Prison Support - HMP Isle of Wight

Prison Support - HMP Isle of Wight

Prison Support Role HMP Isle of Wight

What you can expect from us: You'll be given great training and opportunities for progression and development. In addition to your base pay, you will receive:

• annual leave is 25 days on appointment and will increase to 30 days after 10 years' service (calculated on a pro-rata basis)


• 9 days bank, public and privilege holidays


• access to a paid Level 2 apprenticeship in customer service


• access to the generous Civil Service pension scheme


• season ticket loans, retail discounts, an Employee Assistance Programme and a Cycle to Work scheme

Overview

As an Operational Support Grade (OSG) at HMP Isle of Wight, 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 is a varied and active role involving tasks which combine some desk duties with more physical tasks such as lifting, carrying and walking to escort vehicles across the prison grounds. Driving duties are an essential part of the OSG role, and therefore candidates are required to hold a full, valid UK Driving Licence.

What you’ll do

• Support the day-to-day running of a busy prison


• Carry out security and searches at the gate


• Manage deliveries and supervise visitors


• Monitor phone calls and CCTV


• Perform desk duties alongside physical tasks and escort vehicles across prison grounds


• Hold a full, valid UK Driving Licence as driving is an essential part of the role

Who this is for

• You don’t need any qualifications to do this job


• You should be a good communicator and able to stay calm under pressure


• You’ll be a great team player with good judgement and common sense


• As an OSG, you will work a variety of shifts, including weekends and nights

Career opportunities

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. Unlike prison officers, your contact with prisoners is limited, though you may interact with prisoners occasionally depending on the prison. The OSG role offers substantial knowledge and experience of how a prison operates and can provide opportunities to move into other prison jobs, including applying for the OSG to Prison Officer conversion scheme.

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Prison Support Role HMP Isle of Wight £29,432 His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service. An extraordinary job. Done by someone like you. 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. Driving duties are an essential part of the OSG role at HMP Isle of Wight and therefore candidates are required to hold a full, valid UK Driving Licence. Someone like you 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. 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. As an OSG, you will work a variety of shifts, including weekend and night shifts, to keep things running. An extraordinary job 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. Unlike our prison officers, your contact with prisoners is limited, although depending on the particular prison you may interact with prisoners occasionally. 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. What you can expect from us: You'll be given great training and opportunities for progression and development. In addition to your base pay, you will receive: annual leave is 25 days
on appointment and will increase to 30 days after 10 years' service (calculated on a pro-rata basis) 9 days bank, public and privilege holidays access to a paid Level 2 apprenticeship in customer service access to the generous Civil Service pension scheme season ticket loans, retail discounts, an Employee Assistance Programme and a Cycle to Work scheme If this sounds like you, apply now.