Salary: Up to £, per annum
Type: Permanent. Full time positions available (average per week, with various shifts).
What’s in it for you?
Your starting salary is £, per annum. We believe in recognising your contributions and growth, as such we are committed to progressing you through your PCO portfolio to reach £, as quickly as possible. Furthermore, you have the potential to boost your income through overtime, potentially reaching an annual earnings of around £, (*please note that while we cannot guarantee the availability of overtime at all times, this estimate is based on an average of 4 hours per week), plus we also offer:
1. Clear career development pathways for you to transition quickly into operational management positions where your basic pay will rise to £, plus the opportunity to still earn overtime on top of this.
2. Rolling shift pattern working no more than 4 days in a run.
3. Free parking on site.
4. Pension scheme.
5. Health & Wellbeing Benefits.
6. Reward & Recognition scheme.
7. Eligible for a Blue Light card and a range of Serco discounts which include cinema, online shopping discounts, leisure centre memberships and much more.
Is this the right career for you?
This is a unique opportunity to be part of a team at HMP Doncaster. Our Prison Officer community come from a variety of different backgrounds, so prison experience isn’t needed. We’re focused on your transferrable skills and behaviours such as communication, teamwork and the resilience and patience to help people.
As a Prison Officer, you’ll be at the forefront of ensuring the health, safety, and wellbeing of everyone around you. It’s also 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:
8. Supervising prisoners in all aspects of prison wing activity.
9. Overseeing work and education programmes, encouraging prisoners to participate.
10. Operational matters such as prisoner headcounts, cell searching, security, and administrative processes.
11. Managing prisoners who are at risk of self-harm.
12. Our accredited training programme will equip you with new skills and confidence to enable you to build a career with us as a respected Prison Officer. You’ll receive an 8–-week Initial Training Course (ITC), covering everything from control and restraint to first aid. You’ll also receive the help of our great team, with job shadowing and buddy programmes to support you.
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Preparing for your recruitment journey:
As part of our assessment process, you’ll need to pass a Level 2 English and Maths test (GCSE, NVQ or equivalent). You must be eligible to work in the UK. You will also need to provide full details of your employment and education history for the last 5 years as part of the security screening process for this role. These roles are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. Your application will be reviewed by one of our Talent Specialists. If you meet the criteria as set out in the advert you will be invited to an interview, where you will take part in a short role play, written exercise, competency based interview & fitness test which consists of:
13. Bleep Test – You will be required to complete metre shuttle runs in time with the bleeps and will last approximately 3 minutes and seconds and will have to reach level
14. Agility Test – Running around set course of cones under a particular time scale.
15. Shield Hold Test – Holding shield out in front of you at a -degree angle for 1 minute
16. Grip Test - KG (on both hands)
Once you have passed the selection and vetting process, we will invite you to attend an -week Initial Training Course (ITC) at the establishment you have been recruited for, and you will be required to have % attendance. The ITC will provide high quality training where you will complete a Diploma in Custodial Care and undergo Control and Restraint training. You will also shadow experienced Prison Officers on shift to give you a real taste of life on the job.
The service that we provide to our prisoners is available every day of the year across a -hour period, meaning you will have to cover various shift patterns, including days, evenings, weekends, nights, and bank holidays - with an average of hours per week. We will value the importance of work-life balance and on successful completion of your ITC, we’ll consider Flexible Working Requests.
Why Serco?
17. 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, which is key to protecting public finances.
18. A world of opportunity: Our prisons hold a huge amount of variety and opportunity, with Officers being able to progress into Ops Management or into specialist services such as Psychology, Education, Health, or the Animal unit. It’s an ever-evolving career.
19. Great people: Because of our investment in safeguarding and rehabilitation, our prisons are calmer and can be very different to how you might imagine. You’ll also receive all the training and advice you’ll need from your friendly and supportive colleagues.
This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 4 and all offers of employment are subject to security clearance checks and approval by the Home Office, and satisfactory employment references.