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Prison officer
To begin with, depending on your location and contracted hours, you could earn up to £30,000 when you start, as well as a full range of benefits.
Some of the other benefits are:
- great training
- opportunities for career development
- 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
- civil service pension
- worklife balance options
- childcare voucher scheme
- annual season ticket loan
- access to a range of other benefits through the Prison Service Sports Association
- blue light card
Prison officer entry level training (POELT)
There’s a lot of basic training you’ll need to do before you can begin your career as a prison officer. You’ll start with a 10-week training course at the Prison Service College (PSC) at Newbold Revel, Rugby, or one of the local POELT training centres. If you are successful in passing POELT, you will also be awarded a level 3 diploma in the management and care of individuals in the custodial environment.
Additional eligibility requirements
In addition to normal HMPS eligibility requirements, all prison officer applicants must:
- have the right to work in the UK
- have been a UK resident for at least 3 years (High security estate only)
- be the minimum age of 18
- pass security and identity checks prior to taking up the post
- pass a health screening and a fitness test
- pass a 12-month probationary period
- declare if they are a member of a group or organisation that does not fit with the prison service values of diversity and inclusion
For more information on this role visit Overview of the prison officer role – Prison and Probation Jobs