Prison Custody Officer - Wellingborough, United Kingdom - G4S

G4S

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Wellingborough, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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PRISON CUSTODY OFFICER - PART TIME

HMP FIVE WELLS, WELLINGBOROUGH, NN8 2NG

Starting Salary £13,833.63 per annum, (£13.61 per hour)

With incremental pay rises at year 1 and year 2 rising to £14,903.10 per annum after 2 years' service.

Permanent, Part Time - average 19.5 hours per week, with various shifts, flexible hours and weekends only available

During your first 10 weeks of employment you will be required to work 39 hours per week to complete your initial training course, which you will be compensated for at full time rate.

On successful completion of the training you will move onto an average19.5 hour per week shift pattern.

With access to overtime at enhanced rates and retention bonus for length of service.

Benefits:
Company Pension, 33 days annual leave (inclusive of Bank Holidays), Company Sick Pay and Life Assurance, free on-site parking, staff canteen, free uniform, free onsite gym, PERKS at work scheme with access to High Street Shopdiscounts, Blue Light Card for extensive discounts, local shopping discounts, local Gym discounts and extensive training and development.

Be that person who makes a difference every day, the chance to do an extraordinary job

Looking for a secure career? Are you a good communicator? Do you have resilience? A good listener?
The philosophy of our prisons is to rehabilitate prisoners and equip them to re-integrate into mainstream society on release. We seek to normalise prison conditions as far as possible to reflect life in the outside community. Our aim is to create an environmentin which staff and prisoners feel safe.

The people in your care will have a variety of different needs and it will be your role to ensure those individuals are treated with dignity and respect and helped to find a new way of life whilst maintaining a safe, secure and structured environment.

You will play a key role in providing prisoners with structure and routine, making sure they get to work in the morning within the Prison, are actively engaging in education or work and the prison regime and are secure in their cell in the evening.

If you join us, you can be sure that you'll find a secure, friendly and professional working environment and be given all the support, training and encouragement you need to build and develop a successful career with us.

Your initial training course (ITC) for a minimum of 10 weeks, where you will receive comprehensive training, which includes Control & Restraint, First Aid, Interpersonal skills and Health & Safety, including a shadowing period working alongside qualifiedPCOs to gain real on the job experience.

As part of your new role with us, you will undertake a Level 3 custodial management qualification.

The programme runs in parallel with your ITC and you will be supported through the programme by an experienced Coach,as well as through a mentoring programme and line management support.

On completion, you will obtain a recognised Custodial Qualification, which will support your role and career development.

As a PCO you will work a variety of shifts, including weekends, evenings and nights. All shifts are on a rolling pattern and agreed in advance. Any change to shift patterns will be communicated clearly with a minimum of 30 days notice.

We are committed tosupporting individuals to achieve a positive work life balance and on successful completion of their ITC will consider any Flexible Working Requests.

G4S CaRS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of children and adults at risk and each employee is expected to support these goals.

Our training and operational practices emphasise the need to treat prisoners with dignity and respect and G4S staff build positive and supportive relationships with the prisoners in their care.

Our team has a real opportunity to make a difference and we encourage people to improve the way we operate and develop new ways of working to improve safety and better support prisoners.

If you join us, you'll find a secure, friendly and professional workingenvironment and be given all the support, training and encouragement you need to build and develop a successful career with us.

You must be eligible to work in the UK and must have been resident in the UK for a minimum period of 3 years.

You will also need to provide full details of your employment and education history for the last 5 years as part of the security screening processfor this role.