Department
National Offender Management Service Business Area
Region – East Midlands Business Area - detailed
HM Prison Service Number of Jobs Available
36
Location: Region
East Midlands Location: City/Town
Boston
Lincoln Location: Building/Site
HMP Lincoln, HMP North Sea Camp & IRC Morton Hall Grade
Other
Equivalent Departmental Grade
NOMS Band 3 Type of Role
Operational Delivery
Security
Other Job Description
Successful candidates will be based at either HMP Lincoln, HMP North Sea Camp or HMP IRC Morton Hall.
Office worker. Truck driver. Graduate. It doesn’t matter what background you come from: there’s a great future ahead of you if you have the right qualities to become a Prison Officer.
We need confident, resilient people with excellent communication and listening skills, flexibility and common sense. Your positive attitude, together with high standards of personal integrity and commitment, will win the respect and trust of both prisoners and colleagues.
A career as a Prison Officer isn’t about keeping people under lock and key. Security is an important aspect of the role; but it’s also about understanding challenging behaviour, acting as a role model and providing encouragement and support so prisoners can break free from crime. You’ll not only get enormous satisfaction from helping to turn lives around, you’ll also be making a valuable contribution to society as a whole.
For more information, please visit the National Offenders Management Service (NOMS) website: www.nomsjobs.com. Reserved / Non Reserved post(s)
This is a Non Reserved post and is therefore open to UK, British Commonwealth and European Economic Area (EEA) Nationals and certain non EEA members Security
If you are a successful candidate you will be expected to undertake Basic Checks.
If you are a successful candidate you will be expected to undertake a medical.
Working Pattern
This/these jobs are available for full-time, part-time or flexible working arrangements (including job share arrangements) Employment Terms: Post Type
Permanent
Employment Terms: Hours
37 hours per week Allowances
Unsocial hours working
This role requires working regular unsocial hours. A permanent 17% payment will be paid in addition to your basic pay to recognise this. Unsocial hours are those hours outside 0700 - 1900hrs Monday to Friday and include working evening, nights, weekends and Bank / Public holidays.
Additional conditioned hours at enhanced pay
As a Prison Officer you will also have the option to commit to working between 1-4 additional committed hours at an enhanced rate of pay on top of your standard 37 hour working week. These hours are non-pensionable.
Salary by weekly hours worked including 17% unsocial hours payment
Salary will depend on your location but will start at the following inclusive rates for the weekly hours worked (these rates include the 17% unsocial hours payment):
National
37 Hours - £19,049
38 Hours - £19,577
39 Hours - £20,105
40 Hours - £20,633
41 Hours - £21,161
Depending on your annual performance, affordability, public sector pay policy and the recommendations from the Prison Service pay review body, your inclusive pay may increase incrementally up to the following maximum rates over time:
National
37 Hours - £22,487
38 Hours - £23,111
39 Hours - £23,734
40 Hours - £24,357
41 Hours - £24,981
Where available, you may also be able to volunteer to work further additional hours at a premium rate. Competence 1
Leading and Communicating Competence 2
Managing a Quality Service Competence 3
Additional Competency Competence 3 - Detail
Achieving a safe and secure environment Competence 4
Additional Competency Competence 4 - Detail
Showing drive and resilience Competence 5
Additional Competency Competence 5 - Detail
Caring
Competence 6
Additional Competency Competence 6 - Detail
Persuading and influencing