Job Details
Prison officer - HMP Cardiff HMP Prison Futures
HMP Cardiff - HMP Cardiff, Knox Rd, Cardiff CF24 0UG
Starting salary: £32,851 (for a 39 hour week inc 20% unsocial)
City/Town: Cardiff
Region: Wales
Vacancy type: Merit
HMP Cardiff Prison Futures
Applying for your first prison officer role and happy to work away from home? Get your career off to a great start, gaining valuable experience working at another prison for twenty-three months before returning to HMP Cardiff permanently.
We are recruiting not just for officers who are needed today, but for prison officers to fill vacancies at HMP Cardiff in years to come. We need officers now to fill vacancies at other prisons and that is why we are recruiting to this special futures scheme that guarantees you a prison officer role at HMP Cardiff permanently but for the first 23 months of your service you will be working at HMP Bullingdon.
It's a great opportunity. You will benefit from a greater variety of experience, you will also get your accommodation costs paid for up to 23 months, receive a recruitment and retention payment paid at 12 months and 23 months and a paid monthly trip home. You won’t be on your own and you will be with other new officers who, like you will be returning to HMP Cardiff at the end of their 23 month deployment.
You may also be able to transfer to your deployed prison permanently if you wish.
You are only eligible for this scheme if you are applying for your first prison officer position – not if you’re looking to move from one prison to another.
What’s on offer?
- We will pay your accommodation costs (up to £589 per month).
- You will be able to reclaim the cost of a monthly trip home by public transport.
- plus a £1500 Recruitment & Retention Premium while on deployment paid at 12 month and 23 month point.
As a prison officer, you’ll be part of a diverse team, making an impact, doing meaningful work in our prisons.
Working in a prison is fast-paced and varied, and no two days are the same. 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. Once you’ve qualified, you’ll have a range of opportunities to specialise and progress your career and earning potential.
It can be a challenging job, but in return you will get good pay, training, benefits and have the support of a strong team.
