Secure Care Officer *Working with Children* Part Time

SECURE CARE OFFICER - PART TIME

Oakhill Secure Children’s Training Centre, Milton Keynes, MK5 6AJ

Starting salary £27,527.34 per annum pro rata rising to £33,000.00 per annum pro rata after successfully passing a 6 month probation period

Part Time hours with shift times of 7am - 3pm or 2pm - 10pm set within a 12 week rolling rota

Benefits: Company Pension, free on-site parking, uniform, free meals whilst on shift, set monthly shift patterns, access to High Street Shop discounts, local Gym discounts and extensive training and development

‘BE THE DIFFERENCE’

Secure Care Officers are key to the effective running of Oakhill Secure Training Centre (STC) and we are looking for people who can fit naturally into this role. 

There is no such thing as a ‘typical’ Officer and we encourage applications from individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds, who can demonstrate the integrity, resilience and strong communications skills needed to thrive in this role.

We now have Full Time and Part Time hours available so you can find the right “work life balance” you have been looking for.

Day to day, you will help to create a safe, secure environment for children aged between 12 to 18 years who have been remanded or sentenced to periods of detention. In return, you will receive a secure job and a rewarding career, as well as great training, excellent benefits and the chance to change lives for the better.

Working directly with the children, your responsibilities will include:

Motivate, support and care for children to provide a stable and secure educational and residential environment which promotes anti-offending behaviour to develop life skills, manage their own behaviour and enhance their effective resettlement on release

Building mutual trust and respect with the children so that they respond positively and appropriately to information and guidance

Defining structures and boundaries, and role-modelling positive behaviours, to set clear expectations of the children in our care

Monitoring and managing the behaviour of the children to minimise incidents and improve standards of behaviour

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE:
The children in your care will have a variety of different needs and it will be your role to ensure those individuals are treated with dignity and respect, whilst having the ability to set boundaries, maintain a consistently mature approach and manage the behaviours of children in our care with professional authority.  This is an environment that calls for high standards of social care and service delivery to provide a secure and stable environment for children to develop their life skills, address the behaviours that have led them into custody and effectively re-integrate them into mainstream society on release.

It is imperative that you consider yourself to be effective and resilient under pressure and ready to manage the ever changing dynamic of working with young people, many of whom may have a history of unpredictable behaviour. This can, at times feel challenging to manage, and whilst we pride ourselves on team work and support, it is important to acknowledge that this can be a high pressured environment.

Safeguarding children is our primary focus and the welfare of the child is paramount. Therefore we have a corporate responsibility to ensure that the safeguarding and our G4S values are at the centre of all we do.​

As part of your new role with us, you will required to attend a comprehensive 8-week induction and training programme designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge to deliver every aspect of being an effective Officer. The training will be full time Monday to Friday and those working part time hours will then revert to actual hours after your training is completed. Experience of working with vulnerable people would be advantageous.

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Equality and Diversity is an important part of G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services. We actively encourage applications from all diverse groups.

To apply for this role, you must be eligible to work in the UK and must have been resident in the UK for a minimum of 3 years.   Experience of working with children is desirable. You will also be required to undergo DBS enhanced level security clearance and will need to provide full details of your work and educational history covering the last 10 years as part of the screening process for the role.

Please be aware that we have a small number of 44 hour per week contracts available and should you wish to apply, you will be given an opportunity to apply for these roles via a thorough and fair selection process once you have successfully completed your 6 month probationary period.

Be that person who makes a difference every day, the chance to do an extraordinary job