Prisoner Services Assistant x2
Salary: £28777
About The Role
The purpose of this role is to provide an effective, efficient, and customer‑focused tuck shop–style service to the prison population. The post‑holder will operate within a warehouse environment, ensuring the accurate preparation, tilling, and timely delivery of prisoner orders to all residential areas of the establishment.
Working to strict operational timescales, the role requires full adherence to SPS Finance Policies, including the precise recording and reconciliation of all stock movements to maintain service integrity and financial compliance.
The position involves direct contact with prisoners and requires professionalism, awareness, and the ability to uphold safety, security, and service standards at all times while contributing to a reliable and well‑managed prisoner canteen service.
About Us
The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) operates in a fascinating, complex and rapidly changing environment. Our vision is to help build a safer Scotland by unlocking potential and transforming lives. To enable us to successfully deliver our vision, we are committed to nurturing and investing in our greatest strength and resource: Our People.
We are proud to employ a diverse range of people; each contributing their own unique experiences and skills to enhance the service we deliver. Whatever the role, you will find your SPS experience both challenging and rewarding. You will be committed to helping us to achieve our goals and in return we will be committed to helping you to achieve yours.
We employ approximately 5,000 staff across our prisons, headquarters, college, and training and storage facility. The hard work of our staff is the most critical component in the successful delivery of Scotland’s prison system.
We need professional, capable and motivated individuals who reflect Scotland’s diversity to deliver effective and efficient activities and services to achieve our Mission and realise our Vision.
Whatever SPS profession you embark upon, you will be a valued member of the team, helping us build a Safer Scotland for the communities we serve. We are committed to your personal and professional development and offer a wide range of career progression opportunities.