...chef. We work in big, commercial sized kitchens preparing meals for large numbers of people. And there’s no difference between cooking meals for prisoners and Armed Forces personnel – if...
As we're hiring for approved premises workers, we caught up with Cynthia who has been busy working in an approved premises in the Southwest region over the Christmas and New...
...to work for the Probation Service? After I finished school, I completed a Business Administration Apprenticeship and worked at an accountancy firm for a short while after, but I didn’t...
...for the Probation Service because I very much believed in what they were trying to achieve. Did you get other opportunities within the team? I was case administrator for about...
...nothing for them to complain about. Having different types of people in our care it’s important for me to offer a different perspective which allows me to play a vital...
...for the future. I would never say that I have been in the closet or hid my sexuality from anybody, as I’ve never felt the need to. However, when I...
...decisions on how I continued playing and who for. I knew some friends who worked as prison officers, and they told me about the job. I thought it sounded good,...
...for use here, and for onward distribution to other prisons and courts. We’re also responsible for inducting and training new members of our groups. We spend five to six hours...
...there’s great teamwork and humour among the staff. Shift-working isn’t for everyone, but it’s been a revelation for me, with rest days and short days during the week being a...
...this post to provide tips on what we’re looking for in prison officers, what to expect and how to prepare for a RAD. What happens before a RAD Prison officer...