---
title: "Scottish Prison Service"
canonical: "https://www.metaintro.com/company/scottish-prison-service"
language: "en"
industry: "Correctional Institutions"
headquarters: "Scottish Prison Service Headquarters, One Lochside, 1 Lochside Avenue, Edinburgh, EH12 9DJ"
website: "https://www.sps.gov.uk/"
open_roles: 9
---

# Scottish Prison Service

We are responsible for the secure custody of around 8,000 people across Scotland. We employ approximately 5,000 staff across our prisons, headquarters, college, and training and central stores facility.

## Open roles

- [Operational Auditor – Health & Safety / Fire Safety](https://www.metaintro.com/job/operational-auditor-health-and-safety-fire-safety-at-scottish-prison-95f01097-788d-5320-8cf5-fe6c3df8da68) — Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
- [Offender Outcomes - Laundry Officer](https://www.metaintro.com/job/offender-outcomes-laundry-officer-at-scottish-prison-service-5531d095-f929-5da5-95e7-6434f804466c) — Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom
- [Gardens Officer - Offender Outcomes](https://www.metaintro.com/job/gardens-officer-offender-outcomes-at-scottish-prison-service-9f65930f-18ec-54fb-85c4-247591067cfc) — Longforgan, Scotland, United Kingdom
- [Prisoner Services Assistant](https://www.metaintro.com/job/prisoner-services-assistant-at-scottish-prison-service-edea68d0-4a7f-581e-877f-b39677de5601) — Peterhead, Scotland, United Kingdom
- [Prisoner Services Assistant (Part Time)](https://www.metaintro.com/job/prisoner-services-assistant-part-time-at-scottish-prison-service-81c04719-6c1d-5ea8-9a41-10919cf57c6d) — Peterhead, Scotland, United Kingdom
- [Residential Officer - HMP & YOI Grampian](https://www.metaintro.com/job/residential-officer-hmp-and-yoi-grampian-at-scottish-prison-service-bc019cce-34ab-5e20-b0ce-27df1c05bb90) — Peterhead, Scotland, United Kingdom
- [Operations Officer - HMP & YOI Grampian](https://www.metaintro.com/job/operations-officer-hmp-and-yoi-grampian-at-scottish-prison-service-4bf93594-c885-5b16-b499-c09ffdca89f5) — Peterhead, Scotland, United Kingdom
- [Chaplain - Roman Catholic (Part time), HMP Greenock](https://www.metaintro.com/job/chaplain-roman-catholic-part-time-hmp-greenock-at-scottish-prison-993735a9-802f-5b70-9a6e-60ebc98387a3) — Greenock, Scotland, United Kingdom

[View all 9 roles](https://www.metaintro.com/company/scottish-prison-service/jobs/all)

## Skills they ask for

Most frequent across open postings.

### Most requested skills

- Custody management
- Behaviour management

### Tech stack

- **Analytics:** Google Analytics 4
- **Libraries:** jQuery

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## Questions about Scottish Prison Service

### Is Scottish Prison Service hiring?

Yes. As of November 5, 2026, Scottish Prison Service has 9 open roles on Metaintro. The most are in Operations Management (4), Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security (3), and Nonprofit and Social Services (1).

### Where is Scottish Prison Service hiring?

Scottish Prison Service is hiring in Peterhead, Edinburgh, Greenock, Longforgan, Perth, and United Kingdom, with the most open roles in Peterhead.

### Does Scottish Prison Service offer remote or hybrid work?

6% of open roles are hybrid and 0% are remote.

### What skills does Scottish Prison Service look for?

Its open roles most often ask for Custody management and Behaviour management.