202604: Prison Officer - HMP Leyhill

Position Overview

HMP Leyhill, Falfield, Wooton Under Edge, GL12 8BT

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

Vacancy type: Merit

This extraordinary career offers the opportunity to carry out a variety of roles on any given day.

Key Responsibilities

• Communicating and influencing within the prison environment
• Managing a quality service for inmates and staff
• Providing care and support to prisoners

Eligibility & Requirements

• Minimum age of 18 years at commencement of employment
• Must meet Civil Service nationality requirements
• Pass a medical and fitness assessment
• Meet the required eyesight standard in both eyes
• Maintain a suitable standard of hearing (without hearing aids) for safety reasons
• For safety reasons, must also meet a suitable standard of hearing as a training requirement
• For category A (high security) placement, must have resided in the UK for the last 3 years
• Tattoos, including visible ones, are permitted provided they are not offensive, discriminatory, violent or intimidating; facial tattoos are generally not acceptable unless for cultural, religious or medical reasons

Assessment & Selection Process

• Initial application form submitted online
• Online test to assess basic judgement and numerical skills
• Online Assessment Centre (OAC) for selected candidates
• Successful OAC candidates invited for medical and fitness testing, including eyesight, hearing and basic health screening (blood pressure)
• Following a successful medical assessment, candidates are allocated to a vacancy and receive a job offer
• Offers are made on a merit list basis, with the highest scores receiving offers first; the merit list remains active for 12 months, after which candidates must re apply

Remuneration & Working Hours

The initial training follows a 37 hour week schedule. After training, you may choose to work 37, 39 or 41 hours per week.

Your annual salary will reflect your chosen hours:

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

All salary figures include any additional allowances.

Benefits

• 25 days' annual holiday (increases to 30 days after 10 years of 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

EEO Statement

We recruit by merit on a basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.

If you feel the recruitment process has breached these principles, you may raise a complaint by contacting Shared Services Connected Ltd: call (Mon Fri 8 am 6 pm) or email Moj recruitment vetting .

Notes

The Position may also offer an alternative Operational Support Grade (OSG) role if a candidate is successful at the OAC but unsuitable for a prison officer.