Don’t wait for a position to come up at your preferred prison or Young Offender Institution (YOI) – work away from home for 23 months and be guaranteed a place there after this time.
About the Futures recruitment scheme
This scheme is only available at a select number of prisons and YOIs.
While you may need to wait some time for a prison officer or youth justice worker vacancy to come up at your local prison or YOI, you’ll be able to start your new career sooner if you apply under this scheme.
You can only apply under this scheme if you’re applying for your first prison officer or youth justice worker role.
You’ll apply to your local prison or YOI, but spend your first 23 months working at another site. You’ll get great additional benefits while you’re there.
After you have worked away from home for 23 months, you are guaranteed a permanent job back at the prison or YOI you initially applied for. Your pay will change to match the salaries paid at that location.
Benefits
As well as the great benefits you get from being a part of HMPPS, you’ll get:
- an additional £1,500 each year on top of your salary, for 2 years
- an opportunity to earn more through our ‘Payment Plus’ scheme (an additional payment for any hours you volunteer to work over your contractual hours)
- your accommodation costs (up to £659 per month in London or up to £589 elsewhere) paid for up to 23 months
- the cost of a monthly trip home repaid
- comprehensive paid training and career progression opportunities
Prison locations currently available under this scheme
Select a prison in the table to start your application (links open in a new tab) to become a prison officer. The salaries shown are based on a 39 hour week. You’ll start on a 37 hour contract until you have completed your initial training. You can then choose to increase your hours to 39 or 41 hours a week.
| Apply to your local prison | Prison you’ll work at for first 23 months | Salary (39 hours) |
|---|---|---|
| HMP Buckley Hall (Rochdale, Greater Manchester) | HMP Bullingdon (Bicester, Oxfordshire) | £36,351* |
| HMP Cardiff | HMP Bullingdon (Bicester, Oxfordshire) | £36,351* |
| HMP Dartmoor | HMP Long Lartin (Evesham, Worcestershire) | £32,851 |
| HMP Exeter | HMP Long Lartin (Evesham, Worcestershire) | £32,851 |
| HMP Frankland (Brasside, County Durham) | HMP Whitemoor (March, Cambridgeshire) | £32,851 |
| HMP Hindley (Bickershaw, Greater Manchester) | HMP Elmley (Isle of Sheppey, Kent) | £34,851* |
| HMP Hull | HMP Wayland (Thetford, Norfolk) | £32,851 |
| HMP Humber | HMP Woodhill (Milton Keynes) | £36,351* |
| HMP Lancaster Farms (Lancaster, Lancashire) | HMP Elmley (Isle of Sheppey, Kent) | £34,851* |
| HMP Lincoln | HMP Woodhill (Milton Keynes) | £32,851 |
| HMP Leeds | HMP Berwyn (Wrexham, North Wales) | £32,851 |
| HMP Liverpool | HMP Stocken (Rutland, East Midlands) | £32,851 |
| HMP Manchester | HMP Long Lartin (Evesham, Worcestershire) | £32,851 |
| HMP Nottingham | HMP Swaleside (Isle of Sheppey, Kent) | £34,851* |
| HMP Preston | HMP Long Lartin (Worcestershire) | £32,851 |
| HMP Risley | HMP Stocken (Rutland, East Midlands) | £32,851 |
| HMP Wakefield | HMP Woodhill (Milton Keynes) | £36,351* |
YOI locations currently available under this scheme
You’ll need to complete specific training to work in youth custody as a youth justice worker.
Select the YOI name in the table (link opens in a new tab) to start your application to become a youth justice worker. The salary shown is based on a 39 hour week. You’ll start on a 37 hour contract until you have completed your initial training. You can then choose to increase your hours to 39 or 41 hours a week.
| Apply to your local YOI | YOI you’ll work at for your first 23 months | Salary (39 hours) |
|---|---|---|
| HMP Feltham (West London) | HMP Cookham Wood (Rochester, Kent) | £38,530 |
| HMP Wetherby | HMP Cookham Wood (Rochester, Kent) | £32,851 |
If you’re not interested in working away from home, search for prison officer or youth justice worker vacancies near you.