Overview
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. That's not to say it'll be easy. There's no doubt this is a challenging role.
Responsibilities
* Assess and manage risks, provide information to courts and work closely with agencies throughout the justice system and support offenders.
* Provide practical advice about housing and employment, listen, and liaise with criminal courts, criminal justice agencies and other partner agencies.
* Work with other agencies and groups to prevent crime and meet the needs of victims and people on probation.
Qualifications and qualities
You don\'t need a degree for this role. We\'re much more interested in your personal qualities. Ideally with experience of working with people who have social or personal difficulties, you\'ll be empathetic, patient and resilient.
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 the Probation Service
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.
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