202111: Prison Officer - HMP Wayland, HMP Bure, HMP Whitemoor and HMP Norwich

HMP Wayland

£22,851 - £28,385
East of England
March , Norwich , Thetford
Merit
HM Prison Bure, NR10 5AJ, HM Prison Wayland, IP25 6RL, HM Prison Whitemoor, PE15 0PR, HMP NORWICH NORWICH, NR1 4LU
Band 3
Permanent
Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share, Flexible Working, Other
Operational Delivery, Prison Officer

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

Prison Officer HMP Wayland, HMP Bure, HMP Norwich & HMP Whitemoor

Starting salary: £22,851 to £28,385 based on location, pension and benefits

37-41 hours per week shift pattern

Location:

HMP Wayland - Thompson Rd, Griston, Thetford IP25 6RL

HMP Bure - Jaguar Drive, Badersfield, Norwich NR10 5GB

HMP Norwich – Knox Rd, Norwich NR1 4LU

HMP Whitemoor - Whitemoor, Longhill Rd, March PE15 0PR

HMPPS is recruiting across all four of these prisons (HMP Wayland, Bure, Norwich and Whitemoor) concurrently. We will ask you to state which prison you would prefer in your application form. If we can, we will try to find you a role there. However for operational reasons this is not always possible. We always take location into account when allocating candidates. Read more about prison officer careers >> - https://prisonandprobationjobs.gov.uk/prison-officer/

 

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?

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.

 

HMP Wayland

37 hours a week =   £22,851 a year + up to £8K gross (inclusive of tax) home to work travel costs

39 hours a week =   £24,118 a year + up to £8K gross (inclusive of tax) home to work travel costs

41 hours a week =   £25,385 a year + up to £8K gross (inclusive of tax) home to work travel costs

Up to £8K gross (inclusive of tax) home-to-work travel expenses, or we offer a permanent relocation scheme for HMP Wayland if your travel exceeds 75 minutes each way*.  Keep an eye on this page for details of our upcoming webinar for an opportunity to find out more.

*These benefits are applicable to individuals applying via this campaign to take up their first prison officer role. Where expenses are received you will be required to sign a written undertaking to make pro-rata repayments on in the event of resignation within two years’ service.

The Bure & The Norwich

37 hours a week =   £22,851 a year

39 hours a week =   £24,118 a year

41 hours a week =   £25,385 a year

 

HMP Whitemoor

37 hours a week = £25,851 a year

39 hours a week = £27,118 a year

41 hours a week = £28,385 a year

Each of these prisons is recruiting. When you complete the form we will ask you to express your preference.  Whilst we endeavour to allocate you to your first choice preference this may not always be possible due to business needs.  

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

You’ll be paid while you train. 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. 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.

 

Training

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 – https://prisonandprobationjobs.gov.uk/prison-officer/apprenticeships/

 

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 >> - https://prisonandprobationjobs.gov.uk/prison-officer/tips-for-applying/

 

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

1-    To Shared Service Connected Ltd (0845 241 5358 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com);

2-    To Ministry of Justice Resourcing (resourcing-services@justice.gov.uk);

3-    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.
All salary figures quoted include any additional allowances.

If you require any assistance please call 0845 241 5358 (Monday to Friday 8am-6pm) or e-mail MoJ-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@sscl.gse.gov.uk. Please quote the job reference 50282..

Closing date 9th December 2021

Please note - you are applying for a cluster campaign and as such may be allocated to any one of the prisons listed in this advert.

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.