Prison Services - Peterhead

Blue Arrow · Peterhead, Scotland

Prison Services - Peterhead at Blue Arrow, based in Peterhead, Scotland. This is a temporary role.

Salary
Competitive
Location
Peterhead, Scotland
Contract
Temporary
Posted
16 hours ago
Closes
21 Nov 2026
Sector
Public Sector & Charity

Reference JN -102026-134620_1792671960

About the role

Our client, HMP Grampian, is looking for a temporary member of staff for work up until Christmas.

Please see below job description/information:

Temp Cover : 3-6 months

Start Date: ASAP

Hours of Work:

35 hrs per week (Monday-Friday 7hrs)

or

21 hrs per week (Wednesday-Friday 7hrs)

Pay - £15.80/hour

Job Description:

To provide an effective and efficient shopping and sundry provision service to the prisoner population within strict deadlines. To accurately collate and process individual orders, via the bag and tag operation and deliver the orders within the prison. This is a physically demanding role and manual handling duties will be required.

Deliver an effective and efficient internal shopping service timeously by accurately picking, scanning, and packing individual provision orders.

Contribute towards an effective stock management system (weekly/monthly physical stock checks) by reconciling stock reports and interrogating and discrepancies when they are identified.

To accurately process prisoner individual orders through the computerised till system (EPOS) ensuring compliance with SPS Policies and Audit Processes

Delivery of goods involving the driving of a Luton van, and the loading and offloading of good, to the prisoner accommodation areas.

Receive, check, and store weekly stock delivery

If you are interested in this role then you would need:

  • A drivers license
  • Be able to pass a criminal record check and a Disclosure Scotland Clearance (paid for by the client)
  • Be available to start within the next 2 weeks
  • Be able to commit to working up to 6 months

If this is of interest to you, then please contact Lauren at Blue Arrow Aberdeen at your earliest convenience.

Email:

Phone: [phone removed]

Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people.

Reference: JN -102026-134620_1792671960 · Posted 16 hours ago · Closes 21 Nov 2026 · Listed via Blue Arrow

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