Overview
In this unique career, you'll have the opportunity to carry out many different roles in any one day. One minute you're a peacekeeper, the next you're a counsellor or a teacher. You'll work directly with prisoners in a unique environment, helping to protect the public and make a positive impact.
Assessment and Selection
During the recruitment process you will be assessed on the behaviours, strengths and abilities you need to become an effective prison officer. These include:
* Communicating and influencing
* Meeting the required eyesight standard in both eyes
* Meeting a suitable standard of hearing for safety reasons
After passing the online test, you will be invited to an online assessment centre (OAC).
Benefits
* Accommodation costs (up to £750 per month) paid for up to 23 months
* Reimbursement of monthly travel costs from your deployed prison to your permanent prison
* Recruitment and retention bonus of £1,500 after the first 12 months and again after the 23‑month period
* Read more about prison officer benefits
Pay
* Initial training of 37 hours a week
* Choose to work 37, 39, or 41 hours a week after training; your annual salary will reflect your weekly hours
* Refer to main advert for pay scales for individual prisons
Job Offers
This is a merit job vacancy. After successful completion of 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 as positions become available.
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