Advance into Justice offers a range of opportunities across prisons and the probation service. Find out more about the range of roles to choose from and what the work entails.
Prison staff serve the public by keeping in custody those committed by the courts. protect the public by keeping in custody those committed by the courts. We reduce reoffending by rehabilitating the people in our care through education and employment. Find out more about the roles you can apply for within Prisons on the Advance into Justice scheme and see which is for you:
Prison officer
As a prison officer, you'll work with a range of people and perform a variety of tasks - from keeping the
prison safe and secure, to helping vulnerable people through a difficult time in their lives.
You’ll be trained for all kinds of situations, from keeping the prison safe to helping offenders to
learn new skills. You’ll need to be ready for challenging behaviour, and willing to take the rough
with the smooth. But with training and a supportive team by your side, you’ll feel confident and
assertive in your role and prepared to make a difference.
As an Operational Support Grade (OSG), you will play a key role keeping the prison safe and
secure. Working shifts, you’ll need to be a good team player, a problem solver and remain calm under
pressure. OSGs perform a number of important tasks across the prison to support the day to day
regime
of the prison.
Working in a prison catering role gives you a chance to make an impact far beyond the kitchen by
managing offenders and helping them learn new skills which can increase their chances of future
employment.
If you’ve got a textiles, woodwork or plastic fabrication qualification, you can help prisoners
learn
a new trade in our onsite workshops. This can help them increase their chances of finding a job
when
they return to their communities. If you don’t have one of the trade specific qualifications,
but
remain interested in working as an instructor, please use the links below for further
information on
the roles available.
As a specialist prison officer role, PEIs play an important role in delivering purposeful activity for prisoners, as well as promoting fitness and wellbeing opportunities for staff.
Probation staff help protect communities by supporting offenders to get back on track after leaving prison or receiving a community sentence. Find out more about the roles you can apply for within the Advance into Justice scheme and see which is for you:
Probation services officer
As a probation services officer (PSO), you will do a full range of work with offenders
before and
after sentence, and in the community.
Case Administrators play a key role, using their great organisational and communication
skills, to
support their probation colleagues and help people on probation turn their lives around.
Working in a Community Payback (CP) role, you’ll play a key part in supporting people
on probation
make improvements to local communities while they make positive changes to get their
lives back on
track.
HMPPS is a part of the UK’s Ministry of Justice. Comprising HM Prison Service and HM Probation service,
we prevent victims by changing lives. Our focus is on reducing reoffending by rehabilitating offenders through education and employment.
Why work for HMPPS?
By joining HMPPS, you’ll have an opportunity to continue to use your transferable skills to protect the public. And you don’t need specific qualifications for many of our roles.
You'll get:
Job stability and a good work-life balance
Great Civil Service benefits
A range of working patterns including shift work and working from home in some roles
Paid for training and learning and development opportunities access to career progression opportunities
