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HM Prison and Probation Service
From 206 job reviews
Why does HM Prison and Probation Service get a rating of 6.1?
- Easy to take sick leave
- Enough training
- No short notice shift changes
- People recommend their team
- People get sick pay
- Easy to book holiday
- People get proper breaks
- 4+ weeks notice of shifts
- Managers are respectful
- No unpaid extra work
- Not easy to change shifts
- People feel stressed
- Not good for parents
- No career progression
- Unsafe workplace
- Uninformed about head office
- Head office doesnβt understand the frontline
- Hard to choose shifts
- Breaks arenβt paid
Based on 206 job reviews
About
HM Prison and Probation Service run prisons and probation services across England and Wales.
Pay ranges
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Β£21.5kβ32.6k per year
Handy to know
How much notice do people get of their shifts?
Based on 199 employees
What contracts are people on?
Based on 7 employees
How often do people get paid?
Based on 199 employees
How are people paid?
Based on 206 employees
Featured HM Prison and Probation Service job reviews
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Best thing
Colleagues are a mixed bunch so you usually have someone you get along with on most shifts, the pension is still pretty good also
Worst thing
The threats of violence and sometimes the acts of violence, not the most pleasant environment
Officer, August 2020
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Best thing
Managing a great team, seeing staff go off duty safe, happy and on time
Worst thing
Seeing staff assaulted and hurt, having to request an ambulance to take them to hospital for treatment
Custodial manager, July 2020
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Best thing
Challenging but great team
Worst thing
Dealing with potential violence on a daily basis and challenging behaviours
Prison officer, December 2020
HM Prison and Probation Service ranks joint 61st to work for in public sector
- 59= Dundee City Council
- 61= HM Prison and Probation Service
- 61= Leicestershire County Council