Before any prison officer is ready to start their new career in the prison service, they receive Prison Officer Entry Level Training (POELT) to prepare them for the job ahead....
...at HMP Preston, a Category B prison. Before joining the prison service I was studying and working part-time, so I was looking for a long-term career. I knew that I...
...particularly focus on teaching new staff how to encourage positive behaviour in challenging men. My advice to new recruits or those interested in becoming a prison officer is to remember...
...help achieve this, HMPPS have introduced a new key worker scheme where every prison officer will have around 5-6 prisoners to manage on a one-to-one basis. If you’re considering becoming...
...and greets. So when anyone new comes in, it’s part of my role to see that they’re settled and have contact with their family. I cover funerals, deliver good news...
...enjoy it. Looking for a new challenge, I came across the case administrator role within the prison. I drew on the skills I had gained from my previous admin roles...
...for the entire prison, to helping prisoners learn new skills for employment on release – your impact will go far beyond the kitchen. Mark is a catering supervisor at HMP...
...the newly-opened HMP Swaleside. Thankfully there are many more female prison officers these days. Following that, and other stints at prisons around Kent including HMP Rochester, HMP Dover and HMP...
...supported if I have an idea for how we can do things differently. Building rapport to help reduce reoffending We are a new team and have lots of exciting projects...
...on CP, and the impact it may be having on their families. I enjoy new challenges and getting to know new people, learning as much from them as hopefully they...