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Posted 2 days ago
Prison Support Role (Hiring Immediately)
HM Prison and Probation Service
📍 Thetford
Job description
<p><strong>Prison Support Role </strong></p>
<p><strong>HMP Wayland</strong></p>
<p><strong>£29,432</strong></p>
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<p><span style=font-weight: 400;>His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service. </span></p>
<p><span style=font-weight: 400;>An extraordinary job. Done by someone like you.</span></p>
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<p><span style=font-weight: 400;>As an Operational Support Grade, you will play a key part in supporting the day-to-day running of a busy prison You will be part of a supportive team doing all sorts of things – from security and searches at the gate, to managing deliveries, supervising visitors, and monitoring phone calls and CCTV. It’s a varied and active job involving tasks which combine some desk duties with more physical tasks such as lifting, carrying and walking to escort vehicles across the prison grounds.</span></p>
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<p><span style=font-weight: 400;>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*). Please note that shift start and finish times are fixed and it is your responsibility to get to and from your place of work on time for the start of your shift. Please carefully consider the location of this vacancy and your transport options.</span></p>
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<p><strong>Someone like you </strong></p>
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<p><span style=font-weight: 400;>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.</span></p>
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<p><span style=font-weight: 400;>Helping to keep a prison running smoothly and safely you will have good judgement and common sense, and, above all, be a great team player.</span></p>
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<p><span style=font-weight: 400;>As an OSG, you will work a variety of shifts, including weekend and night shifts, to keep things running.</span></p>
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<p><strong>An extraordinary job</strong></p>
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<p><span style=font-weight: 400;>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. </span></p>
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<p><span style=font-weight: 400;>Unlike our prison officers, your contact with prisoners is limited, although depending on the particular prison you may interact with prisoners occasionally.</span></p>
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<p><span style=font-weight: 400;>The OSG role will give you significant knowledge and experience of how a prison operates. It can provide opportunities to move into other prison jobs, including opportunities to apply for the OSG to Prison Officer conversion scheme.</span></p>
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<p><strong>What you can expect from us:</strong><span style=font-weight: 400;><br /></span><span style=font-weight: 400;>You’ll be given great training and opportunities for progression and development.</span></p>
<p><span style=font-weight: 400;><br /></span><span style=font-weight: 400;>In addition to your base pay, you will receive:</span></p>
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<li style=font-weight: 400;><span style=font-weight: 400;>annual leave is 25 days on appointment and will increase to 30 days after 10 years’ service (calculated on a pro-rata basis)</span></li>
<li style=font-weight: 400;><span style=font-weight: 400;>9 days bank, public and privilege holidays</span></li>
<li style=font-weight: 400;><span style=font-weight: 400;>access to a paid Level 2 apprenticeship in customer service</span></li>
<li style=font-weight: 400;><span style=font-weight: 400;>access to the generous Civil Service pension scheme</span> <span style=font-weight: 400;>season ticket loans, retail discounts, an Employee Assistance Programme and a Cycle to Work scheme</span><span style=font-weight: 400;><br /><br /></span></li>
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<p><span style=font-weight: 400;>If this sounds like you, apply now. </span></p>
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