202309 - Sittingbourne, United Kingdom - Ministry of Justice
Description
202309:
Prison Officer - HMP Elmley
£34,402 - £38,300
Sittingbourne:
Prison officer - HMP Elmley
HMP Elmley, Church Rd, Eastchurch, Sheerness ME12 4DZ
Starting salary:
£
36,351(for a 39 hour week inc 20% unsocial)
City/Town:
Sittingbourne**
Region: Kent, Surrey & Sussex
Vacancy type:
Pass
As a prison officer, you'll be part of a diverse team, making an impact, doing meaningful work in our prisons.
You'll work with a range of people and perform a variety of tasks - from keeping the prison safe and secure, to helping vulnerable people through a difficult time in their lives.
Once you've qualified, you'll have a range of opportunities to specialise and progress your career and earning potential.
It can be a challenging job, but in return you will get good pay, training, benefits and have the support of a strong team.
Job details
Eligibility
To become a prison officer, you will need to:
- be at least 18 years old
- be reasonably fit and able to pass our fitness test
- have good eyesight in both eyes (both with and without corrective lenses)
- For safety reasons, everyone training to be a prison officer needs a suitable standard of hearing (without the use of hearing aids)
To work in a high security prison (category A) you must have been a resident in the UK for the last 3 years.
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
Visa sponsorship
Please note we are unable to sponsor any individuals via the Skilled Worker Sponsorship / Tier 2 (General) work visa.
Successful applicants must ensure they have and maintain the legal right to live and work in the Civil Service and in the United Kingdom.
Essential skills
You don't need qualifications to become a prison officer.
Personal qualities are more important.
You need to show:
- 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 = £34,402 a year
- 39 hours a week = £36,351 a year
- 41 hours a week = £38,300 a year
Prisons operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
This means you will have to cover various shift patterns that will include evenings, some nights, weekends and public holidays (these days are added to your holiday allowance).
Most prisons work with a changing shift pattern of 39 hours a week.You may also have opportunities to work additional paid hours.
Benefits
- 25 days' annual holiday (rising to 30 days after 10 years' service)
- Civil Service pension of up to 20% of your salary
Prison officer rewards & benefits | HM Prison & Probation Service )
Assessment Process
During the recruitment process you will be assessed on the behaviours, strengths and abilities you need to become an effective prison officer
These include:
- communicating and influencing
- managing a quality service
- making effective decisions
- caring
Your natural strengths are assessed to find out what motivates and energises you. We will also assess your numerical, written English and spoken English abilities.
Online Test
You will be invited to complete the online test, to see if you have the basic judgement and numerical skills expected of a prison officer.
The online assessment centre (OAC)
If you pass the online test, we will invite you to an online assessment centre.
We test to see if you have the abilities, behaviours and strengths to be a prison officer.
Once you've successfully completed the online assessment centre, we will invite you to complete a medical and fitness test. This will cover an eyesight test,hearing test and basic health screening, including a blood pressure check.
Job offers:
pass vacancy
This is a pass job vacancy.
If you are successful at the online assessment centre you will be offered a job immediately if there is a position available.
If there are no vacancies, you will be placed on a reserve list and will be offered a job as soon as there is a vacancy.
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