Operational Support Grade - HMP Prison Support

Driving Licence Requirement

PLEASE NOTE Driving duties are an essential part of the OSG role at HMP Exeter and therefore it is essential that candidates hold a full, valid UK driving licence.

As an Operational Support Grade, you will look after the day-to-day running of a busy prison, working in a close-knit team to carry out a range of support services - everything from patrol and gate duties, to managing deliveries, supervising visitors, and monitoring phone calls and CCTV. You will work shifts and nights to keep things running., You Will work an average of 37 hours per week and this will include working night shifts, evenings, weekends and Bank/Public holidays (these days are added to your holiday allowance) on a rolling shift pattern.

The frequency of night shifts will vary for each Establishment and can be discussed  an example of the shift times that you could be working please visit our website Responsibilities, activities and duties are likely to include: gate/portal duties: ensure the secure entry and exit of staff, visitors, vehicles; carry out searches of staff, prisoners, visitors, contractors and vehicles; issue and collect staff keys/radios control room: operate the establishment radio system and monitor CCTV ensuring all suspicious activities are reported visits: book visits;

identify and process visitors on their arrival, escort them if required censors/correspondence: monitor/log mail and report any illicit or contraband items, maintaining the preservation of evidence night duties: ensure cell doors are locked/secure and all prisoners are safely accounted for reception: assist in supporting appropriate tasks in reception; photograph prisoners; collate documentation for the property process; search/x-ray incoming prisoner property and parcels;

receive items for prisoners and check all seals are intact on property storage prisoner supervision: supervise prisoners as required; undertake prisoner clothing/property exchange and assist officers with free flow movement food delivery: food trolley delivery and collection, which may involve the use of an electric tug vehicle driving duties: transport prisoners and their escort to their destination in the cellular vehicle;

collect mail from local sorting office phone calls: monitor the Personal Identification Number (PIN) system, maintaining the log of PIN Phone requests from prisoners; complete all relevant paperwork keeping an audit trail of conversations; check that legal numbers are registered solicitors procedures and protocol: understand and con...

• gate/portal duties: ensure the secure entry and exit of staff, visitors, vehicles;
• carry out searches of staff, prisoners, visitors, contractors and vehicles;
• issue and collect staff keys/radios
• control room: operate the establishment radio system and monitor CCTV ensuring all suspicious activities are reported
• visits: book visits; identify and process visitors on their arrival, escort them if required
• censors/correspondence: monitor/log mail and report any illicit or contraband items, maintaining the preservation of evidence
• night duties: ensure cell doors are locked/secure and all prisoners are safely accounted for
• reception: assist in supporting appropriate tasks in reception; photograph prisoners; collate documentation for the property process; search/x-ray incoming prisoner property and parcels; receive items for prisoners and check all seals are intact on property storage
• prisoner supervision: supervise prisoners as required; undertake prisoner clothing/property exchange and assist officers with free flow movement
• food delivery: food trolley delivery and collection, which may involve the use of an electric tug vehicle
• driving duties: transport prisoners and their escort to their destination in the cellular vehicle; collect mail from local sorting office
• phone calls: monitor the Personal Identification Number (PIN) system, maintaining the log of PIN Phone requests from prisoners; complete all relevant paperwork keeping an audit trail of conversations; check that legal numbers are registered
• solicitors procedures and protocol: understand and con...