Probation Service Officer

Overview

Helping to keep the public safe. Giving people the chance to turn their lives around.

Building a rewarding professional career. There are many reasons to join the Probation Service. What will yours be?

We’re looking for empathetic, patient, and organised people to join us in this varied role, which offers the chance to make a difference, gain new skills and build a rewarding career within the Probation Service.

Your starting salary will be £28,064 (Pro-rata for Part-time roles). You may also progress through an annual pay progression framework designed to reward competency growth.

The job holder will undertake the full range of work with people on probation before and after sentence. This will include:

• Assessment of offenders
• Implementation of sentencing decisions
• Offender management and support
• Producing reports and case documentation
• Providing case management support to a full range of people on probation using service procedures and practice directions that underpin professional judgement

You will assess and manage risks, provide information to courts, work closely with agencies throughout the justice system, and support offenders by providing practical advice about housing and employment or simply listening and empathising.

You don’t need a degree for this role. We’re much more interested in your personal qualities. Ideally you have experience of working with people who have social or personal difficulties and you are empathetic, patient, and resilient. Good writing skills are essential; you must be able to produce clear and accurate reports to tight deadlines.

• Annual leave: 25 days on appointment, increasing to 30 days after five years of service plus public holidays. Leave for part‑time and joint‑share posts calculated pro‑rata.
• Pension:
  Coverage under the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) run through the Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF). Current Civil Servants will be auto‑enrolled.
• Training:
  Extensive range of training and development opportunities.
• Family‑friendly policies:
  Reduced hours, job share, flexible benefits such as voluntary benefits, retail vouchers, and discounts.
• Paid parental leave (paternity, adoption, maternity).
• Free annual sight tests for employees who use computer screens.

Right to work in the UK:

UK nationals, nationals of the Republic of Ireland, nationals of Commonwealth countries with the right to work in the UK, nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members with settled or pre‑settled status under the EUSS, nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members who have made a valid application for settled or pre‑settled status, individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020, Turkish nationals and certain family members, nationals with accrued right to work in the Civil Service.

You must have the right to work in the UK and Civil Service.