Vacancy of the week

Prison Officer - HMP Bedford 

Day to day, you’ll help to create a safe, secure environment where rehabilitation is supported and encouraged. In return, you’ll receive a secure job and rewarding career, as well as great training, excellent benefits and the chance to change lives for the better. 

You’ll need great communication skills to deal with all kinds of situations, and your ability to listen well, put yourself in someone else’s shoes and work with prisoners to understand them will be vital. Self-confidence, personal integrity and emotional intelligence are also a must, along with plenty of resilience and physical stamina too. Together, these qualities will allow you to support prisoners with their rehabilitation, in a safe environment. 

Responsibilities:

You will be responsible for supervising and managing prisoners decently, lawfully, safely and securely, ensuring that the routines of the prison operate effectively. 

Working closely with colleagues throughout the prison, you will keep the prison safe and secure for all by conducting searches on prisoners, staff and visitors and responding to and effectively managing the day-to-day challenges prisoners can present as ‘first on the scene’ and back up support. 

While the role of a prison officer is not a desk job, keeping detailed records on centralised systems and completing timely reports are also an essential part of the role, and important in maintaining decency, safety and security. 

You will need to follow national and local regulations and policies, and build and maintain strong professional relationships with your colleagues and the people in your care, while supporting prisoners to achieve their rehabilitation goals. 

You do not need any formal qualifications to become a prison officer but you will be tested against a variety of values and criteria. 

All candidates are required to pass an online application that includes a maths test and situational judgement test that assesses how you would react in scenarios you may face as an officer. 

Click here to apply 

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General Election - 2017 Vacancies

Bedford Borough Council are looking to recruit a large number of staff to be employed in a number of roles including Polling Station staff, Postal Vote Issuing & Opening staff and Count staff. 

The roles dealing with Postal Votes are likely to be approaching full time working hours in the run up to polling day.

On 8 June Polling Stations will be open between 7am and 10pm and the counts will be held overnight from 10pm. Opportunities for Presiding Officers and Polling Clerks are available across Bedford and north east Bedfordshire. Polling Station staff will need to be able to get to the Polling Station where they are designated to work ahead of Polls opening through to their close. Presiding Officers will then need to get their Ballot Box to their count venue as soon as possible after 10pm. Count staff will be based at one of the count venues and will verify and count the ballot papers through the night.

If any of the above roles are of interest please contact the Electoral Registration team: electoral.registration@bedford.gov.uk or call on 01234 276908

Bedford Riverside North Project Vacancies

Vacancies for the businesses opening on the Riverside North Project are starting to go live, keep up to date with vacancies via the bulletin and The Jobs Hub Facebook page. Feel free to make an appointment at The Jobs Hub for assistance with completing application forms.

As the opening dates for many of the businesses draw closer, the closing dates for vacancies are constantly changing - the Jobs Hub team endeavor to stay up to date with the vacancies and ensure that the information is correct at the time of publishing. 

Customer Assistant | Vue Cinema Varied shifts and hours are available. Averages will be 12 – 16 hours per week or 2 – 3 shifts. Shifts can start as early as 7am and closing shifts can end as late as 4am.  Whether you want a permanent job with flexible hours , are looking for a seasonal job, or you want to start a career, there are plenty of opportunities for people who enjoy working as part of a team to join Vue. We are a business who are passionate about delivering a star performance to each and every customer at all times and you will be too.   What skills and experience do you need? You'll need confidence, flexibility and enjoy working in a busy environment as part of a team where no 2 days are ever the same. A genuine smile, plus an ability to connect with customers and make them feel welcome is a must.   Previous customer service experience would be beneficial but is not essential; perhaps you've worked as a volunteer, or gained these skills somewhere else.   Shift Patterns Varied shifts and hours are available. Averages will be 12 – 16 hours per week or 2 – 3 shifts. Shifts can start as early as 7am and closing shifts can end as late as 4am.  Pay £7.50 per hour - 25 yrs old and over  £7.05 per hour - 21-24 yrs old  £5.60 per hour - 16-20 yrs old Closing Date : 31 May 2017   Click here to apply

Other Vacancies: 

Miller & Carter are recruiting for: Waiting Staff, Bar Staff and Chefs click here to apply search within 10 miles of Bedford

Zizzi's closing dates have passed but the vacancies are still being advertised on their site, click here it is advisable to contact Zizzi directly to find out if applications are still being accepted

MEXIco Restaurants vacancies are still being advertised in Indeed click here but have been live for 30+ days. As with Zizzi it would be advisable to contact them directly to enquire about applications. 

Gourmet Burger Kitchen are recruiting for a Head Chef click here to apply. The closing date is 11th May 2017

Full-time vacancies

Admin Assistant - Ace Fire and Security Systems

Youth Community Support Worker - The Leaving Care Company 

Production Operatives - Usystems 

Housekeeping - Whitbread PLC 

Project Worker - The Amicus Trust 

External Relations Officer - Bedford Modern School

Sales Administrator - M & J Construction and Roofing Ltd. 

Retail Adviser - Vodafone  

Sales Administrator - Evans Halshaw Honda 

Admin Assistant - HMP Bedford 

Part-time vacancies

Receptionist - Manor Hospital (BMI Healthcare) 

Sales Adviser (Travel and Money) - Debenhams 

Customer Services Adviser - BPHA 

Assistant Till Supervisor - Wilko's

Customer Service Adviser - Mothercare

Customer Service Adviser - Autoglass

Healthcare Administrator - HMP Bedford 

Health Records Administrator - Bedford Hospital 

Child Project Officer - YMCA Bedfordshire

Vacancies suited to those with specific experience

Risk and Systems Coordinator - Anglian Water 

English Tutor - Develop EBP 

Property Consultant - Belvior Bedford 

Programme Office Group Manager - Highways England 

Jobs 10 miles or more outside Bedford Town Centre

Various Positions - Center Parcs - Woburn 

Email Marketing Executive - Premier Inn - Dunstable 

Marketing Assistant - Central Bedfordshire College - Dunstable

Assistant Media Officer - RSPB - Sandy 

Vacancies within BBC

For more information on any of the current vacancies at Bedford Borough 

Council, click here

Senior Technical Support Officer £32,486 - £35,444 per annum 15.5.17

Civil Enforcement Officer £18,070 - £20,138 per annum 15.5.17

Team Leader - Business Development & Environmental Efficiency £36,379 - £41,025 per annum 18.5.17

Legal Services Business Manager (Deputy Monitoring Officer & Data Protection Officer) £65,592 - £74,230 per annum 19.5.17

Business Administration Apprentices Depending on age 22.5.17

Corporate Safety & Quality Officer £36,379 - £41,025 per annum 22.5.17

Team Leader (Pollution, Planning & Statutory Nuisance) £36,379 - £41,025 per annum  2.6.17

Training and Opportunities

Useful Links

Useful links, worth adding to your favourites!

School Vacancies, Childcare Vacancies, DirectGov, Bedfordjobnow, NHS,

Central Beds Council Vacancies, Woburn Estate, Central Beds Childcare Vacancies,

Moo Jobs (a local jobs board)

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