...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...
...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...
...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...
...of the biggest challenges when working over Christmas and New Year's. Some prefer to spend time on their own and it's that balance of trying to not push it in...
...I’d been caught in a negative cycle, but I broke that cycle and set new goals for myself. I was encouraged to study, to volunteer and to seize opportunities to...
...and behavioural problems and really enjoyed it, which is where my interest in working with those in the crime cycle began. "I knew I wanted to work with people where...
...a new qualification, it will help you to become the best prison officer you can be. When you think about apprenticeships, you might think they are only for school leavers,...
...a half years. I got to the point where I wanted to be able to offer more and knew I could do that as a prison officer. Being an OSG...
...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...