202604: Prison Officer - HMP Guys Marsh

Prison officer - HMP Guys Marsh

Address: HMP Guys Marsh, Guy's Marsh, Shaftesbury, SP7 0AH

City/Town: Shaftesbury

Region: Dorset and South West

Vacancy type: Merit

Starting salary: £35,875 (for a 39 hour week incl 20% unsocial)

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

Key Assessment Areas

• Communicating and influencing
• Managing a quality service
• Making effective decisions
• Caring

Requirements

• 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
• Meet a suitable standard of hearing (without hearing aids)
• Tattoos permitted, provided they are not offensive, discriminatory, violent or intimidating; facial tattoos are generally not acceptable, except for cultural, religious or medical reasons
• For high security (Category A) work, be a UK resident for the last 3 years

Salary

• 37 hours a week = £33,746 a year
• 39 hours a week = £35,875 a year
• 41 hours a week = £38,003 a year

Benefits

• 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

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.