Overview
Vacancy Type: Permanent
Location: HMP & YOI Stirling
Pay Band: Please refer to full job description on SPS career site
Salary: £27, 697 pro rata
Closing Date: 2026-01-30
Hours of Work: Please refer to full job description on SPS career site
Job Purpose:
The post holder will provide an effective and efficient canteen (tuck shop style) service to the prisoner population, adhering to strict guidelines and deadlines, accurately processing and bagging individual orders in preparation for delivery to residential areas. This role will have prisoner contact.
Responsibilities:
Prepare and check Canteen sheets for accuracy and process orders through an electronic point of sale system.
Process prisoner related financial transactions via PR2 for wage payments, sundry purchases, phone credit and canteen purchases.
Carrying out weekly stock counts, ensuring that stock systems balance.
The post holder will be required to undertake manual handling duties on a daily basis, in a warehouse type vicinity.
Any other additional duties as required.
Person Specification
SPS recruitment and selection practice is based on the fundamentals of our Behavioural Competency Framework. This identifies behaviours and standards required both of applicants seeking to join us, and our staff in their respective roles. Assessment of specific behaviours, of which there are twelve, will be determined by the role you are applying for. Whilst it is unlikely you will be assessed on all of them , you will be assessed on these identified as key to role.
Qualifications Requirements
A minimum of 2 National 5 qualifications, including English and Maths or equivalent qualifications or relevant job experience.
ESSENTIAL
Experience Requirements
Knowledge Skills Requirements
Sound knowledge and experience of stock control
ESSENTIAL
Competent and experienced in the use of ICT tools, including Microsoft Office packages.
ESSENTIAL
Ability to plan, organise, prioritise and manage workload in order to achieve results within strict deadlines.
ESSENTIAL
Ability to demonstrate strong numerical skills and an attention to detail in all aspects of the role.
ESSENTIAL
Selection Methods Please refer to full job description on SPS career site.
IMPORTANT: Before applying for this role, please make sure you have the right to work in the country where the role is based. Unless it clearly stipulates within in the job advert above that the hiring company is looking to or able to sponsor applicants it is deemed that the hiring employer will only consider applications from those able to comply with and work in the country where the role is based.
