Operational Support Grade HMP Eastwood Park
£27,840 (base pay)
A unique and rewarding role with the His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service.
As an Operational Support Grade, you will play a key part in supporting the day-to-day running of a busy prison. You will be part of a supportive team doing various tasks – from security and searches at the gate, to managing deliveries, supervising visitors, and monitoring phone calls and CCTV.
This is a varied and active job involving tasks which combine some desk duties with more physical tasks such as lifting, carrying and walking to accompany vehicles across the prison grounds.
The Role:
* Security and searches at the gate
* Managing deliveries
* Supervising visitors
* Monitoring phone calls and CCTV
You don't need any qualifications to do this job, but if you are a good communicator and can keep calm under pressure, this fast-paced role could be the start of a successful career for you.
Your Responsibilities:
* Helping to keep a prison running smoothly and safely
* Working effectively as part of a team
As an OSG, you will work a variety of shifts, including weekend and night shifts, to keep things running.
About the Job:
In this unique career, you'll have the opportunity to protect the public and make an impact on lives by supporting the important work happening daily in our prisons.
Unlike our prison officers, your contact with prisoners is limited, although depending on the particular prison you may interact with prisoners occasionally.
The OSG role will give you significant knowledge and experience of how a prison operates.
This can provide opportunities to move into other prison jobs, including opportunities to apply for the OSG to Prison Officer conversion scheme.
What We Offer:
* Great training and opportunities for progression and development
* Annual leave: 25 days on appointment and will increase to 30 days after 10 years' service (calculated on a pro-rata basis)
* 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