Overview
Prison Support Role — HMP Belmarsh Driver
Salary: £31,664
His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service.
An extraordinary job. Done by someone like you.
Responsibilities
* As an Operational Support Grade, support the day-to-day running of a busy prison.
* Security and searches at the gate, managing deliveries, supervising visitors, and monitoring phone calls and CCTV.
* Perform desk duties with more physical tasks such as lifting, carrying and walking to escort vehicles across the prison grounds.
Travel and Transport
Travel to work – Some prison establishments are situated in rural locations with limited public transport options, therefore a driving licence and own transport is beneficial but is not an essential requirement of the role (unless specified*). Shift start and finish times are fixed and you must be on time for the start of your shift. Please carefully consider the location of this vacancy and your transport options.
Requirements
Applicants must hold a full, valid UK driving licence which must include the D1 vehicle category, allowing you to drive vehicles with:
* No more than 16 passenger seats, a maximum length of 8 metres, a trailer up to 750kg.
Someone like you — You don’t need any qualifications to do this job, but if you are a good communicator and can keep calm under pressure, this fast-paced role could be the start of a successful career for you. You will have good judgement and common sense, and, above all, be a great team player.
As an OSG, you will work a variety of shifts, including weekend and night shifts, to keep things running.
Opportunities
An extraordinary job — In this unique career, you’ll have the opportunity to protect the public and make an impact on lives by supporting the important work happening daily in our prisons. Depending on the particular prison, contact with prisoners may be limited, though you may interact with prisoners occasionally. The OSG role will provide significant knowledge and experience of how a prison operates and may offer opportunities to move into other prison roles, including the OSG to Prison Officer conversion scheme.
What You Can Expect From Us
You’ll be given great training and opportunities for progression and development.
Benefits
* Annual leave is 25 days on appointment and increases to 30 days after 10 years’ service (calculated on a pro-rata basis).
* 9 days bank, public and privilege holidays.
* Access to a paid Level 2 apprenticeship in customer service.
* Access to the Civil Service pension scheme, season ticket loans, retail discounts, an Employee Assistance Programme and a Cycle to Work scheme.
If this sounds like you, apply now.
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