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If you’d like to join an IMB near you, check to see if they are currently looking for new volunteers. If so, please download and complete an application form and email it to imbrecruitment@justice.gsi.gov.uk. Please note references are no longer required.
- Application Form (DOC)
- Application guidance (PDF)
- Diversity Monitoring Form (DOC)
- Identification documents (PDF)
- IMB privacy statement (PDF)
- IMB privacy statement (Welsh)
- Useful information about the IMB (PDF)
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IRC Brook House
HMP Send, Surrey
HMP Cardiff, South Wales
HMP Lindholme, Doncaster
HMP Swaleside, Kent
HMPYOI Werrington, Stoke-On-Trent
HMP Maidstone, Kent
HMP Lewes, East Sussex
HMP Swansea, W Glamorgan
Dungavel House Immigration Removal Centre (IRC)
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 30 miles of Brook House. We regret that we cannot reimburse expenses incurred in attending familiarisation visits or interviews Board meeting are held on the Third Wednesday of each month, starting at 12.00pm.
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): 842/Brook House/2018
Closing date for completed returned applications: 30/09/2018
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 20 miles of HMP Send. Board meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month from 2pm except on ATPR when we start at 10am.
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): 838/SEND/2018
Closing date for completed returned applications: 23/09/2018
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 20 miles of HMP Cardiff. Board meetings are held at 09:30 on the first Tuesday of the month.
Time commitment per month: Approx. 3 to 4 visits per month during the probation year which then reduces to 2 – 3 visits
Recruitment Campaign Reference (to be quoted on all correspondence and forms): 839/Cardiff/2018
Closing date for completed returned applications: 30/09/2018
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 30 miles of HMP Lindholme. Board meetings are held at 9.30am on third Tuesday of the month. We regret that we cannot reimburse expenses incurred in attending familiarisation visits or interviews.
Time commitment per month: Approx. 5 to 4 visits per month during the probation year which then reduces to 4 to 3 visits
Recruitment Campaign Reference (to be quoted on all correspondence and forms): 832/Lindholme/2018
Closing date for completed returned applications: 16/09/2018
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 40 miles of HMP Swaleside. Board meetings are held at 10:00am on the first Wednesday of the month.
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): 834/Swaleside/2018
Closing date for completed returned applications: 19/08/2018
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 20 miles of HMPYOI Werrington. Board meetings are held at 10:00AM on the first Tuesday of the month.
Time commitment per month: Approx 3 to 4 visits per month
Recruitment Campaign Reference (to be quoted on all correspondence and forms): 826/Werrington/2018
Closing date for completed returned applications: 19/08/2018
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 20 miles of HMP Maidstone. Board meetings are held at 9:30am on the fourth Friday of the month.
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): 823/Maidstone/2018
Closing date for completed returned applications: 26/08/2018
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 20 miles of HMP Lewes. Board meetings are held at 9:30am on the first Tuesday of the month.
Time commitment per month: Approx 6 - 7 visits/training days per month during the first six months, which then reduces to around 3 - 4 visits.
Recruitment Campaign Reference (to be quoted on all correspondence and forms): 821/Lewes/2018
Closing date for completed returned applications: 19/08/2018
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 20 miles of HMP Swansea. Board meetings are held at 4pm on the third Tuesday of the month.
Time commitment per month: Approx. 4 to 5 visits per month.
Recruitment Campaign Reference (to be quoted on all correspondence and forms): 817/Swansea/2018
Closing date for completed returned applications: 16/09/2018
Applications are invited from candidates who live within 30 miles of Dungavel House IRC. Board meetings are held at 10.30am on the Second Thursday of the month.
Time commitment per month: Approx. 3-4 visits per month during the probation year which then reduces to 2-3 visits.
Recruitment Campaign Reference (to be quoted on all correspondence and forms): 815/Dungavel/2018
Closing date for completed returned applications: 02/09/2018