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2025-08-12 01:00:45Bridge of HopeCompany Logo

Detention Custody Officer

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Mitie
Public Services & Safety
Competitive
Detention Custody Officer (DCO) - Dungavel IRC

Salary ranging from £26,600.64 - £29,100.64 dependent on additional skills / responsibilities.

40 hours p/w - Full Time

Capped over-time available.

Mitie Care & Custody are responsible for delivering the end-to-end management of all residents' needs until the outcome of their case is decided by the Home Office. This is balanced against the competing pressures of safety, security, welfare needs and regime.

We're looking for respectful, caring people to join our teams. If you're the right one for us, your strong communication & interpersonal skills, non-judgemental approach, excellent problem-solving skills and ability to keep calm under pressure will be the foundations to develop your Care & Custody career.

No specific role experience or qualifications are required to be a DCO as full training and supported development are given. Experience of dealing sensitively with a wide variety of people who may be vulnerable, anxious, confused, or volatile would be an advantage.

You'll begin your Care & Custody career completing a 7-week classroom-based initial training course (ITC), continuing your development over the next 12 months with on-the-job mentoring.

What we are looking for
* Be a UK citizen, Citizen of the Commonwealth with your own indefinite leave to remain (not through marriage) or EEA citizen.
* Have a valid and in date passport, with no restrictions on your stay in the UK. Please note Visa's in out-of-date passports cannot be accepted as proof of Right to Work in the UK. A Biometric card alongside a current in- date passport must be provided.
* Have continuously resided in the UK for the past 3 years. (No trips overseas longer than three months)
* Applicants must not have spent more than 3 months at any one time overseas during the previous 5 years.
* This position is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and Applicants must be prepared to undergo an Enhanced DBS check, complete employer referencing for the previous 5 years and vetting to the level of Counter Terrorist Checked (CTC) if offered a role.
* Full UK manual driving licence with no driving ban or disqualification within the previous 5 years.
* Not currently bankrupt.

You will have free access to the on-site Gym, be provided with free meals during the day, along with free parking and uniform.

We are located off the B743 just south of Strathaven, with major connections being into Hamilton, approximately 14 miles north of the IRC.
Salary ranging from £26,600.64 - £29,100.64 dependent on additional skills / responsibilities. 40 hours p/w - Full Time Capped over-time available. Mitie Care & Custody are responsible for delivering the end-to-end management of all residents' needs until the outcome of their case is decided by the Home Office. This is balanced against the competing pressures of safety, security, welfare needs and regime.
We're looking for respectful, caring people to join our teams. If you're the right one for us, your strong communication & interpersonal skills, non-judgemental approach, excellent problem-solving skills and ability to keep calm under pressure will be the foundations to develop your Care & Custody career. No specific role experience or qualifications are required to be a DCO as full training and supported development are given. Experience of dealing sensitively with a wide variety of people who may be vulnerable, anxious, confused, or volatile would be an advantage. You'll begin your Care & Custody career completing a 7-week classroom-based initial training course (ITC), continuing your development over the next 12 months with on-the-job mentoring. What we are looking for * Be a UK citizen, Citizen of the Commonwealth with your own indefinite leave to remain (not through marriage) or EEA citizen. * Have a valid and in date passport, with no restrictions on your stay in the UK. Please note Visa's in out-of-date passports cannot be accepted as proof of Right to Work in the UK. A Biometric card alongside a current in- date passport must be provided. * Have continuously resided in the UK for the past 3 years. (No trips overseas longer than three months) * Applicants must not have spent more than 3 months at any one time overseas during the previous 5 years. * This position is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and Applicants must be prepared to undergo an Enhanced DBS check, complete employer referencing for the previous 5 years and vetting to the level of Counter Terrorist Checked (CTC) if offered a role. * Full UK manual driving licence with no driving ban or disqualification within the previous 5 years. * Not currently bankrupt.
Strathaven, Scotland
Mitie
Public Services & Safety
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