AddressPrison Custody Officer (PCO) - HMP Addiewell
Job Reference: #RF-010652-FY24
Number of Positions: 40
Contract Type: Permanent – Full Time
Salary: Starting Salary of £28,722.87 per annum plus yearly increments!
Working Hours: 40 hours per week - shifts include weekends and evenings
Location: HMP Addiewell, 9 Station Road, Addiewell, West Lothian, EH55 8QA
Closing Date: 25/02/2024
Job Introduction
Secure your present, shape your future - make a difference as a Prison Custody Officer!
Are you looking for a rewarding and challenging career that makes a difference in people's lives?
HMP Addiewell are currently seeking dedicated individuals to join our team as Prison Custody Officers (PCOs). In this role, you will play a crucial role in maintaining a safe and secure environment for staff, visitors, and prisoners, while fostering an atmosphere of decency, dignity, and respect.
Working in a prison is unlike any other career. Your focus will be on escorting prisoners to their education classes, the gym, or their day job. Keeping a watchful eye and an open mind on everything that is going on. The prison environment is their home, so you’ll be able to balance authority with natural empathy and respect.
Speak to any of our PCOs and they’ll tell you the same thing. The most important thing you can bring to the role isn’t previous experience in this environment; It’s having the people skills to engage with and manage the people you look after.
It’s about helping prisoners to leave with a better view of their future. Your role plays an important part in this. And through your day-to-day interactions, you’ll get to know your inmates and see their progress.
What You’ll Do:
- Work within a team of Prison Custody Officers as a collaborative unit
- Supervise prisoners at mealtimes and manage regular routines (locking and unlocking, recreation time)
- Oversee movement around the prison such as for visiting hours, education, and work placements
- Play a key part in prisoners rehabilitation journey, or offer support during their time in prison
What You’ll Bring:
- Reliability and be quick to notice things
- Experience not required but strong morals is a must
- Desire to treat people fairly and with respect
- Be resilient; you can move forward and start fresh after a challenging situation
What We Offer:
- Starting salary £28,722.87 with annual increases over initial 5 years’ service
- Free meals and parking
- Access to our on-site gym and fitness classes
- Optional overtime (subject to availability)
- Full training and uniform
- Life assurance
- BUPA healthcare
- Subsidise Bannatyne gym membership
- Pension schemes and much more!
Please see benefits guide attached which outlines all of Sodexo's excellent benefits!
About the Training
Our eight-week training program will get you up to speed and equip you with the tools to do your job. This is where you’ll develop the necessary skills to work independently as a PCO. From shadowing more experienced colleagues, to understanding how to deal with conflict, you’ll be ready and prepared for every day going forward.
This role is subject to a security and recruitment checks.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: From £28,722.87 per year
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: #RF-010652-FY24
