£16,640
Average salary at age 20
£34,320
Average Salary
39
Average hours per week
Description
Prison service officers (below Principal Officer) direct, co-ordinate and participate in guarding inmates and maintaining discipline in prisons and other detention centres.Main Tasks
- Escorts prisoners to and from cells and supervises them during meals, recreation and visiting periods;
- Watches for any infringements of regulations and searches prisoners and cells for weapons, drugs and other contraband items;
- Guards entrances and perimeter walls;
- Investigates disturbances or any other unusual occurrences;
- Escorts prisoners transferred from one institution to another;
- Runs prisoner rehabilitation and support programmes;
- Provides care and support to prisoners in custody including prevention of self harm;
- Trains and supervises prison staff;
- Reports on prisoners’ conduct as necessary.
Qualifications
There are no formal academic requirements for entry but candidates must pass a pre-entry test and full medical examination. Basic training is followed by a 12 month probationary period during which further on-the-job training is provided. Background checks are required for entrants, and there are generally nationality restrictions and a lower age limit of 18 years.What Prison service officers (below principal officer) studied in higher education
| Occupation | Percentage Value |
|---|---|
| (L4) Social policy | 4 |
| (W7) Crafts | 1 |
| (L3) Sociology | 32 |
| (X2) Research & study skills in education | 1 |
| (H3) Mechanical engineering | 1 |
| (C8) Psychology | 22 |
| (W1) Fine art | 1 |
| (I7) Computer generated visual & audio effects | 1 |
| (L2) Politics | 2 |
| (L9) Others in social studies | 1 |
| (M1) Law by area | 1 |
| (M2) Law by topic | 8 |
| (B9) Others in subjects allied to medicine | 1 |
| (F4) Forensic & archaeological sciences | 4 |
| (J7) Biotechnology | 1 |
| (N1) Business studies | 4 |
| (L5) Social work | 1 |
| (C6) Sport & exercise science | 5 |
| (P3) Media studies | 1 |
| (V1) History by period | 4 |
| (L6) Anthropology | 4 |
UK Prospects
49000
Workforce Size
0.22%
Predicted decline 2024 - 2027
2745
Predicted Replacement 2024 - 2027
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