202111: Prison Officer - HMP Onley Part Time

HMP Onley

£23,144 - £25,710
East Midlands
Rugby
Merit
HMYOI Onley, CV23 8AP
Band 3
Permanent
Part Time, Flexible Working
Operational Delivery, Prison Officer

This campaign is for part-time prison officers. Click Here   if you are looking for a full time position.

Prison Officer HMP Onley – PART-TIME 18.5 HOURS

Starting salary: £23,144 (pro rata) based on location, pension and benefits, plus a 37 hours per week shift pattern

Location:  HMP Onley

Region: Midlands 

Part time prison officer jobs

We are recruiting part-time prison officer jobs at HMP Onley as part of a pilot to encourage applicants from those who aren’t able to work full-time but can really make a contribution to the Prison Service.  These part-time posts are for 18.5 hours per week which is worked against a shift pattern, weekend and evening work is required, but there is also some flexibility about when the work is carried out, this is discussed on a case by case basis.  For the first time we are also offering the training to be carried out on a part-time bases at a local training option (an average of 20 hours a week over a 13 week period).  

You’ll receive all the training and development as full-time prison officers, however you will complete these during your part-time hours therefore it will just take a little longer to complete.  You will also enjoy all the civil service benefits, and where possible we will allocate you to a job share with another part-time officer giving you both the flexibility to cover each other and share working arrangements.  

If you are looking for a part-time role where you can change people’s lives, and have the opportunity for development and growth then we want you to apply to join us at HMP Onley.    

 

Train for a job that matters

Negotiator, referee, educator, influencer, life changer – as a prison officer, you’ll be trained to undertake many roles and will learn how to create a safe and secure prison environment.  During your 12 to 18-month training, we’ll show you how support adult offenders with rehabilitation while protecting the public too.

 

During this time, you may be enrolled onto our Level 3 Custody & Detention Officer Apprenticeship. 

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

 

What does it take?

You don’t need qualifications to become a prison officer. Personal qualities are more important. In our assessments you need to demonstrate:

  • good communication and influencing skills
  • commitment to quality
  • effective decision-making
  • care and understanding

There are some basic requirements. You must:

  • be at least 18 years old
  • have the right to work in the UK
  • be reasonably fit, with good eyesight in both eyes and good hearing

We’ll also check your numerical, written English and spoken English abilities.

 

What are the benefits?

 

Salary

37 hours a week =   £23,144 a year

Part time 18 ½ hours will be pro rota of the above

 

All salary figures quoted include any additional allowances. You may also have opportunities to work additional paid hours.

 

The initial training will average 18.5 hours a week, which you will be paid for. After training, you will work 18.5 hours a week and need to work shifts, including full days, evenings, weekends and nights.  There will be plenty of opportunity to discuss your working pattern/rota with your manager.  Your annual salary will reflect your weekly hours.

  • In addition, you can expect 25 days of annual holiday (rising to 30 days after 10 years’ service), paid time off for public holidays and one extra privilege day. As prisons operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, you will be expected work on some public and bank holidays. Any that you do work will be added to your annual leave entitlement.  Your annual leave will be pro rata to reflect your part-time hours. 
  • You’ll also benefit from a Civil Service pension of up to 20% of your salary
  • a cycle to work scheme
  • property rental deposit loans
  • travel loans and Key Worker housing schemes.
  • Staff in many prisons have additional benefits such as free gym membership, subsidised canteen and free parking. Check with your selected prison for details.
  • You may also have opportunities to work additional paid hours.

  

 

Training

You initial training will run over 13 weeks, including one full day over the weekend: 8am to 4.45pm. During the week, start times will be 9.45am to 2pm running a cycle of Wednesday, Thursday and Friday one week and Thursday and Friday the following. Training will be delivered locally at the Prison Service’s purpose built College, only 20 minutes away from HMP Onley.

 

The expected start date is 3rd January 2022.

 

If you are successful in being offered a prison officer position you may be enrolled onto our professional apprenticeship.  If you are not enrolled onto the professional apprenticeship you will still complete the same training as an apprentice with dedicated support and work towards obtaining a Professional vocational Diploma in Custodial Care.

 

Full details of the apprenticeship scheme and how it will enhance your experience as a prison officer can be found here

  

How to apply

As you might expect, our recruitment process is very thorough, but it’s designed to help your decide if this is the right career for you.  It starts with some basic checks, followed by online tests, to see if you have the judgement and numerical skills expected of a prison officer.  We will also look at some of your behaviours these are tested via two online assessments.

 

The Online Assessment Centre

If you pass the online assessments, we will invite you to a half-day assessment centre, also carried out online. This is where you’ll find out if you have the abilities, strengths and behaviours to be a prison officer.

If you are successful at the online assessment centre, you will be added to a merit list based on your score. Job offers will be made first to those with the highest scores.  You can also apply for vacancies at other prisons.

 

You can stay on the merit list for 12 months. After this, you’ll need to apply again

Once we have made you a provisional offer, we will invite you to come to complete a medical and fitness test.  Here we carry out an eyesight test, hearing test and basic health screening, including blood pressure check before you complete a grip test, shield test and a bleep test up to level 5.4.

Find out about the application process

 

Your job offer

Once you’ve passed the online tests, assessments and pre-employment checks, you will be eligible to start the entry-level training and work as a prison officer.

 

Diversity & Inclusion

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.

 

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about how we do this visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity

 

Disability support

Tell us if you have a disability when you apply, we can offer reasonable adjustments to help with the online tests and online assessment centre.

If you require any assistance, please call 0345 241 5358 (Monday to Friday 8am-6pm) or e-mail MoJ-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com.

 

Working for the Civil Service

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. Should you feel that the recruitment process has breached the recruitment principles you are able to raise a formal complaint in the following order

  • To Shared Service Connected Ltd (0845 241 5358 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com);
  • To Ministry of Justice Resourcing (resourcing-services@justice.gov.uk);
  • To the Civil Service Commission (details available here)

The jobholder must be able to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in English or (when specified in Wales) Welsh.

The jobholder must be able to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in English or (when specified in Wales) Welsh.
All salary figures quoted include any additional allowances.

If you require any assistance please call 0345 241 5358 (Monday to Friday 8am-6pm) or e-mail MoJ-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com. Please quote the job reference 50067.

Closing Date 13th February 2022.

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.

You can access the activity using the Interactive Activity button      Interactive Activity

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.