Detention Custody Officer Dungavel VB

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Detention Custody Officer - Immigration Services (In-Country Escorting) - Dungavel Vehicle Base

Salary : £26,

Benefits :

• Pension and life insurance
• Free parking
• Uniform provided
• Full training provided on full pay

About the Role

As a Detention Custody Officer (DCO) for Immigration Services, you will play a vital role in safely escorting and transporting individuals within the UK. Based at our Dungavel Vehicle Base, you will work as part of a dedicated team, alternating between driving a small minibus and escorting residents inside the vehicle. You'll help maintain high standards of security and safety while promoting respect and care for those in your custody.

You will work rotating shifts, covering both days and nights, as our services operate 24 / 7 year-round.

Essential Requirements :

Additional Driving Criteria :

What We're Looking For

We seek respectful, empathetic individuals with excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to remain calm under pressure. You should be non-judgmental, resilient, and effective at problem-solving. While no specific experience is required, experience in handling agitated or distressed individuals is advantageous.

Training & Career Development

Your training begins with a comprehensive 4-week course, including a 7-day residential course, followed by on-the-job mentoring and assessments over the first 12 months. You will earn a Level 3 apprenticeship in Detention and Custody as part of your career progression with us.

Employee Benefits

About Mitie

With over 68, employees since , Mitie is the UK's leading facilities management and professional services provider, supporting a wide range of sectors including banking, government, healthcare, and education.

Join Our Team

At Mitie, we value the diversity and quality of our people, recognizing that it strengthens us as a team. Join us to make a difference in a fulfilling, supportive environment where your career growth is a priority.

Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.

We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing at .