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Applications are invited from candidates who live within 30 miles of HMP Hewell. Board meetings are held on the third Monday of the month at 10:00AM.
Time commitment per month: Approx 3 to 4 visits per month
Recruitment Campaign Reference (to be quoted on all correspondence and forms): 1048/Hewell/2020
Closing date for completed returned applications: 31/08/2020
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 30 miles of HMP Swansea. Board meetings are held at 4pm on the third Tuesday of the month. We regret that we cannot reimburse expenses incurred in attending familiarisation visits or interviews
Time commitment per month: Approx. 3 to 4 visits per month
Recruitment Campaign Reference (to be quoted on all correspondence and forms): 1043/Swansea/2020
Closing date for completed returned applications: 31/08/2020
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 30 miles of HMP Moorland. The board meetings are held between 10am and 12 noon on the third Thursday in the month.
Time commitment per month: Approximately 3 - 4 visits a month during the probation year, later reducing to around 2 - 3 visits
Recruitment Campaign Reference (to be quoted on all correspondence and forms): 1049/DoncasterHatfieldLindholmeMoorland/2020
Closing date for completed returned applications: 31/08/2020
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 30 miles of HMP/YOI Portland. Monthly Board meetings start at 9.30am on the second Wednesday of the month. We regret that we cannot reimburse expenses incurred in attending familiarisation visits or interviews.
Time commitment per month: Approx. 4 – 5 visits per month during the probation year which then may reduce to 3 - 4
Recruitment Campaign Reference (to be quoted on all correspondence and forms): 1047/Portland/2020
Closing date for completed returned applications: 31/08/2020
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 30 miles of HMP Lindholme. The board meetings are held on the third Tuesday of the month at 10am.
Time commitment per month: Approximately 3 - 4 visits a month during the probation year, later reducing to around 2 - 3 visits
Recruitment Campaign Reference (to be quoted on all correspondence and forms): 1049/DoncasterHatfieldLindholmeMoorland/2020
Closing date for completed returned applications: 31/08/2020
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 30 miles of HMP/Dovegate. Monthly Board meetings - time to be arranged. We regret that we cannot reimburse expenses incurred in attending familiarisation visits or interviews.
Time commitment per month: Approx. 4 – 5 visits per month during the probation year which then may reduce to 4
Recruitment Campaign Reference (to be quoted on all correspondence and forms): 1045/Dovegate/2020
Closing date for completed returned applications: 31/08/2020
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 30 miles of HMP Doncaster. The board meetings are held at 1pm on the first Monday of the month.
Time commitment per month: Approx 3 - 4 visits a month initially, later reducing to around 2 - 3 visits
Recruitment Campaign Reference (to be quoted on all correspondence and forms): 1049/DoncasterHatfieldLindholmeMoorland/2020
Closing date for completed returned applications: 31/08/2020
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 30 miles of HMP Hatfield. Board meetings are held on the morning of the third Wednesday of each month.
Time commitment per month: Approximately 3 - 4 visits a month during the probation year, later reducing to around 2 - 3 visits
Recruitment Campaign Reference (to be quoted on all correspondence and forms): 1049/DoncasterHatfieldLindholmeMoorland/2020
Closing date for completed returned applications: 31/08/2020
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 30 miles of Morton Hall IRC. Board meetings are held the fourth Tuesday of every month; 9.15am until 1pm.
Time commitment per month: Approx 3 to 4 visits per month during probation, later reducing to 2 to 3 visits per month
Recruitment Campaign Reference (to be quoted on all correspondence and forms): 1046/Morton Hall/2020
Closing date for completed returned applications: 31/08/2020
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 20 miles of HMP Stafford. Board meetings are the first working Monday of each month, alternating short/long format (short is 10.00 – 13.15, long is 10.00 to 15.15 to allow for member training)
Time commitment per month: Approx 3 to 4 visits per month during probation, later reducing to 2 to 3 visits per month.
Recruitment Campaign Reference (to be quoted on all correspondence and forms): 1044/Stafford/2020
Closing date for completed returned applications: 31/08/2020
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 30 miles of HMP Whatton. The Board meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month from 10:00 until 13:00.
Time commitment per month: - Approx 3-4 visits per month
Recruitment Campaign Reference (to be quoted on all correspondence and forms): 1042/Whatton/2020
Closing date for completed returned applications: 31/08/2020
Applications are invited from candidates who live within a reasonable travelling distance of HMP Berwyn. Board meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of every month. We regret that we cannot reimburse expenses incurred in attending familiarisation visits or interviews
Time commitment per month: Approx. 4 to 5 visits per month during the probation year which then reduces to 3 to 4 visits
Recruitment Campaign Reference (to be quoted on all correspondence and forms): 1033/ Berwyn /2020
Closing date for completed returned applications: 31/08/2020
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 30 miles of HMP/YOI New Hall. The board meetings are held at 1.30pm on the fourth Wednesday of every month
Time commitment per month: Approx 2-3 visits per month
Recruitment Campaign Reference (to be quoted on all correspondence and forms): 1038/New Hall /2020
Closing date for completed returned applications: 31/08/2020
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 20 miles of HMP Woodhill. Board meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday afternoon of the Month at 13:45 to 16:455.00. We regret that we cannot reimburse expenses incurred in attending familiarisation visits or interviews.
Time commitment per month: Approx. 4 to 5 visits per month during the probation year which then reduces to 2 to 3 visits
Recruitment Campaign Reference (to be quoted on all correspondence and forms): 1041/Woodhill/2020
Closing date for completed returned applications: 31/08/2020
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 20 miles of HMP Humber. The board meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month at 2.00pm.
Time commitment per month: Approx 2-3 visits per month
Recruitment Campaign Reference (to be quoted on all correspondence and forms): 1039/Humber /2020
Closing date for completed returned applications: 31/08/2020
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 20 miles of HMP Warren Hill. Board meetings are held at 1.30pm on the fourth Wednesday of the month.
Time commitment per month: Approx 3 to 4 visits per month during the probation year which then reduces to around 2 to 3 visits
Recruitment Campaign Reference (to be quoted on all correspondence and forms): 1040/Warren Hill/2020
Closing date for completed returned applications: 31/08/2020
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 30 miles of HMP Maidstone. Board meetings are held at 9:30am on the last Friday of the month.
Time commitment per month: 4 visits per month minimum.
Recruitment Campaign Reference (to be quoted on all correspondence and forms): 1036/Maidstone/2020
Closing date for completed returned applications: 31/08/2020
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 25 miles of HMP Whitemoor. Board meetings are held at 10:00am on the second Tuesday of the month.
Time commitment per month: Approx 3 to 4 visits per month plus the monthly Board meeting.
Recruitment Campaign Reference (to be quoted on all correspondence and forms): 1037/Whitemoor/2020
Closing date for completed returned applications: 31/08/2020
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 20 miles of HMP Preston. Board meetings are held at 09:30am on the first Tuesday of the month.
Time commitment per month: Approx 3 - 4 visits per month plus attendance at the monthly Board meeting.
Recruitment Campaign Reference (to be quoted on all correspondence and forms): 1035/ Preston/ 2020
Closing date for completed returned applications: 31/08/2020
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 30 miles of HMYOI Wetherby. The Board meets on the 3rd Monday of the month at 2.30pm
Time commitment per month: Approx 3-4 visits per month
Recruitment Campaign Reference (to be quoted on all correspondence and forms): 1030/Wetherby/2020
Closing date for completed returned applications: 31/08/2020