Prison Officer

To apply to be a prison officer you'll need to:

• be at least 18 years old
• have the right to work in the UK
• be reasonably fit, have good eyesight and hearing.
• Meet Civil Service recruitment: nationality rules - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
• To work in a high security prison, you must have been resident in the UK for the last three years.

Visa Sponsorship

Please note, we are unable to sponsor prison officer applicants via the Skilled Worker Sponsorship/Tier 2 (general) work visa.

Successful applicants must ensure they have and maintain the legal right to live and work in the Civil Service and in the United Kingdom.

• Your pay depends on where you work in England and Wales, and your weekly shift hours.
• You will start on a 37-hour contract until your initial training is complete. After this you can choose to increase your hours to 39 or 41 hours a week.
• You can also earn more if overtime is available in your prison.

Example starting salary for a 39 hour week (including 20% unsocial hours allowance)
Inner London	£38,445
Outer London	£36,530 to £38,530 *
South and South East	£34,851 to £36,351 *
Other locations	£32,851

*includes market supplements.

As a prison officer, you will get:

• 25 days annual holiday (rising to 30 days after 10 years’ service)
• Civil service pension with employer contributions of over 27%
• paid time off for public holidays and 1 extra privilege day*
• generous maternity leave cover
• cycle to work scheme and travel loans
• property rental deposit loans
• access to local keyworker housing schemes
• employee assistance programmes
• paid special leave for Reservists to participate in the continuous mandatory period of training.
• reward and recognition scheme
• free access to prison gym and sports facilities
• access to employee benefits and a discounts portal, including a Blue Light card

*Operational grades within prisons operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week and you will be expected to work on some public and bank holidays. Any that you do work will be added to your annual leave entitlement.

We welcome and encourage applications from everyone irrespective of background, identity, experience or circumstance, and particularly those underrepresented in our workforce. We strive for a workforce that is representative of our society and pride ourselves as being an employer of choice.

When people come to work for us we want them to feel safe and that they belong, are treated with empathy and respect, and have the support and solidarity of their colleagues and managers, so we can all deliver our services fairly and in response to individual needs. In joining us, you join an organisation which is committed to the values of humanity, openness, together and purpose.

Find out more about how we champion diversity and inclusion in the workplace.