Job Title
Prison Officer – HMP The Mount
Location
Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead HP3 0NZ
Salary
Starting salary: £37,875 per 39 hour week (incl 20% unsocial)**Includes additional allowances applicable to the role.
Responsibilities
- Protect the public and help make an impact on prisoners’ lives.
- Operate in a 24/7 environment, covering various shift patterns including evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays.
- Perform duties such as peacekeeping, counselling and teaching activities.
- Maintain professional relationships with prisoners and support colleagues to keep the prison and everyone safe.
Eligibility
- At least 18 years old at commencement of employment.
- Meet civil service nationality requirements.
- Pass medical and fitness assessment, including eyesight, hearing and health screening.
- For a category A prison, have resided in the UK for the last 3 years.
- Meet the eyesight and hearing standards described.
- Have the legal right to live and work in the Civil Service and in the United Kingdom.
Essential Skills
- Effective communication and influencing skills.
- Commitment to quality of service.
- Effective decision‑making.
- Care and understanding.
Benefits
- Annual holiday 25 days (rising to 30 days after ten years of service).
- Paid time off for public holidays plus one extra privilege day.
- Civil Service pension – employer contributions 28.97%.
- Cycle to work scheme, travel loans and other benefits.
- Flexible working options.
Assessment Process
The recruitment process assesses behaviours, strengths and abilities essential to the role. It includes:
- Online tests – stage 1: judgement and numerical skills.
- Online tests – stage 2: values‑based assessment.
- Online assessment centre to evaluate behaviours and strengths.
EEO Statement
This job is broadly open to UK nationals, nationals of the Republic of Ireland, Commonwealth countries, EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members where settled or pre‑settled status under EU Settlement Scheme, as well as Turkish nationals and certain family members of Turkish nationals with the right to work in the Civil Service, individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EU Settlement Scheme on or before 31 December 2020, and others as described in the authority’s nationality rules.
Reasonable Adjustments
Applicants are encouraged to request reasonable adjustments early in the application. Our assessors cannot accommodate adjustments on the day of the assessment centre.
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