Escort BRIDGEND £25,000.00

Role Responsibility:

Escort

G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services

HMP Parc, Bridgend, CF35 6AP

Salary £25,000 per annum

Permanent, Full Time, 40 hours per week (12 MONTH FIXED TERM CONTRACT) 

Benefits:  Company Pension, free on-site parking, on-site canteen, ongoing training and development and access to High Street Shop discounts.

Within Care and Rehabilitation Services, the philosophy of our prisons is to rehabilitate offenders and equip them to re-integrate into mainstream society on release. We seek to normalise prison conditions as far as possible to reflect life in the outside community. Our aim is to create an environment in which staff and prisoners feel safe and causes of prison stress are minimised. Central to our philosophy is the relationship between staff and prisoners. Our training and operational practices emphasise the need to treat prisoners with dignity and respect and G4S staff build positive and supportive relationships with the prisoners in their care. HMP & YOI Parc accommodates 1038 convicted male adult prisoners and remand/ convicted young offenders and young people in a secure but modern environment.

We now have an opportunity for an Escort to join our Facilities Management Team at HMP Parc.

The successful candidate will be working within the security and operations departments, to ensure that all policies and procedures are carried out in line with local security strategy.

Key Responsibilities:

• To be responsible for the secure entry and exit of visitors / maintenance personnel into the establishment
• Be the assigned escort point of contact for visitors / maintenance personnel
• Meet visitors at the Visitors Centre and escort through Visitors entrance into the prison
• As per specific work schedules, escort visitors to designated areas of the prison to allow for scheduled maintenance and other tasks to be completed
• Accompany visitors at all times whilst these tasks are being completed
• To deal with internal / external personnel in a polite and professional manner
• Maintain the security of the prison establishment at all times, following all local security procedures, and ensuring all locks and doors are secured as they are passed through 

Secondary Duties, if required:

Vehicle Lock

• Booking in/out of all vehicles; Searching of all vehicles entering/ exiting the prison and personnel
• Maintaining roll count; Escorting all vehicles
• Checking all prisoner release pass before release from Prison
• Liaising with Admissions/Control on Possible emergency procedures such as Category “A” transport, Emergency Services arriving (Fire, Ambulance, Police)
• Maintaining the Security of the Establishments perimeter via correct operation of the airlock system

Gate Lodge

• Continual charging of radio batteries
• Operation of sliding doors permitting ingress and egress both for Staff and Visitors
• Maintaining vigilance of all personnel leaving the establishment

Control Room

• To control the radio net, operating the radio system in a professional manner and using the correct radio procedures in line with the local security strategy.
• To receive, evaluate and report information and incident;
• To control and authorise movement of prisoners, staff, contractors and vehicles within the establishment.
• To coordinate response to alarms and manage the initial response to events and emergencies.
• To be aware of the current situation in all parts of the prison in order to aid decisions on movements and events and to respond appropriately to emergency situations.
• To maintain an accurate and up to date roll count of the prison at all times and   the number of prisoners in each area through movement control; To operate and monitor all CCTV equipment
• To maintain an occurrence log off all movements and incidents.
• To have an up to date knowledge of the HMP/YOI Parc contingency plans
• To maintain efficient operating procedures as per the local security strategy
• To deal with all cell intercom requests promptly and professionally ensuring all information is passed to the relevant residential area.

The Ideal Candidate:

Essential Skills

• Basic literacy and numeracy skills
• Basic IT skills
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to cope in a pressured and disciplined environment
• Strong team player
• Professional disposition and integrity

Desirable Skills

• Security experience

If you join us, you can be sure that you’ll find a secure, friendly and professional working environment and be given all the support, training and encouragement you need to build and develop a successful career with us.

HMP Parc encourages applications from Welsh speakers.

For more information on HMP Parc, please visit https://hmpparc.co.uk/

Equality and Diversity is an important part of G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services. We actively encourage applications from all backgrounds and are a fully inclusive employer who aims to support all employees to be their true selves. We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments for either the role or during the recruitment process.

G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of children and adults at risk and each employee is expected to support these goals.

Please note that these vacancies are subject to a 5 year checkable history and the strict vetting standards set by G4S and the Secretary of State for the Home Office and are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. 

You must be eligible to work in the UK and you will need to provide full details of your employment and education history for the last 5 years as part of the security screening process for this role.