202302: Prison Officer - Winchester, United Kingdom - HM Prison & Probation Service
Description
Details:
Reference number:
Salary:
- £30,880
Job grade:
- Administrative Officer
- Band 3
Contract type: - Permanent
Type of role: - Operational Delivery
- Other
Working pattern: - Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available: - 20Contents
About the job
Benefits:
Things you need to know
Location
- Winchester, South East England, SO22 5DFAbout the job
Job summary:
- Please see job description
Job description:
Prison officer:
HMP Winchester
HMP:
Winchester, Romsey Road, Winchester SO22 5DF
Starting salary:
£32,702 (for a 39 hour week inc 20% unsocial)
City/Town:
Winchester
Region:
South East
Vacancy type:
Pass**
One career, many roles
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.
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
- and 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.
How to apply
You will then be invited to complete the online tests, to see if you have the basic judgement and numerical skills expected of a prison officer.
Due to the number of positions currently available, this vacancy is only open for a short period of time and only individuals who perform highest at the online tests will be invited to our online assessment centre.
The online assessment centre
If you pass the online tests, 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.
We will tell you what to expect and bring before the day.
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).
If you are not a UK or EU citizen, you will need a leave to remain entitlement of approximately 30 months or more at the point you apply.
To work in a high security prison (category A) you must have been a resident in the UK for the last 3 years.
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 = £30,880 a year
- 39 hours a week = £32,702 a year
- 41 hours a week = £34,523 a year
The standard working week of a prison officer is based on a 39 hours per week shift pattern.
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
- Up to £8,000 gross (inclusive of tax) hometowork travel expenses for a period of 3 years from the date you commence employment _paid at 0.45p per mile_Read more about prison officer benefits.
Your training to be a prison officer
We want to make sure you are matched to the right training scheme. Once you have passed our initial selection and as part of the pre-employment procedures, we will undertake an initial assessment with you to identify whether undertaking an _Apprenticeship in Custody & Detention_ or the _Initial Foundat
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