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Dog Handler (Prison Custody Officer)

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

Job Introduction

HMP Peterborough are currently recruiting for a Dog Handler (Prison Custody Officer).

You will be required to be responsible for the passive and active drugs dogs and to carry out the duties of a prison custody officer within HMP Peterborough. You will need to be available for searches within the establishment which may involve unsociable hours.

Sodexo Justice delivers custodial and community rehabilitation services that challenge offending behaviour, protect the public and offer individuals the opportunity to change their lives for the better. We deliver the total operation of five prisons within England, Scotland and Wales and own six Community Rehabilitation Companies in partnership with crime reduction charity Nacro.HMP Peterborough is the first purpose-built prison in the UK to house both men and women on the same site. This highly innovative prison is designed to a high standard of physical security. Sodexo Justice Services has ensured that the prison provides needs-based personal development services for both men and women.  January 2015 saw the completion of a new houseblock on the male estate which can house an additional 292 residents, along with an educational activities building.

Role Responsibility

  • Searching of persons visiting or working within the establishment.
  • Searching of residents in our care and areas within the establishment.
  • Conduct perimeter walks internal and external of the prison.
  • Performing the duties of a prison custody officer.

The Ideal Candidate

  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Be able to manage and house two working drug dogs.
  • Experience in handling working dogs.
  • Computer literate, be able to work with windows Word and Excel.
  • Full drivers licence.
  • Positive approach to rehabilitation.

Package Description

Salary is £19,859.96 per annum during training, this will increase to £20,359.96 per annum on graduation and there is a further increase to £20,859.96 per annum upon passing probation period.

40 hours per week including weekends and Bank Holidays.

Benefits including 28 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays),pension, discounted health cover, subsidised gym membership, childcare voucher scheme, free meals on duty and free on-site parking.

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 35,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process.

Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults within a regulated activity. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and/ or Disclosure Scotland.

Please note all roles within Sodexo Justice are subject to security and recruitment checks which may include a Social Media Check. You will also be asked to provide 3 years’ worth of references and request employment history details from the HMRC.

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