Senior Probation Officer Returner Scheme - Wales

This Probation Service returner scheme, run by the Ministry of Justice, is for former qualified senior probation officers wanting to rejoin the service. The work is to keep the public safe and rehabilitate people on probation. Entry is a fast-track return, with no lengthy application or repeat entry training, and contracts are temporary for three, six or nine months, with the option to extend, or permanent.

Only those who left the Civil Service within the last five years and completed their probation qualify, and enhanced security vetting applies.

• Keep the public safe and rehabilitate people on probation

• 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 or CQSW (Probation option)

• Former qualified senior probation officer
• Left the Civil Service by resignation or retirement within the last five years
• Successfully completed probationary period before leaving
• Previously appointed on merit through fair and open competition

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

• Return at the same grade as when left, or lower, not on promotion

• Full range of Civil Service benefits, other than permanent tenure for temporary staff
• Automatic pension enrolment, with opt-out available
• 25 days' annual leave, pro rata
• Family-friendly policies, including reduced hours and job share
• Flexible benefits such as voluntary benefits, retail vouchers and discounts
• Paid paternity, adoption and maternity leave
• Free annual sight tests for employees who use computer screens
• Higher starting salaries considered case by case