Immigration Prison Team-Administrative Officer
| Posting date: | 08 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £26,750 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 July 2025 |
| Location: | Hemel Hempstead |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 412551/1 |
Summary
Immigration Enforcement is responsible for enforcing the government’s immigration laws, tackling illegal migration, removing foreign national offenders and immigration offenders from the UK. It also aims to disrupt the organised criminal groups that exploit the vulnerable for their personal gain. Learn more on our careers pages.
Immigration Enforcement is responsible for enforcing the government’s immigration laws, tackling illegal migration, removing foreign national offenders and immigration offenders from the UK. It also aims to disrupt the organised criminal groups that exploit the vulnerable for their personal gain. Learn more on the Immigration Enforcement careers page.
Immigration Prison Teams (IPT) is the operational arm of Foreign National Offenders Removals Command (FNORC) and comprises of 15 teams based in a variety of locations across the country.
This includes embedded teams in prisons and mobile teams nationwide.
You will be working in the operational arm of the Home Office's Foreign National Offender Returns Command, Immigration Prison Team.
The role of administrative officer for the Immigration Prisons Team will provide the opportunity to work in a fast paced and unique working environment, you will be based within a prison. You will be providing administrative support to the operational officers by ensuring urgent cases are flagged and the required paperwork is available for service from case working colleagues. This may include you being confident and managing potentially difficult and challenging situations.
The successful candidate will need to be open and adaptive to changing priorities and working in a pressurised operational environment.
The role will also require engagement with multiple Internal and External stakeholders, to assist the command on delivering again Key Performance Indicators.
The role is both challenging and rewarding.
The successful candidate will be responsible for (but not limited to):
- Responding to enquiries received by e-mail and letter where appropriate. Respond to queries by telephone where possible, referring to an Immigration Officer (IO) or Chief Immigration Officer (CIO) as required.
- Creating Induction sheets for the IOs from Reception lists.
- Maintaining excel spreadsheets ensuring data quality and accuracy at all times.
- Reviewing the Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork (ACCT) List on a daily basis and ensure foreign nationals on the list are highlighted to the team.
- Supporting the IOs in their role, ensuring they have all the information they need to conduct efficient and effective Immigration Surgeries and service of paperwork.
- Conducting DVA checks for potential British Nationals and provide copies of potential matches
Part time Working Hours
We encourage applications from candidates who wish to work part-time; however, part-time opportunities cannot be guaranteed and are subject to the requirements of the role and business. Candidates wishing to work part-time should notify the vacancy holder as soon as a provisional offer of employment is made, to explore whether this can be accommodated at your selected location
Training
You will receive full training and support to do the job. Training on the job with a mentor who supports you until you are fully confident in the role. Even then you are never alone; you work as part of a team where there is always someone around for advice and support. Further information on what the training involves can be found on our website.
Driving Licence
Due to the geographical area location of office. driving is a key requirement for this role. Applicants must have a full valid UK manual/automatic driving licence.
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