Recruitment

Northern Ireland Civil Service Equal Opportunities Policy Statement
The Northern Ireland Civil service (NICS) is committed to providing equality of opportunity.

It is our policy that all eligible persons shall have equal opportunity for employment and advancement in the NICS on the basis of their ability, qualifications and aptitude for the work. Everyone has a right to equality of opportunity and to a good and harmonious working environment and atmosphere in which all workers are encouraged to apply their diverse talents and in which no worker feels under threat or intimidated. This right is protected in many intances by legislation.

In order to provide a high quality service to the people of Northern Ireland the NICS needs to recruit, retain and promote the best available people. Our equal opportunities policy is central to this strategy. We aim to foster a culture which encouragess every member of satff to develop his or her full potential and which rewards achievement. Creating a working environment where individual differences are valued and respected enables all staff to give of their best and helps us to respond more effectively to the needs of the people we serve.

The NICS seeks to maintain the confidence of the whole community. It will continue to promote equality of opportunity and fair participation within the framework of the law and will strive to achieve a workforce that is broadly representative of the society which it serves.

It is the responsibility of all staff to be aware of and to apply this policy. Both Management and Trade Union Side are fully committed to the policy and will endeavour to ensure its full implementation.

NICS includes the Northern Ireland Prison Service.

See also the Prison Service Affirmative Action Strategy.

NIPS has prepared a detailed Careers Information Pack, giving details on the types of posts within the Northern Ireland Prison Service, salary scales and how to apply when vacancies become available.

[PDF] Careers Information Pack

Packs are also available by contacting NIPS Recruitment Section:

Staff Recruitment ,Promotion and Deployment Branch
Dundonald House
Upper Newtownards Road
Belfast BT4 3SU

Telephone: 028 9052 5334/ 028 9052 4694

Fax: 028 9052 4767

Email nipsrecruit@dojni.x.gsi.gov.uk