We are recruiting a number of escorts to work at HMP Leicester for an upcoming project, expected to be ongoing for several weeks. This is a long-term temporary contract offering sociable, full-time hours and possible overtime.

Your new role:

To ensure the safety and safe passage personnel assigned to you in the capacity of the Escort role. To carry out escorting to support the efficient delivery of project work and planned/ minor work tasks as assigned by your line manager.

Escort duties and Responsibilities:

• Booking in & escorting of all contractors, tools and vehicles within the establishment.
• Check all tools and plant, ensuring the current tool list is up-to-date.
• Supervision of the contractors at all times
• Ensure and enforce the wearing of PPE at all times.
• Maintain regular communication via radio net where appropriate
• Keep account of those in your charge and maintain proper order.
• To support with incidents as the 'first on scene' and work as part of a team to resolve the issues.
• To be aware of prisoners' rights and dignity and their personal responsibility

You may be required to perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned from time to time by your line manager/ project manager/ site manager. As appropriate, all necessary training will be provided to enable additional duties and responsibilities to be performed safely. No qualifications are needed for this role.

Key competencies of an Escort:

• Security awareness (for integrity of the establishment and safety of all).
• Communication skills (dealing with all staff members and visitors face-to-face and via radio)
• Team working (coordinate activities with others)
• Reliability (In attendance and task achievement)
• Patience (Things happen slowly in a prison)
• Integrity (trustworthiness & honesty, at all times, without question)
• Respect (for colleagues, visitors and prisoners)
• Forthright (prepared to challenge wrong-doing)

Details:

Pay Frequency: Weekly

Standard Hourly Rate: £13.69

Working Days: Monday to Friday

Working Hours: 40 hours per week

Additional Information: The current standard working hours are between 8am and 5pm. However, hours could change if deemed appropriate by the contractors.

What you'll need to succeed

You will need to be honest, hard-working, reliable, trustworthy 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 or more. 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. The security clearance will require you to have photo ID such as a valid passport or photo card driving licence.
• Full training, including key training and radio training, is provided by the establishment. Training time will be paid at the standard hourly rate.
• A uniform is also provided.

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