202604: Prison Officer - HMP Lowdham Grange

Prison officer - HMP Lowdham Grange

Address: HMP Lowdham Grange, Old Epperstone Rd, Lowdham NG14 7DA

Starting salary: £35,875 (for a 39 hour week inc 20% unsocial)

City/Town:     Lowdham, Nottingham

Region:          Nottinghamshire 

Vacancy type:   Merit

An extraordinary job

In this unique career, you’ll have the opportunity to carry out many different roles in any one day.

During the recruitment process you will be assessed on:

communicating and influencing

managing a quality service

making effective decisions

caring

To become a prison officer, you will need to:

be at least 18 years old at the commencement of employment

meet the Civil Service Nationality requirements

pass a medical and fitness assessment  

meet the required eyesight standard in both eyes

for safety reasons, meet a suitable standard of hearing.

Whilst tattoos are permitted, including those that are visible, they must not be deemed as offensive, discriminatory, violent, or intimidating in any way. Facial tattoos are generally not acceptable, except where this is for cultural, religious, or medical reasons.

For safety reasons, everyone training to be a prison officer needs a suitable standard of hearing (without the use of hearing aids).

To work in a high security prison (category A) you must have been a resident in the UK for the last 3 years.

How to apply

Once you have completed your initial application form.  

You will be invited to complete an online test, to see if you have the basic judgement and numerical skills.

If you pass the online test, we will invite you to an online assessment centre (OAC).

Once you’ve successfully completed the OAC and you are allocated to a vacancy, we will invite you to complete a medical and fitness test. This will cover an eyesight test, hearing test and basic health screening, including a blood pressure check.

Pay

The initial training is 37 hours a week. After training, you can choose to work 37, 39 or 41 hours a week. Your annual salary will reflect your weekly hours.

37 hours a week =   £33,746 a year

39 hours a week =   £35,875 a year

41 hours a week =   £38,003 a year

All salary figures quoted include any additional allowances.

The standard working week of a prison officer is based on a 39 hours per week shift pattern.

Benefits

25 days’ annual holiday (rising to 30 days after 10 years’ service)

paid time off for public holidays and 1 extra privilege day

Civil Service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%

cycle to work scheme, travel loans and other benefits

Read more about prison officer benefits



Job offers: merit vacancy 

This is a merit job vacancy. If you are successful at the online assessment centre, you will be added to a merit list based on your score.

When all applicants have completed the assessment centre, the prison will make job offers to individuals with the highest scores first when positions become available.

You can stay on the merit list for 12 months. After this, you’ll need to apply again.

Operational Support Grade Role

Our Online Assessment Centre (OAC), will not only assess you against the key criteria to become a prison officer but will also determine your suitability for appointment as an operational support grade OSG If following attendance at your OAC, you are unsuccessful in your application to become a prison officer, we may instead offer you an alternative role as an OSG. Operational support grade - Ministry of Justice

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles. If you feel the recruitment process has breached the principles you can raise a complaint by contacting Shared Services Connected Ltd: call 0845 241 5358 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or email [email protected]

Diversity & Inclusion 

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 

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