Prison Officer - Operations

Prison Officer - Operations

Various Locations

Starting salary of £28,425 progressing to £32,200 within 3 years, subject to pay progression

Shift work

The Scottish Prison Service is now recruiting for Operations Officers to join us throughout 2025/2026.

The Scottish Prison Service (SPS), established in 1993, is an agency of the Scottish Government whose principal objective is to contribute to making Scotland safer by protecting the public and reducing reoffending. The SPS aims to achieve this by ensuring delivery of secure custody, safe and orderly prisons, high quality standards of care, and opportunities for those in custody to build capacity to help them reintegrate into the community on release.

As an Operations Officer, you will be in an almost unique position of being able to make a real difference to the community that you live in and be at the very heart of delivering the SPS’ vision of ‘Helping to build a safer Scotland by Unlocking Potential and Transforming Lives’.

Our values are:

Belief - belief that people can change

Respect - have proper regard for individuals, their needs and their human rights

Integrity - apply high ethical, moral and professional standards

Openness - work with others to achieve the best outcomes

Courage - have the courage to care regardless of circumstances

Humility - recognise that we can learn from others

Your role will be challenging and immensely rewarding with responsibility for maintaining custody and order whilst facilitating opportunities for those in our care. You will influence and encourage offenders to maintain contact with their families, access education and training and ultimately assist them on their journey to be contributory citizens within our communities.

Contributing towards the prevention and management of challenging behaviour; you will provide safe and secure custodial services that empower offenders to take responsibility and transform their lives.

In this role you will be responsible for the overall functioning and security of the establishment, working as part of a team and carrying out roles in Front of House, Visits, Electronic Control Room, Patrol and Prisoner Reception.

Please note: as part of the Operations Officer role, you will be expected to work shifts in line with a set roster. These shifts will cover a variety of working patterns including; early shift, day shift, back shift and night shift.

To find out more about our locations please visit our Prison Locations Page.

Closing date: 22 November 2024.

Applicants please note: The Scottish Prison Service is not a licenced Sponsor and Visa Sponsorship is not available for this role.

For the role you have applied for you must have the right to work in the UK and Civil Service.

The Immigration Act 2014 requires employers to check documents to establish a person’s eligibility to work in the UK and comply with any restrictions before they start work. Therefore, all candidates who are successful in the selection process for this role, when requested, will be required to provide evidence of their right to work.