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HMP Huntercombe
Heathrow Airport and London City Airport Short Term Holding Facilities
HMP Gartree, Leicestershire
Yarl’s Wood IRC, Bedford
Morton Hall IRC
HMP Onley – Warwickshire
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 25 miles of HMP Leyhill. Board meetings are held at 1pm on the 4th Monday of the 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): 898/ Leyhill/ /2019
Closing date for completed returned applications: 24/03/2019
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 30 miles of HMP Wealstun. Board meetings are held at 1pm on last Monday of each month, unless bank holiday then the week after
Time commitment per month: Approx 3-4 visits per month
Recruitment Campaign Reference (to be quoted on all correspondence and forms): 920/Wealstun/2019
Closing date for completed returned applications: 24/03/2019
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 20 miles of HMP Huntercombe. Board meetings are held at 9.30am on the Fourth Monday of the month
Time commitment per month: Approx. 4-5 visits per month during the probation year which then reduces to 3-4 visits.
Recruitment Campaign Reference (to be quoted on all correspondence and forms): 923/Huntercombe/2019
Closing date for completed returned applications: 24/03/2019
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 20 miles of HMP Bristol. Board meetings are held at 2pm on the first Wednesday of the month.
Time commitment per month: Approx. 3 to 4 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): 916/ Bristol/2019
Closing date for completed returned applications: 31/03/2019
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 20 miles of Heathrow Airport Board meeting are held on the Second Tuesday of the month at 4.30pm.
Time commitment per month: Approx. 3 to 4 visits per month during the probationary year, which then reduces to 2 to 3 visits.
Recruitment Campaign Reference (to be quoted on all correspondence and forms): 922/Heathrow STHF/2019
Closing date for completed returned applications: 17/03/2019
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 30 miles of HMP Gartree. Board meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month at 2pm
Time commitment per month: Approx 3-4 visits per month
Recruitment Campaign Reference (to be quoted on all correspondence and forms): 919/Gartree/2019
Closing date for completed returned applications: 17/03/2019
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 20 miles of Yarl’s Wood IRC. Board meetings are held 1.30- 4.30PM on the second Monday of the month.
Time commitment per month: Approx 3 - 4 visits per month
Recruitment Campaign Reference (to be quoted on all correspondence and forms): 917/Yarl’s Wood/2019
Closing date for completed returned applications: 03/03/2019
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 30 miles of Morton Hall IRC. Board meetings are held the fourth Tuesday of every month; 9.15 until 12.00 noon.
Time commitment per month: Approx 2 - 3 visits per month
Recruitment Campaign Reference (to be quoted on all correspondence and forms): 918/Morton Hall/2019
Closing date for completed returned applications: 03/03/2019
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 20 miles of HMP Maidstone. Board meetings are held at 9:30am on the last Friday of the month.
Time commitment per month: Approx 3 to 4 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): 915/Maidstone/2019
Closing date for completed returned applications: 17/03/2019
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 30 miles of HMP The Verne. Board meetings are held on the 4th Tuesday of every month; training begins at 10am and the Board meeting at 1pm concluding at approx. 3pm. 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 during the probation year which then reduces to 2 to 3 visits
Recruitment Campaign Reference (to be quoted on all correspondence and forms): 905/ The Verne/2019
Closing date for completed returned applications: 17/03/2019
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 20 miles of HMP Woodhill. Board meetings are held from 9.30am – 12.30pm on the second Tuesday of the month
Time commitment per month: Approx. 4 to 5 visits per month during the probation year which then reduces to 3 - 4 visits per month
Recruitment Campaign Reference (to be quoted on all correspondence and forms): 913/Woodhill/2019
Closing date for completed returned applications: 24/02/2019
3-4 visits per month of which 2-3 would be in a Rota Week and 1 for a Board meeting.Applications are invited from candidates who live within 20 miles of HMP Deerbolt Members must be reasonably flexible to attend the prison on any day of the week to attend prison meetings or monitor Segregated Prisoners’ reviews.
Time commitment per month: Approx. 3 to 4 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): 911/Deerbolt/2019
Closing date for completed returned applications: 03/03/2019
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 20 miles of HMP Garth. Board meetings are held on the second Friday morning of the month.
Time commitment per month: Approx 4 visits per month
Recruitment Campaign Reference (to be quoted on all correspondence and forms): 912/Garth/2019
Closing date for completed returned applications: 10/03/2019
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 30 miles of HMP Dovegate. Board meetings are held on the third Thursday of the month at 13:00PM
Time commitment per month: Approx 3 to 4 visits per month
Recruitment Campaign Reference (to be quoted on all correspondence and forms): 909/Dovegate/2019
Closing date for completed returned applications: 03/03/2019
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 10:15AM.
Time commitment per month: Approx 3 to 4 visits per month
Recruitment Campaign Reference (to be quoted on all correspondence and forms): 907/Hewell/2019
Closing date for completed returned applications: 24/02/2019
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 20 miles of HMP Humber. Board meetings are held at 2pm on second Wednesday of each month
Time commitment per month: Approx 3 - 4 visits per month
Recruitment Campaign Reference (to be quoted on all correspondence and forms): 910/Humber/2019
Closing date for completed returned applications: 10/03/2019
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 35 miles of HMP Lincoln. Board meetings occur on the morning of 2nd Thursday of every month.
Time commitment per month: Approx 3 - 4 visits per month
Recruitment Campaign Reference (to be quoted on all correspondence and forms): 895/Lincoln/2019
Closing date for completed returned applications: 24/02/2019
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 20 miles of HMP Onley. Board meetings are held at Last Thursday in Month @ 14:00hrs
Time commitment per month: Approx. 3 - 4 visits per month
Recruitment Campaign Reference (to be quoted on all correspondence and forms): 903/Onley/2019
Closing date for completed returned applications: 03/03/2019