and includes day and night shifts with periods of lone working.

Training is provided and a supportive team will assist you. The post is 37 hours per week with a salary of £30,491 and benefits including generous leave, pension, season ticket loans, and cycle to work.

Qualifications

• You do not need any qualifications to do this job.

Responsibilities

• Gate duties: ensure the secure entry and exit of staff, visitors and vehicles.
• Carrying out searches of staff, prisoners, visitors and vehicles.
• Walking around the prison site to escort vehicles and contractors.
• Issuing and collecting staff keys and radios.
• Patrolling and searching perimeter fence areas.
• Operating the prison radio system in the control room.
• Monitoring CCTV and reporting suspicious activities.
• Welcoming visitors and escorting them if needed.
• Monitoring and logging mail and reporting contraband items.
• Ensuring cell doors are locked and prisoners are accounted for.
• Photographing prisoners and processing property and parcels.
• Supervising prisoners and assisting officers with escorts.
• Delivering and collecting food trolleys or using an electric tug vehicle.
• Collecting mail from the local sorting office and handling heavy sacks.
• Monitoring PIN phone system and logging requests.

Job description

Ministry of Justice in the United Kingdom is advertising an Operational Support Grade (OSG) role based at HMP Foston Hall in Derby. The job involves a range of physical tasks, from gate duties to prisoner supervision, and includes day and night shifts with periods of lone working.

Training is provided and a supportive team will assist you. The post is 37 hours per week with a salary of £30,491 and benefits including generous leave, pension, season ticket loans, and cycle to work.