Description
As a Probation Officer with HM Prison & Probation Service, you will play a crucial role in assessing and managing the risk posed by people on probation to protect victims of crime and the general public.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Providing information and advice to criminal courts, other criminal justice agencies, and partner organisations
- Supervising people on probation subject to community orders and licences, and during custodial sentences
- Contributing to the management of risk
- Working with other agencies and groups to prevent crime and meet the needs of victims and people on probation
- Providing professional advice and assessment, including written reports to courts, the Parole Board, and other criminal justice agencies
- Undertaking the full range of offender management tasks with people on probation assessed at all levels of risk of serious harm
- Using computer-based systems to produce, update, and maintain records and other documentation
- Ensuring timely and effective referrals to, and relationships between, offender management, court teams, victim contact units, interventions, and external agencies
The role requires strong communication and influencing skills, as well as the ability to make effective decisions and deliver at pace.
In return for your hard work, you will receive a salary of GBP 37,238 - 44,520 per year, plus a range of benefits, including access to learning and development, a working environment that supports flexible working options, and a Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%.