...building on it. Learning new skills and the discipline of going to work while on Community Payback can really help them focus on turning their lives around. What makes a...
...have been training to become a Control and Restraint (C&R) Instructor to teach new and existing staff C&R techniques. And, I’ve had a lot of support from management progression-wise. When...
...in your uniform request form at your ARC. 6. When will my probation start? The probation period for a new prison officer lasts for 12 months and it starts at...
...to learn new skills to prepare for their release. You should do everything you can to support them in the hope that once they leave custody, they will turn their...
I joined the prison service because I always knew I wanted to work with people. My career started straight after university: I applied to become a prison officer in my...
...and then took a career break and did some travel. When I came back I was really open minded as to what I would do. I took up my new...
...It’s quite varied. It’s completely new to me. There’ll be appointments, reports, different issues with different people. Housing issues to sort, home visits to make. Each day is quite different....
...your next opportunity, you’ll join a team that will support you every step of the way. The role allows you to build on your existing skills and develop new ones...
...this out. And you know, I can always go back. Was it straightforward to return? Yes, I still had a few people that I knew, working in my old team,...
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