Operational Support Grade - Advance Into Justice (East Midlands)Ministry of Justice

**PLEASE NOTE** These positions are being offered on a Fixed Term Contract for a period of 2 years.

Descriptions & requirements

Advance into Justice is a recruitment scheme targeted at supporting those who have served in the Armed Forces and their families into employment within operational roles within HMPPS.

Advance into Justice is open to Armed Forces; Service Leavers, Veterans, Spouses/ Legal Partners & Reservists.

Eligible applicants who pass our assessment processes will be offered a 2 year fixed-term appointment within the option to convert to permanency, subject to approval, after 12 months, under Exceptions to the Civil Service recruitment principles.

All provisional offers will be held for a period of 12 months from the point of offer, to allow service leavers to plan for their exit from the Armed Forces.’

For further information please visit our website Advance into Justice

Job description

An extraordinay job. Done by someone like you.

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 whilst 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.

Your location preference will be captured on the on-line application form and you will be able to select a maximum of three prison locations.

Please be advised that some prison locations will require higher-level vetting checks (CTC, see further information below). Candidates who select a location that requires a higher level of clearance may have an extended vetting process to obtain the higher-level clearance required to access these locations. Candidates will be advised during the recruitment process.

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.

Accommodation is not provided.

Life as an OSG

Your job can include:

Gate duties

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

Control room

operating the prison radio system

monitoring CCTV, ensuring all suspicious activities are reported.

Visits

welcoming visitors on their arrival

escorting them if needed

Correspondence

monitoring and logging mail coming into the prison

reporting any contraband items, preserving evidence where needed

Night duties

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