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Field Monitoring Officer

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can you tell me please what is field monitoring officer (electronic monitoring) ?
reed.co.uk/jobs/field-monitoring-officer-electronic-monitoring/27516155

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  • DKLS
    DKLS Posts: 13,461 Forumite
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    Haven't come across that job title before, but a quick google came up with this

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  • Multi_Power
    Multi_Power Posts: 104 Forumite
    ok but what does the role really mean?
    what am I going to do?
  • DKLS
    DKLS Posts: 13,461 Forumite
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    ok but what does the role really mean?
    what am I going to do?

    Am not sure the role has any particular meaning other than satisfying the contract G4S has with the govt. But from the link I posted I would suggest that role would involve:

    Driving (lots of it)
    Working late 7pm to 7am
    "Customer Service" e.g. your customer could be quite challenging
    Fitting and removing ankle tags of said people
    Write up reports
    Monitoring the system to see who is or has broken curfew
    Dealing and referring to the BiB
    Routine checks on people
    Checking they haven't been tampered

    Or it could be simply sat in an office monitoring a system and alerting other colleagues or Bib to intervene entirely depends on their model.

    Maybe ringing Reed in the morning and asking them if they have a more detailed job description would help you decide whether to apply or not.
  • TELLIT01
    TELLIT01 Posts: 17,969 Forumite
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    The "Field" bit of the job title suggests that you are likely to be out and about rather than sitting in an office waiting for an alarm to beep.
  • Multi_Power
    Multi_Power Posts: 104 Forumite
    will I come face to face with criminals?
  • DKLS
    DKLS Posts: 13,461 Forumite
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    will I come face to face with criminals?

    Nah you can avoid their faces and just look at their ankles :rotfl:
  • agrinnall
    agrinnall Posts: 23,344 Forumite
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    will I come face to face with criminals?

    I don't think anyone can say anything more helpful than...
    DKLS wrote: »
    Maybe ringing Reed in the morning and asking them if they have a more detailed job description would help you decide whether to apply or not.
  • InsideInsurance
    InsideInsurance Posts: 22,460 Forumite
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    Why not just read what the job spec says?
    Comply fully with any curfew order, including installation and removal of curfew equipment in subject homes
    Fully investigate any incidents that may occur during curfew order period
    Check all equipment on issue and collection from subjects home

    So as it says, you will be visiting peoples homes to put ankle tags on people or whatever other kit is used for monitoring curfews. If there is an incident you will go investigate - ie is it a kit fault that says the person is out their home when actually they never left etc. You also recover kit once someone's curfew has been lifted
  • Multi_Power
    Multi_Power Posts: 104 Forumite
    what kind of people get curfew? are they serious criminals?
  • phill99
    phill99 Posts: 9,093 Forumite
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    what kind of people get curfew? are they serious criminals?

    This job really isn't for you is it? Lets have a reality check shall we?
    Eat vegetables and fear no creditors, rather than eat duck and hide.
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