Prison Service Officers (Below Principal Officer)
Description
Prison service officers (below Principal Officer) direct, co-ordinate and participate in guarding inmates and maintaining discipline in prisons and other detention centres.
Tasks
- Reports on prisoners’ conduct as necessary.
- Trains and supervises prison staff.
- Provides care and support to prisoners in custody including prevention of self-harm.
- Runs prisoner rehabilitation and support programmes.
- Escorts prisoners transferred from one institution to another.
- Investigates disturbances or any other unusual occurrences.
- Guards entrances and perimeter walls.
- Watches for any infringements of regulations and searches prisoners and cells for weapons, drugs and other contraband items.
- Escorts prisoners to and from cells and supervises them during meals, recreation and visiting periods.
Entry Requirements
Level 3 NVQ; A Levels
Skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Speaking
- Writing
- Learning Strategies
- Active Learning
- Mathematics
- Science