Detention Custody Officer

Detention Custody Officer (DCO) – Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre

£27,930.00 – £30,555.00

MITIE GROUP PLC, Strathaven, South Lanarkshire

• Full time
• Permanent
• Onsite working

Detention Custody Officer (DCO) – Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre

• Salary ranging from £27,930.00 – £30,555.00 dependent on additional skills / responsibilities
• 40 hours per week – Full Time
• Capped overtime available
• 24‑hour service, 365 days a year
• 4‑on / 4‑off rolling shift pattern covering both days, nights and weekends

• Free use of the on‑site gym
• Free meals during the day
• Excellent benefits package including shopping discounts
• Pension
• Free on‑site parking
• Full Uniform, including footwear provided

• Be a UK citizen, Citizen of the Commonwealth with your own indefinite leave to remain (not through marriage) or EEA citizen.
• Have a valid and in‑date passport, with no restrictions on your stay in the UK.
• Please note Visa's in out‑of‑date passports cannot be accepted as proof of Right to Work in the UK. A Biometric card alongside a current in‑date passport must be provided.
• Have continuously resided in the UK for the past 5 years. (No trips overseas longer than three months)
• Applicants must not have spent more than 3 months at any one time overseas during the previous 5 years.
• This position is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and Applicants must be prepared to undergo an Enhanced DBS check, complete employer referencing for the previous 5 years and vetting to the level of Counter Terrorist Checked (CTC) if offered a role.
• Full UK manual driving licence with no driving ban or disqualification within the previous 5 years.
• Not currently bankrupt.

We are located off the B743 just 7 miles south of Strathaven, with major connections being into Hamilton, approximately 14 miles north of the IRC.