Prison
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Officer
HMP Fosse
Way
LE18
4WS
What’s
in it for you?
Your starting salary will be
£28,187pa. increasing to £29,271 after 12 months and increasing
again to £33,337 when you reach 3 years’ service. We are fully
committed to progressing you through your PCO Portfolio or PCO
Apprenticeship which would increase your salary to £32,288 as soon
as either of these is successfully completed which can
realistically be achieved within 12 to 18 months of joining us. We
also
offer:
* Opportunity to earn approximately £37,800 including
overtime (Whilst we cannot guarantee overtime will always be
available, this is based on an average of 4 hrs per
week)
* Clear career
development pathways for you to transition quickly into operational
management positions with salaries ranging from £37,000 to
£42,000.
* Free parking on
site.
* Free use of the
gym.
* Free food whilst
on shift
* Pension
scheme.
* Health &
Wellbeing Benefits.
* Reward &
Recognition scheme.
* Serco discounts
which include cinema, online shopping discounts, leisure centre
memberships and you can apply for a Blue Light discount
card.
Discover lots of information about the
Prison Officer role
Is this the right career
for you?
Our Prison Officers come with all different work &
life experiences, what you’ve done before doesn’t matter, what
matters is that you’re committed to making a difference to the
lives of others. We’re focused on transferrable skills and
behaviours such as communication, teamwork, resilience, and
patience to help people - the rest you’ll learn during your 10-week
training course and through our experienced colleagues.
As a Prison Officer, you’ll be at
the forefront of ensuring the health, safety, and wellbeing of
everyone around you. It’s a job where your contribution really
counts as you work to give prisoners structure within their lives,
encourage positive choices, and support them on their journey to
rehabilitation. Day to day you’ll be involved
in:
* Supervising prisoners in all aspects of prison wing
activity.
* Overseeing work
and education programmes, encouraging prisoners to
participate.
* Operational
matters such as prisoner headcounts, prison cell searching,
security, and administrative
processes.
* Managing prisoners
who are at risk of
self-harm.
We operate 24/7, all year round meaning
you’ll cover shifts on days, evenings, weekends, nights, and bank
holidays. We value the importance of work-life balance, we operate
on a rota basis that allows you the flexibility to enjoy meaningful
time off to do the things you enjoy &
love.
Preparing for your recruitment
journey:
You’ll be invited you to complete an online assessment.
If you pass the initial online assessment, we will invite you to
attend a virtual competency-based interview, Maths and English
assessment. Once you have passed this assessment, we will invite
you to HMP Fosse Way for a Welcome Briefing about the Prison and
the role, a Group Session, Mobility Assessment and a Visit around
the Prison.
Once you’ve passed
assessment, we’ll invite you to attend a 10-week Initial Training
Course (ITC) at the Prison, which requires 100% attendance. This
consists of 8 weeks classroom-based training and 2 weeks shadowing
to give you a real taste of life on the job. The ITC provides high
quality training, you’ll complete a Diploma in Custodial Care,
First Aid and undergo Control and Restraint
training.
Why
Serco?
* Meaningful and vital work: Prison Officers are key to
ensuring the health, safety and wellbeing of prisoners, staff, and
visitors in their prisons. More importantly they play a vital role
in reducing reoffending rates amongst
prisoners.
* A world of
opportunity: Our prisons hold a huge amount of variety and
opportunity, with Officers being able to progress into Ops
Management or specialist services such as Psychology, Education,
Health, or the Animal unit.Great people: Due to the investment in safeguarding
and rehabilitation, our prisons are calmer and may be very
different to what you might imagine, but you’ll receive all the
training and advice you need from friendly and supportive
colleagues.
Please note that this position is based
at HMP Fosse Way in Leicester, which has limited public transport
options. Due to the nature of our shift patterns, we strongly
encourage applicants to consider their commute time and
transportation options before applying. Therefore, we recommend
that candidates live within a 30 mile radius of the above location
to maintain punctuality, work-life balance, and job
satisfaction
What else do I need to
know
This role is exempt from the
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and all offers of employment
are subject to security clearance checks, and satisfactory
employment references. You’ll be required to provide 5 years
of employment and education history as part of these
checks.
This role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa
sponsorship under current UK Home Office rules, as it does not meet
the required salary or skill level criteria. Whilst we encourage
applications to other roles, candidates who already have a valid
right to work in the UK through other immigration routes or
permissions must meet the below minimum eligibility
criteria:
* Have
at least two years remaining on your current visa to ensure
sufficient time in the role.Have
lived in the UK for at least one year, as the vetting process
requires a counter-signatory from a recognised professional who has
known you for that
duration.
For general right-to-work guidance,
please visit the
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Serco
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we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from
caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services.
We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential
public services around the world in areas including defence,
transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services.
We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public
services for the benefit of everyone. By joining Serco you will
have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks –
SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited
(Disability) and (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee
Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity,
inclusion and belonging.
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foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to
building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the
needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at
interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly
encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open
to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. We operate
a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are
proudly Disability Confident Leader employers and holder of the
Gold Inclusive Employer Standard. Disabled applicants who meet the
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