Contractor Security Escort

Your new company
Prison Security Escorts are required at HMP Isle Of Wight to escort and supervise contractors whilst they are on site carrying out construction work.

We are recruiting a number of Project Escorts to work at HMP Isle Of Wight for an upcoming project, expected to be ongoing for the next 6 months to a year. This is a long-term temporary contract offering sociable, full-time hours, possible overtime, and an opportunity to kick-start a career within the prison service.

Your new role
To ensure the safety and security of the contractors, staff and prisoners during periods where large building contractors are carrying out works on site within a HMPPS establishment. You will also ensure that no unauthorised persons or items enter the establishment/ building site.

Summary of Duties

• Checking in contractors and their tools
• Searching vehicles
• Searching Contractors
• Escorting contractors around the prison ensuring they are never left unsupervised
• Supervision of contractors while they are working on site
• Patrolling perimeter and grounds
• Searching buildings
• Routine administrative work
• Anything else that is requested by HMPPS, GFSL or Contractors whilst on site

Details:
Working Hours: Monday to Friday (37.5 hours per week minimum). This is the standard sociable shift pattern, however individual contracts may vary, and hours could increase if the demand is there.

Holiday: All vacancies offer 33 days annual leave in addition to the basic rates.

Pay rates: £11.44 per hour (basic rate) plus hourly holiday pay. Overtime hourly rates vary between £15 - £20 depending on when the overtime is undertaken. There is also a temporary hourly Reward & Retention bonus which is being paid hourly to workers, temporarily taking the hourly rate from £11.44 to £11.84 pur hour plus hourly holiday pay.
Weekly pay.

This particular project will be ongoing for 6 months to a year, so there is a steady long run of work available. There may be the opportunity for your assignment to be extended and for you to move onto a different project, or there may be opportunities for you to move into other roles within the prison. Additionally, you may have the chance to work in other local prisons around the area should there be the need.

What you'll need to succeed
You will need to be honest, hard-working, reliable, trust-worthy and have great attention to detail, alongside being an excellent team player. Any and all training will be provided for you on site when you start. Therefore, previous experience in the role is not necessary.

All applicants who are interested in the position must pass Prison Clearance, which can take up to 8 weeks. Once passed, this is valid for 5 years and can be transferred to any other prisons of a similar category.

Experience and Training

• No formal qualifications are required.
• Successful applicants will ideally have a background in security or something similar but full training will be provided.
• All applicants must be able to provide details of 2 satisfactory references.
• All applicants must have indefinite leave to remain in the UK.
• All applicants must be willing to undergo security clearance and identity checks.
• Full training is provided by the establishment. Training time will be paid at the standard hourly rate.

Vetting

• All applicants must under-go and pass full prison clearance (EL1) before being able to start at the prison, which can take 6 - 8 weeks to complete.

Uniform
You will need to provide basic uniform yourself, but additional PPE will then be provided by the prison / contractors.

• Black / Navy trousers (provided by the prison)
• Black / Navy polo shirts / t-shirt (provided by the prison)
• Steel toe capped footwear (must be provided by a worker prior to the start)

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 on your career.

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