Operational Support Grade - HMP Askham Grange (Prison Support Role)
Posted 4 hours 14 minutes ago by Ministry of Justice
Permanent
Full Time
Other
York, City, United Kingdom, YO1 0
Job Description
Overview Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share, Flexible Working
Location: York
Number of jobs available: 4
Job ID: 19661
Descriptions & requirements All staff have a responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. The post holder must undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.
As part of our prison support team, your work will be varied and help to keep the prison moving. This is an active role where you will be doing a range of physical tasks. These can include lifting and carrying, plus long periods of standing and walking. There will also be periods of lone working while undertaking tasks on both day and night shifts.
You will not always be in contact with prisoners; it depends on the prison you work in. You will have full training and a supportive team by your side.
Travel to Work - Some prison establishments are situated in rural locations with limited public transport options, therefore a driving licence and own transport is beneficial but is not an essential requirement of the role (unless specified). Please note that shift start and finish times are fixed and it is your responsibility to get to and from your place of work on time for the start of your shift. Please carefully consider the location of this vacancy and your transport options.
Driving duties are an essential part of the OSG role at HMP Askham Grange and therefore candidates are required to hold a full, valid UK Driving Licence.
Accommodation is not provided.
Life as an OSG Your job can include:
The salary figures quoted are for a 37 hour working week inclusive of 20% unsocial hours working allowance which is included in the salary to reflect the requirement to work nights, evening, and weekend shifts.
Additional Pay and Benefits
How to apply Tell us about yourself - Click apply and fill in your personal details on our application form.
Take a short online test - When you apply, you will receive an email with detailed instructions on how to take our online test. This online test is a values based assessment (VBA). On average, if completed in one sitting, the assessment takes up to 20 minutes to complete. The assessment contains a variety of questions styles using different formats. Before you complete the assessment, we recommend you familiarise yourself with the format of the question styles by completing the example questions.
If you were unsuccessful at the online test stage in the last 6 months, you can now re apply. You will be invited to complete the new values based assessment.
After passing stage 1 of the application process, we will invite you to an interview.
The interview will be of a blended nature consisting of behaviours and experience. It will provide the ideal opportunity to tell us more about yourself, your work history, or personal experiences, so we can get to know you better and assess how you will be suited to prison work. Your strengths will also be assessed at interview, but these are not shared in advance.
This is a 'merit' job vacancy. If you are successful at the interview, you will be added to a merit list based on your score. When all applicants have completed the assessment, the prison will make job offers to those with the highest scores first when positions become available.
You can stay on the merit list for 12 months. After this, you will need to apply again.
If your application is unsuccessful at the sift/Interview stage, a six month waiting period will be applied during which time you will not be allowed to submit any further applications for Operational Support Grade positions.
The jobholder must be able to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in English or (when specified in Wales) Welsh.
Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's policies. Should you feel that the recruitment process has breached the recruitment principles you are able to raise a formal complaint in the following order:
Before completing online tests or attending an interview, it is essential to arrange reasonable adjustment support. Due to practical and logistical constraints, our assessors cannot accommodate requests on the day. Therefore, we kindly request that you let us know in plenty of time if adjustments are required. This will help ensure the right support is in place for you when you need it.
Applying for reasonable adjustment support has been made simple. Just select 'yes' in the application form when it asks if you think you might need it.
Working Arrangements & Further Information The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows. This is an informal, non contractual form of flexible working that blends working from your base location, different MoJ sites and/or from home (please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas). Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review.
For nationally advertised roles, the successful candidate(s) will be appointed to a MoJ office location, which may include their nearest Justice Collaboration Centre or Justice Satellite Office. This will be discussed and agreed on the completion of pre employment checks.
Some of MoJ's terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on 'modernised' terms in their current post or onto 'unmodernised' MoJ terms if they are on 'unmodernised' terms at their current post. Details will be available if an offer is made.
Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week excluding breaks which are unpaid. HMPPS welcomes part time, flexible, and job sharing working patterns, where they meet the demands of the role and business needs. All applications for part time, flexible, and job sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the HMPPS' Flexible Working policy.
If you are a current NPS employee, this vacancy may be available on a Loan basis for up to 2 years. Applications are invited from suitable qualified staff. The Loan/Secondment is subject to the approval of the selected candidate's Business Unit, which should be obtained before confirmation of appointment.
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Location: York
Number of jobs available: 4
Job ID: 19661
Descriptions & requirements All staff have a responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. The post holder must undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.
As part of our prison support team, your work will be varied and help to keep the prison moving. This is an active role where you will be doing a range of physical tasks. These can include lifting and carrying, plus long periods of standing and walking. There will also be periods of lone working while undertaking tasks on both day and night shifts.
You will not always be in contact with prisoners; it depends on the prison you work in. You will have full training and a supportive team by your side.
Travel to Work - Some prison establishments are situated in rural locations with limited public transport options, therefore a driving licence and own transport is beneficial but is not an essential requirement of the role (unless specified). Please note that shift start and finish times are fixed and it is your responsibility to get to and from your place of work on time for the start of your shift. Please carefully consider the location of this vacancy and your transport options.
Driving duties are an essential part of the OSG role at HMP Askham Grange and therefore candidates are required to hold a full, valid UK Driving Licence.
Accommodation is not provided.
Life as an OSG Your job can include:
- Ensuring the secure entry and exit of staff, visitors, vehicles.
- Carrying out searches of staff, prisoners, visitors and vehicles.
- Walking around the prison site to escort vehicles and contractors.
- Issuing and collecting staff keys and radios.
- Walking around the prison site patrolling and searching perimeter fence areas.
- Operating the prison radio system.
- Monitoring CCTV, ensuring all suspicious activities are reported.
- Welcoming visitors on their arrival.
- Escorting them if needed.
- Monitoring and logging mail coming into the prison.
- Reporting any contraband items, preserving evidence where needed.
- Ensuring cell doors are locked and all prisoners are safely accounted for.
- Photographing prisoners.
- Processing prisoners' property and parcels coming into the prison.
- Sometimes supervising prisoners.
- Exchanging clothing and property.
- Helping prison officers escort prisoners around the prison.
- Walking around the prison delivering and collecting food trollies, or sometimes using an electric tug vehicle.
- Transporting prisoners and their escorts to their destination.
- Collecting mail from the local sorting office, which may involve lifting heavy sacks.
- Monitoring the prison's Personal Identification Number (PIN) phone system.
- Maintaining the log of PIN phone requests from prisoners.
- Understanding and conforming to national and local policies, responding appropriately to incidents and emergencies.
The salary figures quoted are for a 37 hour working week inclusive of 20% unsocial hours working allowance which is included in the salary to reflect the requirement to work nights, evening, and weekend shifts.
Additional Pay and Benefits
- Annual leave is 25 days on appointment and will increase to 30 days after 10 years' service (calculated on a pro rata basis).
- 9 days bank, public and privilege holidays.
- Access to a paid Level 2 apprenticeship in customer service.
- Access to the generous Civil Service pension scheme.
- Season ticket loans, retail discounts, an Employee Assistance Programme, and a Cycle to Work scheme.
How to apply Tell us about yourself - Click apply and fill in your personal details on our application form.
Take a short online test - When you apply, you will receive an email with detailed instructions on how to take our online test. This online test is a values based assessment (VBA). On average, if completed in one sitting, the assessment takes up to 20 minutes to complete. The assessment contains a variety of questions styles using different formats. Before you complete the assessment, we recommend you familiarise yourself with the format of the question styles by completing the example questions.
If you were unsuccessful at the online test stage in the last 6 months, you can now re apply. You will be invited to complete the new values based assessment.
After passing stage 1 of the application process, we will invite you to an interview.
The interview will be of a blended nature consisting of behaviours and experience. It will provide the ideal opportunity to tell us more about yourself, your work history, or personal experiences, so we can get to know you better and assess how you will be suited to prison work. Your strengths will also be assessed at interview, but these are not shared in advance.
This is a 'merit' job vacancy. If you are successful at the interview, you will be added to a merit list based on your score. When all applicants have completed the assessment, the prison will make job offers to those with the highest scores first when positions become available.
You can stay on the merit list for 12 months. After this, you will need to apply again.
If your application is unsuccessful at the sift/Interview stage, a six month waiting period will be applied during which time you will not be allowed to submit any further applications for Operational Support Grade positions.
The jobholder must be able to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in English or (when specified in Wales) Welsh.
Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's policies. Should you feel that the recruitment process has breached the recruitment principles you are able to raise a formal complaint in the following order:
- To the Civil Service Commission (details available).
Before completing online tests or attending an interview, it is essential to arrange reasonable adjustment support. Due to practical and logistical constraints, our assessors cannot accommodate requests on the day. Therefore, we kindly request that you let us know in plenty of time if adjustments are required. This will help ensure the right support is in place for you when you need it.
Applying for reasonable adjustment support has been made simple. Just select 'yes' in the application form when it asks if you think you might need it.
Working Arrangements & Further Information The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows. This is an informal, non contractual form of flexible working that blends working from your base location, different MoJ sites and/or from home (please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas). Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review.
For nationally advertised roles, the successful candidate(s) will be appointed to a MoJ office location, which may include their nearest Justice Collaboration Centre or Justice Satellite Office. This will be discussed and agreed on the completion of pre employment checks.
Some of MoJ's terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on 'modernised' terms in their current post or onto 'unmodernised' MoJ terms if they are on 'unmodernised' terms at their current post. Details will be available if an offer is made.
Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week excluding breaks which are unpaid. HMPPS welcomes part time, flexible, and job sharing working patterns, where they meet the demands of the role and business needs. All applications for part time, flexible, and job sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the HMPPS' Flexible Working policy.
If you are a current NPS employee, this vacancy may be available on a Loan basis for up to 2 years. Applications are invited from suitable qualified staff. The Loan/Secondment is subject to the approval of the selected candidate's Business Unit, which should be obtained before confirmation of appointment.
. click apply for full job details