Like anything worth doing, this job isn't easy.
But if you have what it takes, it could be a very rewarding career. Here, you'll get a sense of what's involved in our recruitment process. It'll help you prepare and give you a much better idea about whether it's really in you to be a prison officer.
Do you have the right personal qualities?
• communication skills
• understanding
• assertiveness
• integrity
These are just some of the qualities you'll need to work with offenders and support their rehabilitation. At our recruitment assessment day, we'll test if you have what it takes in a series of role-play exercises.
What's in it for you?
Training
It is important to us that you understand the way a prison works, so you'll spend your first week of training in your establishment meeting your future colleagues and learning about our routine. After this week, you'll start on our Prison Officer Entry-Level Training (POELT) course. On this comprehensive training programme (which is either residential or local depending on your location) you'll develop the interpersonal skills that will help you manage people in custody – you will also learn techniques which will prepare you for any situation in a dynamic prison environment including search and security procedures as well as control and restraint techniques.
Benefits
You'll receive all the usual benefits you’d expect from a public sector role: a civil service pension, 25 days' annual leave, childcare vouchers, and much more./>
If you're talented and ambitious, you'll also have the opportunity to make rapid career progress. There are a number of different directions you could take, and for aspiring managers, there's our Prison Leader Fast-Track Programme. At every stage, you'll have a structured career plan and the support of experienced mentors.
We believe that Service leavers have numerous relevant skills and characteristics for a career with the Prison Service and actively encourage your applications.
To apply visit our CTPEmployer Focus Page