202004: Prison Officer - HMP Belmarsh and HMP Isis
Prison Officer – HMP Belmarsh & HMP Isis
HMP Belmarsh, Western Way, London SE28 0EB
HMP Isis, Western Way, London SE28 0NZ
Starting salary: £29,485 (for a 39 hour week inc 17% unsocial)
City/Town: London
Region: Greater London
Vacancy type: Merit
Please note that we are not currently accepting applications. Please click on the ‘apply’ button to register your interest in relation to future recruitment campaigns.
CTC is required for HMP Belmarsh
One career, many roles
Role model, negotiator, referee, educator, influencer, life changer – as a prison officer, no two days are the same.
You will work with people from all kinds of backgrounds to create a safe and secure prison environment. You will support adult offenders with rehabilitation while protecting the public too.
You will play a leading role in offenders’ lives, meeting regularly with a small caseload of 5-6 offenders. You will manage their development, from learning new skills to participation in education programmes, so there is a better chance they won’t reoffend on release.
You will also have the opportunity to grow your career, specialising in different areas such as negotiation, supporting prisoners at risk and resolving incidents.
It can be a tough job, but in return you will receive great pay, training, benefits and have the support of a strong team.
Read more about prison officer careers >> - https://prisonandprobationjobs.gov.uk/prison-officer/
How to apply
Due to COVID-19, we are currently not able to accept new applications. However, please register your interest by clicking 'Apply' and completing your contact details, so that we can contact you as soon as it is safe to resume our full assessment and hiring process.
Existing prison officers are not eligible to apply for this campaign
Job details
Eligibility
To be a prison officer you must:
Be at least 18 years old
Have the right to work in the UK (If you are not a UK or EU citizen, but you have approx. 30 months or more leave to remain in the UK entitlement at the point of application you may still apply)
Be reasonably fit and have good eyesight
Be able to speak with confidence in English or (when specified in Wales) Welsh
Essential skills
You don’t need qualifications to become a prison officer. Personal qualities are more important. You need to show:
Good communication and influencing skills
Commitment to quality
Effective decision-making
Care and understanding
Pay
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 = £28,094 a year
39 hours a week = £29,485 a year
41 hours a week = £30,876 a year
All salary figures quoted include any additional allowances.
The standard working week of a prison officer is based on a 39 hours per week shift pattern.
You may also have opportunities to work additional paid hours.
Benefits
25 days of annual holiday (rising to 30 days after 10 years’ service)
Paid time off for public holidays and 1 extra privilege day
Civil Service pension of up to 20% of your salary
Cycle to work scheme, travel loans and other benefits
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles
Disability support
Tell us if you have a disability when you apply and we can offer reasonable adjustments to help with the online test and assessment centre.
If you require any assistance please call 0845 241 5358 (Monday to Friday 8am-6pm) or e-mail MoJ-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com. Please quote the job reference 34304.
Closing date - 10th August 2020
If you require any assistance please call 0845 241 5358 (Monday to Friday 8am-6pm) or e-mail MoJ-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com. Please quote the job reference 34304.
Please be advised that we reserve the right to close this campaign earlier than the advertised closing date.
A Great Place to Work for Veterans
The "Making the Civil Service a Great Place to work for veterans" initiative includes a guaranteed interview scheme to those who meet the minimum criteria to provide eligible former members of the Armed Forces with opportunities to secure rewarding jobs. Allowing veterans to continue to serve their country, and to bring highly skilled individuals with a broad range of experience into the Civil Service in an environment, which recognises and values your previous service in the Armed Forces.
For further details about the initiative and eligibility requirements visit : https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans
Redeployment Interview Scheme
Civil Service departments are expected to explore redeployment opportunities before making an individual redundant. The MoJ are committed, as part of the Redeployment Interview Scheme, to providing opportunities to those who are 'at risk of redundancy'.
MoJ are able to offer an interview to eligible candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns. Candidate's will not be eligible for the Redeployment Interview Scheme if they are applying on promotion.
What’s it really like to work as a prison officer?
Our interactive online activity will give you an insight into some of the situations prison officers may experience day-to-day in their work.
This is to help you decide whether the prison officer role is right for you, and your responses in the activity will not form part of your application.
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
· UK nationals
· nationals of the Republic of Ireland
· nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
· nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families
· nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
· individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
· Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules
This Vacancy is closed to applications.