Prison Service Officers (Below Principal Officer)
Prison service officers (below Principal Officer) direct, co-ordinate and participate in guarding inmates and maintaining discipline in prisons and other detention centres.
£29,414
Median Salary
New workers start around £20,736. Normal pay is £29,414 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £36,412.
Daily Tasks
- Reports on prisoners.
- Trains and supervises prison staff.
- Provides care and support to prisoners in custody including prevention of self harm.
- Runs prisoner rehabilitation and support programmes.
- Escorts prisoners transferred from one institution to another.
- Investigates disturbances or any other unusual occurrences.
- Guards entrances and perimeter walls.
- Watches for any infringements of regulations and searches prisoners and cells for weapons, drugs and other contraband items.
- Escorts prisoners to and from cells and supervises them during meals, recreation and visiting periods.
Skills employers are asking for
- Reading Comprehension
- Monitoring
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Speaking
- Writing
- Learning Strategies
- Active Learning
- Mathematics
- Science