Post holders will undertake the full range of offender management tasks with people on probation under supervision including assessment, sentence implementation and producing reports; utilising service procedures and practice directions to underpin professional judgement.
The role will involve:
* Providing information and advice to criminal courts, other criminal justice agencies and partner organisations.
* Supervising people on probation subject to community orders and licences and during custodial sentences.
* Contributing to the management of risk.
* Working with other agencies and groups to prevent crime and meet the needs of victims and people on probation.
Responsibilities, Activities & Duties include:
* Providing professional advice and assessment, including written reports to courts, the Parole Board, other criminal justice agencies and partner organisations.
* Undertaking the full range of offender management tasks with people on probation assessed at all levels of risk of serious harm including high and very high.
* Using computer-based systems to produce, update and maintain records and other documentation within agreed timescales.
* Ensuring timely and effective referrals to, and relationships between, offender management, court teams, victim contact units, interventions, Approved Premises, prisons and external agencies to enhance positive outcomes, manage risk and reduce reoffending.
The successful candidate will have a Probation Officer qualification or be a qualified Probation Officer, with a strong understanding of the work of the Criminal Justice System and the Probation Service.
Working Arrangements & Further Information
The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows. This is an informal, non-contractual form of flexible working that blends working from your base location, different MoJ sites and / or from home.
Pension
The National Probation Service is covered by the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) run through the Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF).
Training
The Ministry of Justice is committed to staff development and offers an extensive range of training and development opportunities.
Support
A range of ‘Family Friendly’ policies such as opportunities to work reduced hours or job share, as well as access to flexible benefits and childcare support schemes.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.
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