Prison Officer - HMP

This role is not eligible for new Skilled Worker visas in accordance with the current immigration rules.

An extraordinary job

In this unique career, you'll have the opportunity to carry out many different roles in any one day.

During the recruitment process you will be assessed on:

• communicating and influencing
• be at least 18 years old at the commencement of employment
• meet the Civil Service Nationality requirements
• pass a medical and fitness assessment
• meet the required eyesight standard in both eyes
• for safety reasons, meet a suitable standard of hearing.
• While tattoos are permitted, including those that are visible, they must not be deemed as offensive, discriminatory, violent, or intimidating in any way. Facial tattoos are generally not acceptable, except where this is for cultural, religious, or medical reasons.
• For safety reasons, everyone training to be a prison officer needs a suitable standard of hearing (without the use of hearing aids).
• To work in a high security prison (category
  
  A) you must have been a resident in the UK for the last 3 years.

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 = £33,746 a year

39 hours a week = £35,875 a year

41 hours a week = £38,003 a year

All salary figures quoted include any additional allowances.

The standard working week of a prison officer is based on a 39 hours per week shift pattern.

• 25 days' annual holiday (rising to 30 days after 10 years' service)
• paid time off for public holidays and 1 extra privilege day
• Civil Service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%
• cycle to work scheme, travel loans and other benefits
• Read more about prison officer benefits

This is a merit job vacancy. If you are successful at the online assessment centre, you will be added to a merit list based on your score.

When all applicants have completed the assessment centre, the prison will make job offers to individuals with the highest scores first when positions become available.