Prison Officer

Would you love to work in a rewarding and varied role, where you can make a difference in your local community?

**About the role and our team**

We are looking for great people to join our team of Prison Officers. In this role you’d be working towards our vision of protecting the public and reducing re-offending, by enabling offenders to reform their lives.

Don’t worry if you’ve not worked as a Prison Officer before - full training is provided and we think your skills, attitude and abilities are the key to achieving success in this role

The role of a Prison Officer is not a regular 9-5 job. Day to day you’ll help to create a safe and secure environment enabling a culture of rehabilitation. No day is the same here and you will have the opportunity to enjoy a varied workload.

A typical day could involve carrying out reception procedures for prisoners arriving into custody, processing prisoner casework, supervising prisoners on the wing, or supervising visits. There’s so much more to the role and the Recruitment Pack details all of the duties you could undertake as part of this role.

The work may be challenging at times but the rewarding nature of the role means you will have a real opportunity to achieve great job satisfaction.

**What can this role offer me?**

Although we work on a shift pattern that includes days, nights and weekends, we operate a self-rostering system which means that staff can plan work around external commitments and responsibilities, whilst fulfilling the needs of the Prison.

The team at the Prison are very well established and experienced and will be able to support you while you get to grips with your new role.

Along with access to the full range of courses the Government Learning and Development Centre offer, there are also plenty of role specific training and development opportunities - these could include first aid, mental health awareness and control and restraint courses. Many Prison Officers have developed a career in the Prison Service, specialising in different areas of the Prison or becoming Senior Officers.

If you’re looking for a challenging, varied but rewarding role, this could be the perfect next step for you

To find out more about the benefits you can enjoy by working with us, download our benefits guide from the bottom of the advert.

**How to find out more and apply**

**Recruitment Process - Important dates to be aware of**:
We have limited scope to change the dates of the Fitness Test and Assessment Centres so we would be grateful if you could try to ensure your availability on one of the above dates.

**Additional information**

A full valid driving licence is required for this role and a uniform will also be provided.

**We support flexible working and equality, diversity and inclusion in our recruitment**

The Isle of Man Public Service is an equal opportunities employer which supports and promotes flexible working. We understand its benefits in improving work-life balance and supporting health and wellbeing and, in its different forms; it is widespread throughout the Public Service. We are happy to discuss part-time or flexible working arrangements, including job share partnerships, for our roles (where possible) and if interested you should discuss this with the Hiring Manager.

Find out more about where a career in the Isle of Man Public Service could take you at **hr.gov.im/careers