Prison Officer Specialist

3 weeks ago

WottonunderEdge, United Kingdom Ministry of Justice Full time

Salary 1
- £30,471

Number of jobs available 1
- 1

Detail of reserve list 1
- 12 Months

Region 1
- South West

City/Town 1
- Wotton-under-Edge

Building/Site 1
- HM Prison Leyhill, GL12 8BT

Grade 1
- EO

Organisation Grade for HMPPS 1
- Band 4

Post Type 1
- Permanent

Working Pattern 1
- Full Time

Role Type 1
- Operational Delivery

Job description 1

**Overview of the job**

This is an operational job in an establishment.

**Summary**

The job holder will be a Prison Officer who will have additional specialist Physical Education Instructor training to carry out this job.

They will supervise and support prisoners in a secure custodial setting, ensuring all services are provided to a high standard and that security and control are maintained at all times.

They will also be deployed as a Supervising Officer where required.

This is an operational job with no line management; however they will have supervisory responsibilities for staff.

**Responsibilities, Activities and Duties**

The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

- Initiate, develop and deliver physical education programmes and activities for prisoners. Customise programmes for individual prisoners as appropriate.
- Deliver gym inductions including health and safety and equipment usage.
- Deliver pre-planned accredited education activities and manual handling training to prisoners, adhering to Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED) guidelines.
- Interview and allocate prisoners onto courses. Carry out initial risk and health assessment of prisoners and liaise with healthcare to ensure that they receive a medical check-up where required and assist with the rehabilitation of sports injuries.
- Regularly review Individual Learning Plans (ILPS) set and monitor targets to challenge prisoners.
- Have regular contact with awarding bodies regarding courses and certification.
- Identify opportunities for and manage prisoners’ participation in external activities, events and award schemes.
- Act as internal verifier for internal courses.
- Provide fitness training for staff and contribute to ‘Well Being’ Days.
- Conduct regular equipment checks and maintain logs.
- Order new equipment when required and ensure all repairs are completed on existing equipment.

Undertake other tasks including:

- Supervise, manage and control prisoners decently, lawfully, safely and securely whilst carrying out all activities.
- Exercise the powers of a Constable.
- Conduct searches on prisoners, staff and visitors as required.
- Undertake external escorts.
- Undertakes ‘first on scene’ incident response.
- Maintain and update systems in line with local agreements.
- Prepare relevant documentation for managers for verification/quality checking purposes.
- Attend and contribute to relevant meetings as required.
- Complete and update Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan.
- Establish, develop and maintain professional relationships with prisoners and staff.
- Understand and comply with national/local policies and legislation.

When required act as a Supervising Officer as per the following job descriptions:

- SO : Safe, Decent and Secure / YP
- SO : Operations / YP
- SO : Special Unit
- SO : Category A Escorts
- SO : Nights / YP
- SO : Regime
- SO : PEI

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the job holder.

An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh.

**Behaviours**
- Delivering at Pace
- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
- Managing a Quality Service

**Essential Experience**
- Must be competent in custodial procedures, including dynamic risk assessments.

**Technical requirements**
- Successful completion of POELT and probation period
- Must have passed Physical Education Instruction Pre-selection assessment
- Must be trained in restraint techniques
- Must have completed Physical Education Instruction qualification or if successful on interview must successfully complete the Physical Education Instruction qualification, and must also pass a fitness test
- When transferring to a Young Persons establishment the job holder will be required to successfully undertake an assessment to demonstrate suitability to work with Young People.

**Hours of Work (Unsocial Hours) Allowances**

37 hour working week (standard).

HMPPS Staff on closed pay structures only Additional Conditioned Hours Pensionable (ACHP)

Staff moving from a closed 39 hour pay structure will be eligible for the two protected pensionable additional committed hours (ACHP). They will work a 39 hour

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