Prison Officer - Perth, United Kingdom - Scottish Prison Service
Description
*Locations:HMP Barlinnie, HMP & YOI Cornton Vale, HMP Edinburgh, HMP Glenochil, HMP Greenock, HMP Inverness, HMP Low Moss, HMP Castle Huntly, HMP Perth, HMYOI Polmont, HMP Shotts, HMP & YOI Grampian, CCU - Bella (Dundee), CCU - Lilias (Glasgow), HMP & YOI Stirling
*Salary:
As an Operations Officer, you will be in an almost unique position of being able to make a real difference to the community that you live in and be at the very heart of delivering the SPS' vision of 'Helping to build a safer Scotland by Unlocking Potential and Transforming Lives'.
Your role will be challenging and immensely rewarding with responsibility for maintaining custody and order whilst facilitating opportunities for those in our care.
You will influence and encourage offenders to maintain contact with their families, access education and training and ultimately assist them on their journey to be contributory citizens within our communities.
Contributing towards the prevention and management of challenging behaviour; you will provide safe and secure custodial services that empower offenders to take responsibility and transform their lives.
In this role you will be responsible for the overall functioning and security of the establishment, working as part of a team and carrying out roles in Front of House, Visits, Electronic Control Room, Patrol and Prisoner Reception.
Family contact is important for offenders to maintain relationships with their family and friends. The SPS encourages visits to maintain family contact and support the development of these important relationships.
You will be responsible for observing and supervising visits as well as being a key point of contact for family support.
You will be responsible for safety and security within the visit room and demonstrate effective problem solving skills when addressing emerging situations.
In doing so you will demonstrate respect for individuals' needs and human rights.The Electronic Control Room (ECR) manages the movement and security of staff and prisoners throughout the prison establishment.
You will be responsible for monitoring security systems, including closed circuit television, alarm and communication systems to maintain the safety and security of everyone within the establishment; demonstrating strong team working and effective communication skills.
Within the Reception area you will be responsible for managing the entry and release of offenders from prison, assessing the needs of individual offenders and ensuring the correct procedures are followed.
You will be faced with a diverse range of situations and you will be required to demonstrate care, compassion, dignity and respect in determining the most appropriate course of action.
You will be responsible for the safe and secure escorting of offenders throughout the establishment and externally as directed by management i.e.
Managing the movement of offenders between residential accommodation and other areas of the establishment, such as education, health centre, visit room and offender work areas.
You will also be responsible for escorting external contractors and visitors, ensuring the safety and security of individuals, buildings and equipment.
You will remain vigilant and confidently deal with emerging issues, in line with SPS policies and procedures.*Person Specification*
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary:
£21,638.00-£26,903.00 per year
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Night shift
Work Location:
One location
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