Prison Officer

Staffline is currently seeking dedicated and experienced Prison Officers to join the team within the UK Secure Solutions business unit. This is a 3 month rolling contract based in the Caribbean. If you have experience in a similar role and have worked in a UK prison within the last 6 months we would love to hear from you. An up to date full CV is required with your application in order to apply.

Roles available: 3 x Prison Officer, 1 x Supervisor Salary: PCO £39,000 per year, £1,000 monthly bonus. Supervisor £42,500 per year, £1,000 monthly bonus.

Contract:

3 month rolling (with renewal)

Shifts:

A mixture including nights, weekends and long days.

Hours:

To be confirmed by site superintendent and will not normally exceed 48 hours per week. Your Time at Work

The Role
-To secure, supervise and contribute to the training and rehabilitation of individuals who have been committed by the courts.

-To carry out the prison mandate of custody and create an environment whereby prisoners can lead law abiding lives within a safe and healthy prison environment and on their release.

-To assist supervising Officers in maintaining order and discipline in the Prison Institution.

Key Responsibilities
-Maintain custody of prisoners
-Carrying out security checks and searching procedures
-Supervising prisoners, keeping account of prisoners in your charge and maintaining order
-Employing authorised physical control and restraint procedures where appropriate
-Taking care of prisoners and their property, taking account of their rights and dignity.

-Providing appropriate care and support for prisoners at risk of self harm
-Taking an active part in rehabilitation programmes for prisoners
-Assessing and advising prisoners, using your own experiences and integrity
-Writing fair and perceptive reports on prisoners.

-Promote and adhere to all Prison rules and regulations Our Perfect Worker
1. Supervisory and Managerial Responsibility
-Supervise prisoners on work assignments, meal times, and recreation.

-Supervise visitors to the Prison Institution and undertake patrol duties.

-Maintain order and discipline on the Prison premises and among the prisoners.

-Coordinates medical assistance for the prisoners in the event that a critical situation occurs.

-Responsible for maintaining complete Daily Occurrence records of important events.

-Provide reports as required to allow for follow-up action
-Operate gates, locks and equipment
-Enforce prison routine
2. Judgement and Decisions made
-Decision is often made to intercept and avoid escalation of a fluid situation which may have been as a result of misinterpretations, misconceptions, unrest or other serious incidents in the work place (e.g. fights, riots, health hazards, escape of prisoners, prisoner self-harm, smuggling of contraband)
-When and how to apply authorised physical control and restraint techniques on prisoners.

-When to carry out searches
3. Supervision Received
-Instructions received from the Senior Prison Officer on the direction of the Assistant Superintendent and the Deputy Superintendent regarding daily work assignments and shift schedules.
4. Work Complexity
-In addition to custodial duties, Prison Officers are called upon to build up and maintain close relationships with those in their charge. This requires Officers to balance discipline with compassion and understanding for those in their charge, along with exercising authority in coping with abusive offenders
-The role of a Prison Officer calls for instructing, mentoring, negotiating, counselling and pastoral leadership skills in order to help prepare prisoners to lead useful law abiding lives on release from prison.

-Managing prisoners who are limited in literacy and have difficulty following instructions.

-Using diplomacy in skilfully assessing situations to avoid unwanted confrontations.

-Regularly supervising persons who may be mentally challenged
-Regularly dealing with disruptive and abusive prisoners contributes to stressful atmosphere for the Prison Officers.
5. Contacts
-Routine daily report logging for management records as well as the provision of detailed reports regarding unusual incidents.

-Provision of fair and…