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On-site in Warrington·Part-time·Added today (last checked 13 Nov)

Our summary

Salary
£25,409 a year

About £1,820 a month after tax.

Work mode
On-site, Warrington
Contract
Part-time
Closing date
Apply by Friday 27 November
Pension
28.97% employer pension

Skills

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

£25,409

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Alongside your salary of £25,409, HM Prison & Probation Service contributes £7,360 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

  • Access to learning and development
  • A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
  • A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
  • A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
  • Annual Leave
  • Public Holidays
  • Season Ticket Advance

The role

Please refer to Job Description

Overview of the job

This is an administrative support job in an establishment.

The job holder will provide administrative support to ensure the safe and secure keeping of prisoners' files, past and present and to action requests in a timely manner to aid effective record keeping in line with local procedures. This is a non-operational job with no line management responsibilities

What you'll do

The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

  • Undertake filing on a daily basis to provide effective record keeping in line with local procedures
  • Request and receive information/records from other establishments
  • Store records appropriately / forward the back record or abscond record to the requesting establishment in a timely manner
  • Send, collect and distribute faxes to appropriate staff
  • Deliver and collect post where appropriate
  • Maintain the filing system of the previous year's files so they are moved to archive and the oldest archive years files are sent for destruction in accordance with required standards (e.g. data protection)

How you'll work

Job share, Part-time

Reference number

490652

Job grade

Administrative Assistant

HMPPS Band 2

Contract type

Permanent

Type of role

Administration / Corporate Support

Number of jobs available

1

Location

This position is based at HM Prison Risley, Warrington, WA3 6BP.

Undertake other administrative tasks including

  • Provide administrational assistance in area of work
  • Maintain accurate filing system for area of work
  • Respond to queries relating to area of work, redirecting where required

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The Job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the Job Holder

Behaviours

  • Developing Self and Others
  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Working Together
  • Managing a Quality Service

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

  • Working Together

Person specification

Please refer to Job Description

Apply and further information

For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.

Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

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Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a standard (or equivalent) criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

  • UK nationals
  • nationals of the Republic of Ireland
  • nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
  • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
  • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
  • individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
  • Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Job contact

  • Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
  • Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk
  • Telephone : 0345 241 5358

Further information

Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. If you feel a department has breached the requirement of the Recruitment Principles and would like to raise this, please contact SSCL (Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com) in the first instance. If the role has been advertised externally (outside of the Civil Service) and you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/complaints

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Hiring process

Apply before 11:55 pm on Friday 27th November 2026

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Strengths.

https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

About HM Prison and Probation Service

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About the company & team

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

  • Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk

Additional information

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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