Prison Custody Officer

Main Responsibilities

Job title: Prison Custody Officer

Location: HM Prison Parc, Bridgend

Salary: £21,751.28

Full Time - 40 hours per week 

As the world’s leading security solutions group with operations in over 120 countries and more than 625,000 employees worldwide, G4S is a truly unique company. We’re bigger, more diverse and involved in more fascinating, cutting-edge projects than many people would imagine and we now have an opportunity for Prison Custody Officers to join our team at HMP & YOI Parc, a category B prison, in Bridgend, South Wales, currently holding over 1300 convicted male adult prisoners and remand / convicted young offenders and young people in a secure but modern environment.

Prison Custody Officer - Residential 

Job Outline: 

To perform prisoner residential duties and support the Reducing Re-offending agenda in line with contractual requirements and relevant standards.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain restrictions on prisoner’s liberty whilst promoting and protecting their rights in compliance with legislation and company policy and procedures, including security instructions.
• Support the Reducing Reoffending agenda through the application of IEP, OASys, Case Management Model, Basic Custody Screening, Sentence and Custody Planning, Offender Supervising, Review Boards and Resettlement processes.
• Maintain the highest standards of care in order to minimise the risk to prisoners of suicide, self-harm and violence, including ACCT case management and application of the anti-bullying programme.
• Ensure that prisoners receive their privileges appropriate to their location and local status so that the duty of care is met including supervision of First Night, Induction and Drugs Misuse units
• Supervision of prisoners on the residential unit including meal service, domestic activities and association.
• Promote an environment that supports the welfare and safety of staff and prisoners so that prisoner behaviour and the good order of the prison is controlled and maintained.
• Assist in the control of incidents and emergencies to reduce the impact of the incident and bring it to a swift resolution and when appropriate control and restrain prisoners to prevent escape, injury or damage.
• Search individuals, cells, premises and surrounding areas and confiscate prohibited items and / or contraband in order to maintain safety and security in line with standards.
• Complete and maintain prisoner records, documentation, reports and all associated prisoner information to enable the sharing of this information and to provide a clear audit trail.

Prison Custody Officer - Operations

Job Outline: 

To perform prisoner residential duties and support the Reducing Re-offending agenda in line with contractual requirements and relevant standards.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain restrictions on prisoner’s liberty whilst promoting and protecting their rights in compliance with legislation and company policy and procedures, including security instructions.
• Control and supervise the internal and external movements of prisoners in the establishment to ensure required relevant standards and procedures are met.
• Apply all aspects of the Reception and Admissions procedures in an accurate and timely manner to ensure those entering and leaving the establishment are authorised.
• Supervise prisoner activity outside of residential units including Industries, Learning and Skills and PE.
• Ensure own and, when appropriate, others actions reduce risks to security and maintain a safe and secure environment including patrol duties to maintain perimeter security.
• Promote an environment that supports the welfare and safety of staff and prisoners so that prisoner behaviour and the good order of the prison is controlled and maintained.
• Assist in the control of incidents and emergencies to reduce the impact of the incident and bring it to a swift resolution and when appropriate control and restrain prisoners to prevent escape, injury or damage.
• Search individuals, premises and surrounding areas and confiscate prohibited items and / or contraband in order to maintain safety and security in line with standards.
• Maintain the highest standards of care in order to minimise the risk to prisoners of suicide, self-harm and violence.
• Supervise small groups of prisoners identified as requiring continuous watch
• Communicate and act to promote teamwork and ensure high standards of service delivery.

The Ideal Candidate

No specific previous experience or qualifications are required but experience in dealing with the general public would be an advantage.

Candidates will be required to demonstrate general level of fitness as part of the process & previous applicants within the last 6 months need not apply.

At G4S, the philosophy of our prisons is to rehabilitate offenders and equip them to re-integrate into mainstream society on release. We seek to normalise prison conditions as far as possible to reflect life in the outside community. Our aim is to create an environment in which staff and prisoners feel safe and causes of prison stress are minimised. Central to our philosophy is the relationship between staff and prisoners. Our training and operational practices emphasise the need to treat prisoners with dignity and respect and G4S staff build positive and supportive relationships with the prisoners in their care. We are seeking to recruit a caring, pro-active and confident professional to help make a real difference to their lives.

If you join us, you can be sure that you’ll find a secure, friendly and professional working environment and be given all the support, training and encouragement you need to build and develop a successful career with us. Our benefits are as you would expect from a large global organisation and include a company pension, comprehensive training, career development, generous holiday entitlement, uniform and access to our on-site gym.

Please note that these vacancies are subject to a 10 year checkable history and the strict vetting standards set by G4S and the Secretary of State for the Home Office and are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.

You must be eligible to work in the UK and must have been resident in the UK for a minimum period of 5 years. You will also need to provide full details of your employment and education history for the last 10 years as part of the security screening process for this role.

HMP & YOI Parc is committed to a clean air policy for the wellbeing of its staff, and to protect them from the risks of passive smoking. Our prison is a smoke-free environment, and smoking is not permitted in any area of the establishment. The conveyance of smoking paraphernalia (including tobacco, cigarettes and e-cigarettes) through the Keylock and into the prison will be considered a disciplinary offence under the company’s Disciplinary Policy.

Here at G4S we are an equal opportunities employer.

Our Purpose

G4S is the leading global integrated security company specialising in the provision of security products, services and solutions.

Our Values

We are proud of our distinctive culture and strong values that are cascaded through the organisation.  These values guide how we conduct our business and help to develop positive relationship with all stakeholders.

Customer Focus:  We have close, open relationships with our customers that generate trust and we work in partnership for the mutual benefit of our organisations

Expertise:  We develop and demonstrate our expertise through our innovative approach to creating and delivering the right solution

Performance:  We seek to improve performance year-on-year to create long term sustainability

Best People:  We employ the best people, develop their competence, provide opportunity and inspire them to apply our values

Integrity:  We can always be trusted to do the right thing

Teamwork and collaboration:  We collaborate for the benefit of our customers and G4S

Care:  We will always demonstrate the utmost care and respect for those people whose welfare and safety is entrusted to us

Safety First: We prioritise safety management to protect the health and well-being of our colleagues and those around us