Sodexo careers

Careers

Whether working on the wings as a prison custody officer, managing a department or carrying out key administrative tasks within the custodial environment, we offer a wide range of interesting and rewarding career opportunities.

Our purpose is to change lives for the better by reducing re-offending and improving the quality of life of those under our supervision and care. To help us to achieve this, we are looking for people who share our goal.

Change lives for the better with your career.

Find out more about working in our prisons

'Working in a prison, you will have the opportunity to grow, develop and meet challenges, while making a real difference to people’s lives.'

Could you be a Prison Custody Officer?

Want to find out more about working in one of our prisons? See our latest recruitment video.

Apply at Sodexo Jobs and search under Prison Custody Officer.

Could you be a Prison Custody Officer?

We have a strong and concerted focus on supporting prisoners to address their offending behaviour through the delivery of programmes. We deliver relevant skills via training and employment and work with all areas of the wider community to ensure that prisoners have the best possible chance of leading positive lives following release.
We are proud to be a major local employer. As well as Prison Custody Officers, we need a wide range of employees to help us achieve our purpose of changing lives for the better.
Some of the existing roles we have to offer include tutors, administrators, electricians, IT specialists and maintenance staff.
To take a look at our current vacancies, visit the Sodexo Jobs site.
They are responsible and reliable. They really care about doing a good job and can easily connect with people.
They ‘tell it as it is’ in clear and simple language anyone can understand and relate to.
Great PCOs are fair and consistent. They don’t judge others and can see past people’s histories and convictions.
People trust and respect them because they are honest, straight-forward and do what they say they will.
They are constantly alert to what’s happening around them.
Above all great PCOs get things done.
People enjoy being a PCO for many reasons. Some enjoy the variety and challenge of working with very different people and dealing with all sorts of issues. Others find it rewarding seeing prisoners improve and progress.
Many PCOs appreciate the security and stability of the regular work routines. Others appreciate shift patterns, which allow them flexibility to carry out their responsibilities outside of work.
If this sounds like you, visit the Sodexo Jobs site.
A lot more goes on in a prison than people may realise. As well as running the prison by providing food, cleaning, laundry, facilities management and security, there is also every role you would expect to find in any other business such as - finance, admin, HR, IT.
When it comes to supporting prisoners our focus is on rehabilitation. We have roles in education, workshops, industries, and we run programmes for prisoners to support their rehabilitation and address offending behaviour.
More than anything it’s about making a difference and changing lives for the better.

Sodexo careers

Careers

'Working in a prison, you will have the opportunity to grow, develop and meet challenges, while making a real difference to people’s lives.'

Could you be a Prison Custody Officer?

Working at HMP Forest Bank

What does it take to be a Prison Custody Officer (PCO)?

A career in one of our prisons