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DETAINEE CUSTODY OFFICER - EAST KILBRIDE

Full time | East Kilbride, Glasgow, UK
posted 3 years ago

JOB DETAILS

We're looking for respectful, caring people to join our teams.

If you're the right one for us, your strong communication & interpersonal skills, non-judgemental approach, excellent problem solving skills and ability to keep calm under pressure will be the foundations to develop your Care & Custody career.

Your working time will require you to be fully flexible to cover both day shifts with varying start and finish times and nights shifts.

No specific role experience or qualifications are required to be a DCO as full training and supported development are given. Experience of dealing sensitively with a wide variety of people who have been agitated, confused or angry would be an advantage.

You’ll begin your Care & Custody career completing a 6-week residential initial training course (ITC) with 7 days in Oxfordshire, continuing your development over the next 12 months with on the job mentoring and assessments to gain our accredited Level 3 apprenticeship in Detention and Custody.

 

Qualifications

Essential Criteria 

  • Be a UK citizen, Citizen of the Commonwealth with your own indefinite leave to remain (not through marriage) or EEA citizen.
  • Have a valid and in date passport, with no restrictions on your stay in the UK. Please note Visa’s in out of date passports cannot be accepted as proof of Right to Work in the UK. A Biometric card alongside a current in- date passport must be provided.
  • Have continuously resided in the UK for the previous 5 years. 
  • Applicants must not have spent more than 3 months at any one time overseas during the previous 5 years.
  • This position is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and Applicants must be prepared to undergo an Enhanced DBS check, complete employer referencing for the previous 5 years and vetting to the level of Counter Terrorist Checked (CTC) if offered a role.
  • Specific driving compliance is attached to this role.
  • Full UK manual driving licence with at least 12 months post qualifying experience.
  • Fewer than 6 points on your UK Driving Licence.
  • No driving ban/ disqualification within the previous 5 years.
  • Not currently bankrupt.

Additional information

We will support you every step of the way, developing your skills to professionally deliver this rewarding, sometimes challenging role with integrity and respect.

Applicants are warmly invited to apply, successful candidates will be progressed and invited to attend an assessment day with interview, capability assessments and full vetting screening.

Additional Information

7 week ITC training course commences on 2nd August 2021. Successful candidates must be available to start on this date and complete the mandatory training course. 

 

CITIZENSHIP

No Requirement Specified

JOB ROLES

  • Custody Officer



START LOCATION

East Kilbride, Glasgow, UK

NUMBER OF PERSONNEL REQUIRED

1

REGION

European Union

EXPIRATION

This job has now closed

YEARLY RATE £21640

REQUIREMENTS

  • General Certification

    Clean Criminal Record

    Drug and Alcohol Medical Clearance

    Valid Passport

    Valid Driver's License

    5 year Employment History

    Physical Readiness

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