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Detainee Custody Officer – Physical Education Instructor
Mitie Care + Custody are recruiting a Detainee Custody Officer – Physical Education Instructor to support the safe, secure and professional delivery of physical education and regime activities within our custodial environment.
The Role
You will supervise and deliver structured physical activities within sports halls, gyms and courtyards, ensuring the safety, security, wellbeing and dignity of residents at all times. Acting as both a Detainee Custody Officer and PE Instructor, you will promote positive behaviour, encourage participation and deliver meaningful activities that support physical and mental wellbeing while meeting contractual, legal and company standards.
Key Responsibilities
1. Supervise and deliver physical education and recreational activities in a safe and secure environment
2. Engage, motivate and manage residents professionally, fairly and respectfully
3. Organise and promote events, activities and competitions
4. Maintain high standards of security, safety and resident welfare
5. Safely use, store and manage equipment and materials
6. Deal confidently with inappropriate behaviour, incidents and emergencies
7. Complete accurate documentation and communicate effectively with colleagues
8. Support wider regime activities and contribute to a positive custodial culture
About You
9. NVQ Level 2 Fitness Instructor qualification (essential)
10. Experience in sport, fitness or activity-based environments (desirable)
11. Confident working with diverse groups and managing challenging behaviour
12. Calm, resilient and professional with strong communication skills
13. Committed to equality, dignity, safety and Mitie values
14. Willing to complete all mandatory training
Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.
We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.
When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!
We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).
We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,!
Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing at .