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    Prison Officer - United Kingdom - Scottish Prison Service

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    The Scottish Prison Service is now recruiting for Residential Officers to join us throughout 2024/25

    This advertisement is for HMP Edinburgh and HMP Perth only, we will be recruiting for other areas within the year, look out for this on the SPS Careers website.

    The Scottish Prison Service (SPS), established in 1993, is an agency of the Scottish Government whose principal objective is to contribute to making Scotland safer by protecting the public and reducing reoffending.

    The SPS aims to achieve this by ensuring delivery of secure custody, safe and orderly prisons, high quality standards of care, and opportunities for those in custody to build capacity to help them reintegrate into the community on release.

    Prison Officers are a principal agent of delivery of the SPS Vision of Unlocking Potential and Transforming Lives as they are a critical point of contact between those in custody and the organisation charged with their safety, security and personal development.

    Prison Officers have a positive and caring approach towards those in our care and adopt an asset-based approach, fostering effective relationships in order to help those in SPS care to desist from offending and help transform their lives.

    The role depends upon Prison Officers embracing the aims and ethos of the SPS Mission and their personal efficacy and professionalism are vital to developing and maintaining essential working relationships with those in our care.

    The design and delivery of person-centred services, requires staff who not only demonstrate SPS Values, but who believe in change and their ability to affect it.

    Our values are;
    Belief - belief that people can change
    Respect - have proper regard for individuals, their needs and their human rights
    Integrity - apply high ethical, moral and professional standards
    Openness - work with others to achieve the best outcomes
    Courage - have the courage to care regardless of circumstances

    Humility - recognise that we can learn from others Newly appointed Prison Officers - Residential will undertake a block of training as part of a new professional development pathway which represents a significant and positive investment in the professional Prison Officer in Scotland.

    As such, the role requires a strong on-going commitment to personal and professional development. Prison Officers - Residential will spend the majority of their time in the residential (accommodation) area of the prison.

    The role can be physically demanding in that it involves walking and standing for a majority of the time and there will be frequent occasions where physical fitness and dexterity will be required to assist in the secure handling of challenging situations.

    The potentially intense nature of the interactions with those in our care and their families may exert emotional demands on Prison Officers.


    Candidates please note:
    Prison Officer - Residential members of staff work on a rostered shift pattern. To find out more about our locations please visit our Prison Locations Page.

    If you have any questions, please contact a member of the recruitment team at Job Type:

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