What’s it really like working as a prison officer?

Thinking of applying to be a prison officer, but not sure if it’s for you? Our interactive online activity will give you more of an insight into the role. What's...
Thinking of applying to be a prison officer, but not sure if it’s for you? Our interactive online activity will give you more of an insight into the role. What's...
...working with people who do actually want to change their path, they don’t want to be involved with the lifestyle they’ve been in before, they want help to take their...
...off retail, work at Toys-R-Us during Christmas! I didn’t want to do that anymore, and my dad, who used to work in the Prison Service, told me there were OSG...
...and applied them to the prison case admin role. I enjoyed working in the prison and reading through the case files, understanding how the system worked and speaking to and...
...a HR Performance Manager after that and then I got promoted again to an interim HR Business Partner. I then obtained a promotion to Resourcing Delivery Lead which is my...
...and I still enjoy coming to work every day. How did you build the confidence to handle decisions about other people’s lives in your role? I quickly realised I wasn’t...
...in being a prison officer. You’ll be trained in being keyworkers for prisoners: to be mentors and guides. This includes understanding how you behave and how you are perceived as...
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...she moved to a Youth Offending. In 2005, Jenny became a senior probation officer and moved into a new role working in Approved Premises - a standout in her career....
...have on the people we work with. Interested? If you’re interested in helping to make a difference in someone’s life, take a look at our current specialist production instructor vacancies....