Prison Officer - HMP Berwyn

Prison Officer – HMP Berwyn

HMP Berwyn, Wrexham Industrial Estate Bridge Street, Wrexham, LL13 9QE
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Starting salary: £35,875 for a 39 hour week (incl. 20% unsocial). You may work 37, 39, or 41 hours per week. Pay:

• 37 hours = £33,746 per year
• 39 hours = £35,875 per year
• 41 hours = £38,003 per year

All salary figures include any additional allowances.

Wrexham, Wales (City/Town: Wrexham, Region: Wales)

Merit vacancy.

As a prison officer you will:

• manage a quality service
• communicate and influence staff, visitors and inmates
• make effective decisions under pressure
• provide care and support within the prison environment

• Be at least 18 years old at the commencement of employment.
• Meet the Civil Service Nationality requirements.
• Pass a medical and fitness assessment, including eyesight and hearing standards.
• For safety reasons, meet a suitable standard of hearing without hearing aids.
• Must have been a resident in the UK for the last 3 years to work in a high security prison (category
  
  A).
• Tattoos permitted provided they are not offensive, discriminatory, violent or intimidating; facial tattoos generally not acceptable unless for cultural, religious or medical reasons.
• Competent in basic judgement and numerical skills.

• 25 days’ annual holiday (rising to 30 days after 10 years of service).
• Paid time off for public holidays and one extra privilege day.
• Civil Service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%.
• Cycle to work scheme, travel loans and other benefits.

Our Online Assessment Centre assesses suitability for a prison officer and may also offer an Operational Support Grade (OSG) role if unsuccessful.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition. If you feel the process has breached the principles, you can raise a complaint by contacting Shared Services Connected Ltd: call  (Mon‑Fri 8am‑6pm) or email Moj‑recruitment‑vetting‑

The Civil Service is committed to attracting, retaining and investing in talent wherever it is found. For more information, see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.

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