Overview
Probation Service Officer - IIRMS PSO. Join the Options for Change Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Pathway team as a PSO in the Intensive Intervention and Risk Management Service (IIRMS). IIRMS operates across the East Midlands, offering psychosocial and psychoeducational interventions to a small caseload of complex, high risk and hard-to-reach individuals at risk of disengagement and further offending. This role works with probation and health colleagues to improve outcomes for people with complex needs in a multi-disciplinary team.
The PSO role requires flexibility and collaboration, with willingness to travel across the Probation Delivery Unit. Duties may include engagement and induction work (including prison visits), co-delivery of groupwork, and providing practical, psychological and social inclusion support (e.g., skills practice, interventions and accompanying individuals to external appointments such as GP registrations, benefits assessments, employment support, hobbies and sports). You will be part of a team with a diverse skillset (probation officers, forensic/clinical psychologists, occupational therapists and support workers) and play an important interface between health and probation. You will support probation colleagues to maintain engagement with the IIRMS service, including delivering briefings and training and contributing to the Hub, an innovative social inclusion space for IIRMS cases.
As an integral part of the MDT, you will contribute probation knowledge and expertise to the service. The role requires motivation and a relational, compassionate, and professional approach with a strong ethos for team collaboration. You will be a member of the wider East Midlands OPD Pathway network. The organisation is committed to learning and development, with appropriate training, regular support and supervision provided. If this sounds like you, apply now.
Responsibilities
* Contribute to the delivery of Risk Management Plans and report significant changes relating to risk of harm and/or reoffending or any non-compliance within agreed enforcement procedures
* Support the strategic and operational objectives of the IIRMS through engagement with the team and clinical meetings
* Use HMPPS IT systems to produce, update and maintain records and other documentation within expected timescales
* Ensure effective referrals to services through timely communication with offender management staff, interventions staff, service providers and external agencies to review progress and manage associated risks
* Take a primary role in engagement and social inclusion activities
* Take a primary role in the operation of the Hub initiatives
* Deliver and co-lead groups with OPD Pathway colleagues
* Support the maintenance and processing of OPD data to ensure effective and timely delivery of services
* Demonstrate pro-social modelling and reinforce pro-social behaviour while challenging anti-social behaviour
* Work within the aims, values and policies of the PS and Health partners
* Commit to continuous professional development in line with the relational approach of the OPD Pathway
* Represent the Probation Service and OPD Pathway professionally when interacting with stakeholders
Location and Working Arrangements
Successful applicants may be based at a wide variety of office, court, team or prison locations within the Probation Service region. Allocations will be made according to business need. The post is advertised without VISOR vetting to enable appointment to take place as soon as possible; vetting will be required in due course. The MoJ offers hybrid working where business needs allow. Some roles may not be suitable for hybrid working and arrangements will be discussed with the successful candidate.
New entrants join at the entry point salary for the advertised band. Existing Civil Servants’ salaries follow the pay on transfer/promotion rules. Standard full-time hours are 37 per week, with part-time/flexible patterns considered under the Flexible Working policy.
Requirements and Qualifications
* Proficiency in spoken English (and Welsh where specified in Wales)
* Civil Service Behaviours: Making Effective Decisions; Developing Self and Others; Working Together; Delivering at Pace; Communicating and Influencing; Managing a Quality Service
* Ability to communicate verbally and in writing; experience in helping/supporting people with social or personal difficulties
* Experience in planning and coordinating work; experience in motivating and changing behaviour in groups or individuals
* Understanding of equal opportunities and diversity; understanding of factors related to offending (e.g., substance misuse, accommodation) and ability to empathise
* Understanding of case management, risk management/risk assessment related to offenders and impact on victims
* Knowledge of Health & Safety legislation and the Criminal Justice System and Probation Service
* Experience writing clear, accurate reports to tight deadlines; no degree required; emphasis on personal qualities such as empathy, patience and resilience
Benefits and Additional Information
* Salary starting around £26,475 with annual pay progression via Competency Based Framework (CBF) where eligible
* Annual leave 25 days on appointment, increasing to 30 days after five years, plus public holidays
* Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) through GMPF; optional childcare support schemes information available
* Training and development opportunities; access to employee networks for minority groups
* Eligibility checks and security/identity checks required
* Flexible working options and redeployment considerations
For more information about the application process, CSJT details and reasonable adjustments, please refer to the recruitment information provided with the job posting. This role may involve travel and working across multiple sites within the Probation Service region.
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