Prison Officer – HMP Feltham | Sponsorship Available
HMP Feltham is seeking resilient, disciplined, and communicative Prison Officers to maintain safety and order within the facility. This is a physically demanding role, requiring applicants to pass a medical and fitness assessment as part of the selection process.
Successful candidates will possess strong communication and influencing skills, essential for managing challenging situations and fostering rehabilitation.
Please note that HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) cannot guarantee Skilled Worker visa sponsorship due to recent policy changes. Applicants requiring sponsorship must ensure they meet UK right-to-work requirements before applying.
Position: Prison Officer
Job Type: Full Time
Location: Feltham
About the Role
Prison officers protect the public and help make an impact on prisoners’ lives. If you have the integrity, skills and strength of character we’re looking for, this fast-paced role could be the start of a successful career.
Someone like you
There’s no such thing as a typical prison officer. Our officers come from different walks of life, just like the offenders they work with. Whether you’re a parent, a teacher, have worked in retail, the armed forces, or just feel like you’re a natural people person, you’ll have the empathy, self-confidence, great communication skills and resilience we want. No matter the challenge, you’ll take the time to build constructive, positive and professional relationships with prisoners who could be at the lowest point in their lives.
Teamwork plays a vital role in this environment, so you’ll need to be fully committed to supporting your colleagues and understand the importance of acting as one team to keep the prison, and everyone who works here safe.
You will be required to work various shifts and some weekends.
An extraordinary job
In this unique career, you’ll have the opportunity to carry out many different roles in any one day. One minute you’re a peacekeeper, the next you’re a counsellor or a teacher. You’ll work directly with prisoners in a unique environment, helping to protect the public and make a positive impact.
To become a prison officer, you will need to:
* Be at least 18 years old at the point you commence employment
* Meet the Civil Service Nationality requirements (see nationality requirements section below)
* Pass a medical and fitness assessment as part of the application process
* Meet the required eyesight standard in both eyes (both with and without corrective lenses)
* Have a suitable standard of hearing (without the use of hearing aids)
* While tattoos are permitted, they must not be deemed offensive, discriminatory, violent, or intimidating. Facial tattoos are generally not acceptable, except for cultural, religious, or medical reasons.
To work in a high security prison (category A) you must have been a resident in the UK for the last 3 years.
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
* UK nationals
* Nationals of the Republic of Ireland
* Nationals of Commonwealth countries with the right to work in the UK
* Nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
* Individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
* Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Essential skills
You don’t need qualifications to become a prison officer. Personal qualities are more important. You need to show:
* Communication and influencing skills
* Commitment to quality
* Care and understanding
Pay
The initial training is 37 hours a week. After training, you can choose to work 37, 39 or 41 hours a week. Your annual salary will reflect your weekly hours:
* 37 hours a week = £38,082 a year
* 39 hours a week = £40,357 a year
* 41 hours a week = £42,632 a year
All salary figures quoted include any applicable additional allowances. Prisons operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, so you will have to cover various shift patterns that will include evenings, some nights, weekends and public holidays, which are added to your holiday allowance. You may also have opportunities to work additional paid hours.
* 25 days’ annual holiday (rising to 30 days after 10 years’ service)
* Paid time off for public holidays and 1 extra privilege day
* Civil Service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%
* Cycle to work scheme, travel loans and other benefits
Assessment Process
During the recruitment process, you will be assessed on the behaviours, strengths and abilities needed to become an effective prison officer, including:
* Communicating and influencing
* Managing a quality service
* Caring
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