You need experience with individuals facing social or personal challenges, strong writing skills, and the ability to produce clear reports under tight deadlines. Empathy, patience, and resilience are essential.

You will assess risks, provide court information, collaborate with justice agencies, support offenders, and offer advice on housing and employment while actively listening to their needs.

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People, HR & Administration

United Kingdom

London

The Prison and Probation Service in the UK is responsible for the management of prisons and the supervision of offenders in the community. Their ultimate mission is to protect the public by reducing reoffending and ensuring offenders are safely and securely managed. Their purpose is to support rehabilitation, provide opportunities for offenders to reform, and ensure they are prepared for successful reintegration into society. The service is committed to maintaining safety, security, and effectiveness in the criminal justice system.

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HM Prison and Probation Service

Helping to keep the public safe. Giving people the chance to turn their lives around. Building a rewarding professional career. It’s an extraordinary role. There are many reasons to join the Probation Service. What will yours be? 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. That’s not to say it’ll be easy. There’s no doubt this is a challenging role. 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. About You 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. Good writing skills are also essential. You must be able to produce clear and accurate reports to tight deadlines. 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.â€‹ Join us and you’ll be part of a supportive team that thrives on sharing knowledge and expertise. If this sounds like you, apply now. Additional Information Salary: 24,228-30,208 Frequency: Per year Remote Job: Fully in-person Employment type: Full-time

Helping to keep the public safe. Giving people the chance to turn their lives around. Building a rewarding professional career. It’s an extraordinary role. There are many reasons to join the Probation Service. What will yours be?About The RoleAs 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.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.About YouYou 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. Good writing skills are also essential. You must be able to produce clear and accurate reports to tight deadlines.About UsThe 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.â€‹Join us and you’ll be part of a supportive team that thrives on sharing knowledge and expertise.If this sounds like you, apply now.Additional InformationSalary: 24,228-30,208Frequency: Per yearRemote Job: Fully in-personEmployment type: Full-time

Probation Officer - HM Prison and Probation Service

Helping to keep the public safe. Giving people the chance to turn their lives around. Building a rewarding professional career. It’s an extraordinary role. There are many reasons to join the Probation Service. What will yours be?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About The Role&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About You&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;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. Good writing skills are also essential. You must be able to produce clear and accurate reports to tight deadlines.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Us&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;People come from all walks of life to form one team in the Probation Service.â&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Join us and you’ll be part of a supportive team that thrives on sharing knowledge and expertise.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;If this sounds like you, apply now.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Additional Information&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Salary:&lt;/strong&gt; 24,228-30,208&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Frequency:&lt;/strong&gt; Per year&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Remote Job:&lt;/strong&gt; Fully in-person&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Employment type:&lt;/strong&gt; Full-time

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