OVERSEAS DETAINEE CUSTODY OFFICER (BASED FROM GATWICK)

Full time | Gatwick
posted 5 years ago

JOB DETAILS

Gatwick Based with Overseas visits 

£20,670 salary + £1.68 per hour Flying Allowance (paid for all hours worked except Office Hours, Meetings and Training). 

1950 Hours Per Year (average 37.5 hours per week) 


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

If you're the right one for us you will have excellent communication & interpersonal skills, with the ability to work brilliantly in a team.You will have a non-judgemental approach, problem solving skills and ability to keep calm under pressure. 

Your dedicated role will be to escort and transport immigration detainees within the UK and Overseas, maintaining high standards of security and safety whilst promoting the welfare and decency of detainees in your care. 

Youll begin your Care & Custody career completing a 6 week initial training course, (including a 7 day residential course in Oxfordshire) developing the skills needed to professionally deliver this rewarding, sometimes challenging role with integrity and respect. 

Your working time will include in- country moves, completing visa runs, and escorting detainees on both short and long-haul flights for overseas removals working across days and nights during a shift pattern with 10 days of availability, followed by 4 days off. 

Essential Criteria

  • UK citizen, Citizen of the Commonwealth with your own indefinite leave to remain (not through marriage) or EEA citizen.
  • Valid and in-date passport, with no restrictions on your stay in the UK.
  • Continuously resided in the UK for the previous 5 years with no more than 3 months spent overseas at any one time.
  • Specific driving compliance is attached to this role.
  • Full UK manual driving licence with at least 12 months post qualifying experience.
  • Fewer than 7 points on your UK Driving Licence.
  • No driving ban/ disqualification within the previous 5 years.
  • Not currently bankrupt.
  • You must be able to pass a red/green colour-blind test as part of your air side driving requirement. (candidates should contact their optician before applying if they have any concerns)
  • The position is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act; Successful candidates will be required to undergo Enhanced DBS and vetting to a level of Counter Terrorist Checked (CTC).
  • Living within 50 miles of RH6 you must be able to reach Gatwick within 1.5 hours travel time.

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. 

Unfortunately, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that have applied within the previous 6 months. 

Job Type: Full-time 

Salary: £20,670.00 /year

CITIZENSHIP

  • United Kingdom

JOB ROLES

  • Custody Officer



START LOCATION

Gatwick

NUMBER OF PERSONNEL REQUIRED

10

REGION

European Union

EXPIRATION

This job has now closed

YEARLY RATE £20670

REQUIREMENTS

  • General Certification

    Clean Criminal Record

    Valid Passport

    Valid Driver's License

    Other General

NOTES

£20,670 salary + £1.68 per hour Flying Allowance (paid for all hours worked except Office Hours, Meetings and Training).  1950 Hours Per Year (average 37.5 hours per week)