Contractor Escort

Employer: Hays Construction and Property

Location: Market Harborough, Leicestershire

Salary: Competitive salary

Job type: Seasonal

Posted: 2026-09-04T00:00:00Z

Sector: Construction & Trades

Job Description

Your New Company: We are recruiting a number of escorts to work at HMP Gartree for an upcoming project, to start in June 2026, expected to be ongoing for 6 months. This is a long-term temporary contract offering sociable, full-time hours and possible overtime. Your new role: To ensure the safety and safe passage personnel assigned to you in the capacity of the Escort role. To carry out escorting to support the efficient delivery of project work and planned/ minor work tasks as assigned by your line manager. Escort duties and Responsibilities: Booking in & escorting of all contractors, tools and vehicles within the establishment. Check all tools and plant, ensuring the current tool list is up-to-date. Supervision of the contractors at all times Ensure and enforce the wearing of PPE at all times. Maintain regular communication via radio net where appropriate Keep account of those in your charge and maintain proper order. To support with incidents as the 'first on scene' and work as part of a team to resolve the issues. To be aware of prisoners' rights and dignity and their personal responsibility You may be required to perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned from time to time by your line manager/ project manager/ site manager. As appropriate, all necessary training will be provided to enable additional duties and responsibilities to be performed safely. Key competencies of an Escort: Security awareness (for integrity of the establishment and safety of all) Communication skills (dealing with all staff members and visitors face-to-face and via radio) Team working (coordinate activities with others) Reliability (In attendance and task achievement) Patience (Things happen slowly in a prison) Integrity (trustworthiness & honesty, at all times, without question) Respect (for colleagues, visitors and prisoners) Forthright (prepared to challenge wrong-doing) Details: Pay Frequency: Weekly Standard Hourly Rate: 13.69 Work

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