Senior Probation Officer Returner Scheme - East Midlands

A returners post in the National Probation Service's East Midlands Public Protection unit, open to former qualified senior probation officers who left the Civil Service within five years. The work is about protecting the public and reducing reoffending through supervision of people on probation. Returners skip the standard application form and interview, and can take temporary or permanent posts, full or part time.

Eligibility requires completing probation before leaving, and the post needs Enhanced DBS and NPPV Level 2 vetting.

• Work with people on probation to rehabilitate them
• Keep the public safe through probation supervision

• Probation Officer qualification, or qualified Probation Officer status
• PQF Honours Degree/Graduate Diploma and Level 5 Diploma in Probation Practice, or Diploma in Probation Studies, or Diploma in Social Work (Probation option), or CQSW (Probation option)

• Former qualified senior probation officer who left the Civil Service within the last five years
• Left through resignation or retirement after successfully completing the probationary period

• Enhanced DBS check
• Enhanced Level 2 security vetting
• NPPV Level 2 vetting for access to the ViSOR database
• Occupational Health review

• Previously appointed on merit through fair and open competition, under Civil Service Exception 5

• Full range of Civil Service benefits for temporary staff
• Automatic pension enrolment, with the option to opt out
• 25 days' annual leave per year, pro rata
• Family-friendly policies, including reduced hours and job share
• Flexible benefits, retail vouchers and discounts
• Paid paternity, adoption and maternity leave
• Free annual sight tests for screen users
• Individual training needs analysis on return