Escort and Stores Operative (FM)

Role Responsibility:

Escort and Stores Operative (FM)

Care and Rehabilitation Services

HMP Five Wells, Wellingborough, NN8 2NG

Salary £25,906.40 per annum

Permanent, Full Time, 40 hours per week

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

This is a great opportunity to be a part of something exciting!

Rarely does an opportunity to make your mark and further your career come up like this. HMP Five Wells in Wellingborough is setting a new standard for new build prisons of the future, using forward-thinking design and technology. The Prison is the UK's first purpose-built, new resettlement Prison. After opening in 2022 it is a one of a kind new generation category C new build Prison for the future and has become an integral part of the local community.

G4S Care & Rehabilitation Services (CaRS) already successfully manages 4 prisons, one secure training centre and a number of community contracts in England and Wales. 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.

We are looking for a full time Escort and Stores Operative to Escort and Control the contractor/visitor movements across the prison estate. You will work within the administration of the Facilities Management services to meet operational and business requirements.

You will also work closely with prisoners.

Key Responsibilities:

• Operate within G4S CaRS procedures to escort contractors/visitors movements across the prison estate that is the responsibility of G4S CaRS.
• Deal effectively and safely with contractor / visitor movements to maintain health & safety requirements
• Assisting in the development of contractor control procedure routines, processes, risk assessments, and records.
• Working with other craft qualified, semi-skilled and unskilled maintenance staff if required in aspects of maintenance activities on a team work basis.
• Security awareness within a prison environment in respect to key locking and tool control when escorting maintenance contractors within the prison estate.
• Carry out routine inspections of the contractor works to make sure that all safety guidance and practises are followed to maintain an effective and efficient safe environment.
• Assist in the promotion of creating a positive Health & Safety culture across the site leading by example, this includes the reporting of accidents and near misses in a timely manner and the application of safe systems of work for the role.

The Ideal Candidate:

Essential Skills:

• Experienced within a maintenance establishment.
• Following policy and procedures.
• Experience within a health & Safety environment to understand and control contractors within the estate.

Desirable Skills:

• BSC level 1 Health & Safety.
• Full, clean driving license.
• Experience of building and facilities maintenance

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.

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 HMPPS 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.