Qualified Probation Officer

Ministry of Justice; Basildon; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental agency in justice is seeking Probation Officers to provide professional assessments and manage offender tasks. Candidates will be responsible for maintaining documentation, working collaboratively within teams, and conducting visits as required. Strong communication, teamwork, and risk management skills are essential for this role, along with the ability to fulfill safeguarding duties and represent the agency in professional settings. This position is situated in Basildon, United Kingdom.

Qualifications

• Ability to provide professional advice and assessments.
• Experience with offender management tasks.
• Proficiency in producing and maintaining documentation via computer systems.
• Ability to conduct home and prison visits as necessary.

Responsibilities

• Provide written reports to courts and criminal justice agencies.
• Ensure effective referrals and maintain relationships with various agencies.
• Represent the PS in professional meetings and partnership forums.
• Lead accredited programmes and conduct drug tests as needed.

Skills

Professional advice and assessment

Offender management

Report writing

Computer-based documentation

Collaborative teamwork

Risk management

Effective communication

Safeguarding children

Job description

Probation Officers may be required to undertake any combination, or all, of the duties and responsibilities set out below.

• To provide professional advice and assessment, including written reports to courts, the Parole Board, other criminal justice agencies and partner organisations.
• To undertake 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.
• To use computer based systems to produce, update and maintain records and other documentation within agreed timescales.
• To ensure 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.
• To attend professional meetings and represent the PS at appropriate partnership forums e.g. MAPPA, MARAC.
• To work collaboratively with colleagues, maintain effective team relationships and provide professional guidance and support to Probation Services Officers (PSOs) and other staff as appropriate.
• To provide cover within your team and to other teams as required.
• To undertake prison, home or other alternate location visits as required.
• To deliver and co‑lead accredited programmes commensurate with grade.
• To conduct mandatory alcohol and drug tests as required, and to follow prescribed medication procedures.
• Carry out safeguarding children duties in accordance with the PS statutory responsibilities and agency policies.
• An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh.