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Contractor Escort - HMP Birmingham

Hays Social Care
Posted 7 hours ago, valid for 10 days
Location

Birmingham, West Midlands B4 6FQ

Salary

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Contractor Escort role offers a starting pay of £13.10 per hour, including holiday pay, with an hourly rate of £11.44 excluding holiday pay.
  • Candidates do not need formal qualifications or prior experience, but should be security conscious and possess strong interpersonal skills.
  • Successful applicants will undergo a security clearance process, which may take up to four weeks, and must provide references from the past three years of employment.
  • The position is part of a security team responsible for ensuring the safety and security of visitors, staff, and prisoners within a prison environment.
  • Long-term contracts are available, and the role has the potential for work in other prisons across the UK once trained.

Your new company
The Contractor Escort role is in a unique working environment with a strong sense of team working. Always in demand, you could benefit from long-term contracts and there is also the potential, once trained, to work in other prisons both locally and nationally.


As the sole agency supplier to the HM Prison Service for the provision of maintenance trades & support operatives, this is a long-term temporary contract, with a starting rate of 13.10 including holiday, 11.44 excluding holiday pay.


Your new role
As part of the security team, you will be responsible for assisting with the safety and security of the establishment, where your duties will include escorting building contractors. You will ensure the safety and security of the visitors, staff and prisoners within a prison establishment, while people from outside of NOMS are on site. You will also ensure that no unauthorised persons or items enter the establishment.


What you'll need to succeed
No formal qualifications or previous experience is required for this role. The nature of the role requires candidates to be security conscious and able to challenge potential compromises and risks. You will also need to be reliable and consistent, level-headed and have exceptional interpersonal skills.


Successful applicants will have a background in customer service or security and will be assessed based on the following competencies: acting with integrity, respecting others, building relationships and teamwork, communicating effectively, developing self and others. Full training is provided by the establishment/ department. Training time will be paid at the standard hourly rate.


All applicants will be subject to the HM Prison Service Security Clearance procedure, which can take up to 4 weeks. This can include a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check. You must hold a Valid Passport or Birth Certificate & Photo-Driving Licence at your current address. All applicants must be able to provide details of 3 years of ex-employer references.

What you'll get in return
13.10 per hour (Inclusive of holidays)Weekly Pay (Every Friday)
Clearance to work within Prisons across the UK

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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