Security Officer

**Security Officer**

**Care and Rehabilitation Services**

**HMP Five Wells, Wellingborough, NN8 2NG**

**Salary: £27,172.54 per annum**

**Permanent, Full Time (40 hours per week)**

**Benefits: Company Pension, free on-site parking, on-site canteen, ongoing training and development and access to High Street Shop discounts.**

**This is a great opportunity to be a part of something exciting**

Rarely does an opportunity to make your mark and further your career come up like this. HMP Five Wells in Wellingborough is setting a new standard for new build prisons of the future, using forward-thinking design and technology. The Prison is the UK’s first purpose-built, new resettlement Prison. After opening in 2022 it is a one of a kind new generation category C new build Prison for the future and has become an integral part of the local community.

G4S Care & Rehabilitation Services (CaRS) already successfully manages 4 prisons, one secure training centre and a number of community contracts in England and Wales. The philosophy of our prisons is to rehabilitate offenders and equip them to re-integrate into mainstream society on release. We seek to normalise prison conditions as far as possible to reflect life in the outside community. Our aim is to create an environment in which staff and prisoners feel safe.

We now have the opportunity for a couple of individual to join the Security Team at HMP Five Wells.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- To coordinate response to alarms and manage the initial response to events and emergencies.
- To conduct security checks on all Integrated security systems such as CCTV cameras, radios, radio net tests, Personal alarms ensuring all defects are reported immediately to the Head of Security / Operation
- To be aware of the current situation in all parts of the prison in order to aid decisions on movements and events and to respond appropriately to emergency situations.
- To maintain an accurate and up to date roll count of the prison at all times and the number of prisoners in each area through movement control.
- To maintain an occurrence log off all movements and incidents.
- To have an up to date knowledge of the HMP Five Wells contingency plans
- To maintain efficient operating procedures as per the local security strategy
- To operate and monitor all CCTV equipment
- To deal with internal/external telephone calls in a polite and professional manner
- To control the radio net, operating the radio system in a professional manner and using the correct radio procedures in line with the local security strategy.
- To receive, evaluate and report information and incidents
- Update and maintain the Daily Radio Log
- To control and authorise movement of prisoners, staff, contractors and vehicles within the establishment.
- **Gate / Vehicle Gate Services**
- Manage and monitor access and egress into the establishment for Staff and Visitors
- Operation of sliding doors permitting ingress and egress both for Staff and Visitors
- Maintaining vigilance of all personnel leaving the establishment
- Booking in/ out of all vehicles
- Searching of all vehicles entering/ exiting the prison and personnel
- Maintaining roll count
- Escorting all vehicles
- Checking all prisoner release pass before release from Prison
- Liaising with Admissions/Control on Possible emergency procedures, Emergency Services arriving (Fire, Ambulance, Police)
- Maintaining the Security of the Establishments perimeter via correct operation of the airlock system
- Complete daily Internal and External perimeter fence checks
- Manage the processing and collation of Parcels delivered to the establishment and maintain the Property / Parcel;s Database system
- Complete Visitor searching for prisoners Domestic visits
- Complete Driving duties for prisoner escorts when required.
- Assist in the promotion of creating a positive Health & Safety culture across the site leading by example, this includes reporting accidents and near misses in a timely manner & follow the applicable safe systems of work for the role.
- G4S is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of children and adults at risk and the post holder must support these goals.

The duties and responsibilities listed within this job description are not exhaustive and the job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary from time to time.

**Essential Skills**
- Basic literacy and numeracy skills
- Basic IT skills
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to cope in a pressured and disciplined environment
- Strong team player
- Professional disposition and integrity

**Desirable Skills**
- Previous security experience
- Hold current driving license
- Previous experience in working in a Comms room environment

If you join us, you can be sure that you’ll find a secure, friendly and professional working environment and be given all the support, training and encouragement you need