Detention Custody Officer (DCO) – Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre
Salary: £27,930 – £30,555 depending on additional skills and responsibilities.
Hours: 40 hours per week – Full Time. Capped overtime available.
Service: 24‑hour, 365 days a year. Shift pattern: 4‑on / 4‑off rolling, covering days, nights and weekends.
Benefits
- Free use of on‑site gym
- Free meals during the day
- Excellent benefits package including shopping discounts
- Pension
- Free on‑site parking
- Full uniform, including footwear provided
Job Description
Mitie Care & Custody are responsible for delivering the end‑to‑end management of all residents’ needs until the outcome of their case is decided by the Home Office, balancing safety, security, welfare needs and regime. Our aim is to treat those in our care with dignity, decency and respect, delivering a safe and healthy establishment that stands up to public scrutiny.
We operate in a high‑risk, high‑profile, heavily regulated environment, engaging with numerous stakeholders, including the Home Office and medical service delivery partners. In delivering our services, we help residents understand what happens next, provide an environment for them to engage in relevant activities, and create an environment where they can seek support while building positive staff‑resident relationships. Positive behaviour is promoted to support the welfare of those in our care and staff.
Job responsibilities include: supervising and supporting residents, maintaining safety and security, providing welfare support, participating in regime activities, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
There is no specific role experience or qualifications required to be a DCO; full training and supported development are provided. Experience of dealing sensitively with vulnerable, anxious, confused or volatile individuals would be an advantage.
Initial 7‑week classroom‑based training (ITC) followed by 12 months on‑the‑job mentoring.
What We Are Looking For
- UK citizen, Commonwealth citizen with indefinite leave to remain (not through marriage), or EEA citizen
- Valid, in‑date passport with no restrictions on UK stay
- Biometric card and current in‑date passport for proof of right to work in the UK
- Continually resided in the UK for the past 5 years (no overseas trip longer than 3 months)
- No periods overseas longer than 3 months at any one time in the previous 5 years
- Exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act; prepared to undergo an Enhanced DBS check, employer referencing for the previous 5 years and vetting to Counter‑Terrorist Checked (CTC) level if offered the role
- Full UK manual driving licence with no driving ban or disqualification within the previous 5 years
- Not currently bankrupt
Location
Off the B743, 7 miles south of Strathaven, with major connections to Hamilton (approx. 14 miles north of the IRC).
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