10315 - Operational Support Grade - HMP Gartree (Prison Support Role)

As an Operational Support Grade, you will look after the day-to-day running of a busy prison, working in a close-knit team to carry out a range of support services – everything from patrol and gate duties, to managing deliveries, supervising visitors, and monitoring phone calls and CCTV. You will work shifts and nights to keep things running. Benefits Annual leave is 25 days on appointment and will increase to 30 days after 10 years’ service (pro-rata) 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 Salary: £29,432 The salary figures quoted are for a 37 hour working week inclusive of 20% unsocial hours working allowance which is included in the salary to reflect the requirement to work nights, evening and weekend shifts. Hours You will work an average of 37 hours per week and this will include working night shifts, evenings, weekends and Bank/Public holidays (these days are added to your holiday allowance) on a rolling shift pattern. The frequency of night shifts will vary for each Establishment and can be discussed at interview. For an example of the shift times that you could be working please visit our website. Responsibilities Gate/portal duties: ensure the secure entry and exit of staff, visitors, vehicles; carry out searches; issue and collect staff keys/radios Control room: operate the establishment radio system and monitor CCTV ensuring all suspicious activities are reported Visits: book visits; identify and process visitors on arrival, escort them if required Censors/correspondence: monitor/log mail and report any illicit or contraband items, maintaining evidence preservation Night duties: ensure cell doors are locked/secure and all prisoners are safely accounted for Reception: assist in supporting appropriate tasks in reception; photograph prisoners; collate documentation; search/x-ray incoming prisoner property and parcels; receive items for prisoners and check seals intact Prisoner supervision: supervise prisoners as required; undertake prisoner clothing/property exchange and assist officers with free flow movement Food delivery: food trolley delivery and collection, may involve use of an electric tug vehicle Driving duties: transport prisoners and their escort to destination in the cellular vehicle; collect mail from local sorting office Phone calls: monitor PIN system, maintain log of PIN Phone requests; complete all relevant paperwork keeping audit trail; check legal numbers registered solicitors Procedures and protocol: understand and conform to national and local policies, respond to invoke emergency procedures and actions required in relation to incidents Interview Process The interview will be of a blended nature consisting of behaviours and experience. The interview is the ideal opportunity to tell us more about yourself, your work history or personal experiences, so we can get to know you better and assess how you will be suited to prison work. Success Profile Behaviours Communicating and Influencing Managing a Quality Service The job holder must be able to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in English or (when specified in Wales) Welsh. Job Offers This is a ‘merit’ job vacancy. If you are successful at the interview you will be added to a merit list based on your score. When all applicants have completed the assessment, the prison will make job offers to those 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. Allowance Details In addition you will receive 20% unsocial working allowance. This has been included in the salary figures quoted. For more information please visit our website: www.prisonsupportroles.co.uk #J-18808-Ljbffr