Operational
Unit Manager

As an Operational Unit Manager, you'll be based at one of our 13 prison establishments across Scotland. As well as having establishments
across the central belt, we also have prison locations in Dumfries, Inverness and Grampian (Aberdeenshire).
You’ll play a key role in supporting our organisation to achieve its vision of Unlocking Potential and Transforming Lives and in helping us to
deliver our corporate plan. You’ll be a values based leader with accountability for a residential area or function within an establishment. This
will involve ensuring the highest levels of safety and well-being for both your team and the people in our care, as well as creating an
environment that fosters growth and development. This role offers a real opportunity to make a difference.
We
are not currently recruiting for Operational Unit Managers, however, you can
set up a job alert by creating an account on our careers site here. When
creating your job alert, select ‘Operational Manager (Pay Band F)’ in the job
families section, and you will receive an email notification when any future
vacancies are advertised.
Within SPS our mission is to provide services that help to transform the lives of the people in our care so that they can fulfil their
potential and become responsible citizens. We deliver this through:
Custody |
Managing safe and secure custodial environments; |
Order |
Providing stability and order that helps offenders to transform their lives |
Care |
Supporting well-being and treating with respect and humility all in our care; and |
Opportunity |
Providing opportunities which develop the potential of our staff; our partnerships and the people
in our care |
This is underpinned by our organisational values:
