Prison Officer

Overview

The job holder will supervise and support prisoners, ensuring all services are provided to a high standard and that security and control are maintained at all times, adhering to local and national policies. This is an operational job in an establishment.

Responsibilities, Activities and Duties

• Supervise prisoner activities including exercise and association, maintaining the general cleanliness of the wing and making sure that meals are served in line with establishment policy
• Lock prisoners securely in their cells at each lock up period, keep account of the unit roll and make sure that prisoners are accounted for
• Support vulnerable prisoners and pass any relevant concerns to wing managers/staff, Healthcare, Safer Custody department and personal officer
• Share identified prisoner needs with reception staff
• Unlock prisoners in a timely manner
• Deal with any instances of self harm in-line with suicide and self harm prevention strategies
• Support prisoners in-line with the Personal Officer strategy, completing reports on prisoners as requested, within time limits set, which contribute to sentence planning and prisoner progress
• Encourage responsible and respectful behaviour in prisoners
• Receive and progress applications and complaints
• Maintain prisoner records by completing behaviour report entries and data entry onto the prisoner database
• Carry out accommodation / fabric checks, including searching prisoners
• Complete all administration in support of main duties including ordering cleaning materials and completing regime monitoring

Technical Requirements

Job holders must complete specific training in their specialism once they take up post. All candidates are required to pass an online application and numeracy assessment, attend and pass a variety of assessments at Recruitment Assessment Centre; these include a written assessment, role plays, medical assessment and a fitness test. If successful in your application, your continuation in this role is dependent on passing all modules within the initial Prison Officer Entry Level Training (POELT).

Behaviours

• Communicating and Influencing
• Managing a Quality Service
• Making Effective Decisions
• Caring

Essential Experience and Ability

• Fitness Standard
• Medical Standard
• Numerical Ability
• Successful completion of POELT and probation period
• Must have Custodial Care National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) 3
• Must be trained in restraint techniques

Hours and Allowances

37 hour working week (standard). Additional Conditioned Hours (ACH) available. This role requires working regular unsocial hours and a 17% payment will be paid in addition to your basic pay to recognise this. Unsocial hours are those hours outside 0700 - 1900hrs Monday to Friday and include working evening, nights, weekends and Bank / Public holidays.