Probation Services Officer £26,475
31,650 Helping to keep the public safe.
Building a rewarding professional career.
There are many reasons to join the Probation Service.
About the role As a Probation services officer, you’ll have a similar job to a fully qualified probation officer.
The main difference is you’ll work with medium and lower risk clients.
We’ll look to you to assess and manage risks, provide information to courts and work closely with agencies throughout the justice system and support offenders.
This could involve everything from providing practical advice about housing and employment to simply listening.
You will also work with other agencies and groups to prevent crime and meet the needs of victims and people on probation.
We’re much more interested in your personal qualities.
You will have the ability to evidence high level numeracy and literacy skills required to read, understand and interpret policies and the ability to write reports and correspondence for internal and external stakeholders or minimum 5 GCSEs at Grade C or above, including English, Maths.
About us The Probation Service works with offenders who are pre or post-release from prison or serving community sentences.
Our role is to support their rehabilitation and protect the public.
People come from all walks of life to form one team in the Probation Service.