Detention Officer

Detention Officer - Criminal Justice

Grade C -£24, 921 -£27,351+ 34.06% EA

Shift Worker

Various Locations across the Force including Copy Lane, Wirral, Belle Vale and St Anne Street

We have an exciting opportunity to become a Detention Officer in one of our Custody Suites across Merseyside.

Merseyside Police is a dynamic, challenging, and rewarding place to workand we take pride in everything we do.

The best-performing urban Force to date, as graded byHMICFRS, our strategy is simply to put the communities of Merseyside first. We have a strong focus on continuous improvement in the areas we’re passionate about: ending Violence Against Women and Girls; tackling Serious Organised Crime and County Lines; strengthening our approach to Diversity and Inclusion; building trust and confidence through Community Engagement.

You’ll be working for a friendly employer who has a passion for investing in our people and creating the conditions so you can thrive and be your best self.

Job Purpose

Working under the supervision and direction of the custody sergeant, you will assist in the receiving and processing of detained persons within custody, with shared responsibility for the care, welfare and risk management of all detained persons, ensuring adherence with PACE Codes of Practice regarding the rights and treatment of persons arrested.

To learn more about the role and hear from our Custody Staff about why they do the role, sign up for our welcome evening atWavertreeRoad Police Station At 18:30 on Tuesday23rdApril where our friendly team will tell you all about the role and show you a (non-operational) custody suite.

Main Responsibilities

• As directed by the Custody Sergeant, receive and process detainees utilising Force and national IT systems, producing accurate custody records and documentation for detained persons
• Prepare and provide detained person’s meals, provision of first aid where necessary and supervision of exercise and washing, to ensure all aspects of a detained person’s welfare needs are met.
• Facilitate the movement of detainees within the suite ensuring that security considerations are complied with
• Undertake processing of prisoners including searching, fingerprinting, creating, and updatingPNCrecords, obtaining photographic images
• Monitor detainees in line with the Care Plan as set out by the custody sergeant, ensuring that alldetainees’health and welfare needs are attended to
• Respond to all enquiries at the Custody Suite. Escort visitors ensuring security of the premises and safety of all persons.
• Where necessary and with support and guidance, provide evidence for prosecution purposes and attend court if required.
• Liaise with external agencies at direction of the Custody Sergeant e.g., appropriate adults, solicitors, medical professionals, interpreters
• Conduct regular andauditablechecks within custody suite of stocks, cells, and equipment

About our Recruitment process

We're now recruiting candidates for training start dates inSeptember 2024onwards

Please find information below relating to the process:

Stage One-Online Application and supporting 500 word evidence about why you believe you’re suitable for the role. Please do refer to the full job description and our leadership framework for guidance but don’t worry if you don’t have all of the areas mentioned, there is full training for this role, we’re looking for good communicators with a passion to help.

Welcome evening to learn more about the role onTuesday23rdApril, 18:30- 20:00 atWavertreeRoad Police Station

Stage Two-If successful atshortlisting, you’ll be invited to a Face to Face interview in our most likely the first and third week of May

Stage Three-Conditional offer and pre-employment checks (Medical checks, Vetting) throughout June and July- if successful, you will receive an offer of employment to commence your 4 weeks training at the beginning of September. This offer will confirm your agreed upon custody suite and details of your contract and pay

Please note that while the 4 weeks training will be paid for 36.5 hours per week without shift allowance, once you commence youryou will receive an estimated salary of 33,500 (hourly rate of approximately 17.60 per hour) which includes the equalisation allowance for shift work (36.5 hours per week) and there is usually plenty of overtime available.

Our commitment to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion

Building a workforce that represents our communities is important to us. Not only do we aim to attract and keep people with the best skills and highest potential, we want to attract a diverse range of individuals into our force who might not have considered a career with us before. We particularly welcome applications from Females and Black, Asian and ethnic minority candidates. To help us achieve a workforce that represents our communities, we have a dedicated Inclusion team who work to encourage people from diverse communities to build their career with our force. They also provide support and guidance throughout the job application process to candidates from under-represented groups.