23499 - Probation Services Officer - Greater Manchester

The Methodist Church in Britain; Greater Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

LGPS via GM Pension Fund

Hybrid working

Training and development

Family-friendly policies

Paid maternity/paternity/adoptionleave

Flexible benefits and discounts

Free annual sight tests

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain is recruiting Probation Service Officers within the National Probation Service in Greater Manchester, on behalf of the Ministry of Justice. Successful candidates will manage a caseload before and after sentence, assess risk and write court reports.

The role involves medium and lower risk cases across courts, prisons, approved premises or unpaid work settings, with hybrid working where business needs allow, and extensive learning and development opportunities.

Qualifications

• No degree required.
• Evidence of relevant experience, given in application form answers.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload before and after sentence.
• Assess people on probation and manage the risks they present.
• Implement sentences and provide offender management.
• Write reports and provide information to courts.
• Provide case management support under service procedures and practice directions.
• Work with agencies across the justice system.
• Offer practical support on issues such as housing and employment.
• Use professional judgement in line with service practice.

Skills

Good writing

Report writing

Empathy

Resilience

Civil Service behaviours

Decision making

Team collaboration

Education

No degree required

Job description

This Probation Service Officer post sits within the National Probation Service in Greater Manchester, delivered for the Ministry of Justice across several local sites. Successful candidates manage a caseload of people before and after sentence, assessing and managing risk, writing reports for courts and working with other justice agencies. The role focuses on medium and lower risk cases and may be based in courts, prisons, approved premises or unpaid work settings. No degree is needed, but visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Manage a caseload of people before and after sentence
• Assess people on probation and manage the risks they present
• Implement sentences and provide offender management
• Write reports and provide information to courts
• Provide case management support under service procedures and practice directions
• Work with agencies across the justice system
• Offer practical support on issues such as housing and employment
• Use professional judgement in line with service practice

What's required

Qualifications

• No degree required

Experience

• Evidence of relevant experience, given in application form answers

Skills & knowledge

• Good writing skills
• Producing clear and accurate reports to tight deadlines
• Empathy, patience and resilience
• Civil Service behaviours: communicating and influencing, developing self and others, making effective decisions

Checks & eligibility

• Right to work in the UK and the Civil Service
• Security and identity checks
• VISOR vetting before taking up post
• Eligibility under Civil Service nationality rules

Other

• Civil Service Judgement test as the first stage
• Possible apprenticeship as part of learning and development

Nice to have

• Experience of working with people who have social or personal difficulties

What's offered

• 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 after five years, plus public holidays
• Local Government Pension Scheme via Greater Manchester Pension Fund
• Hybrid working where business need allows
• Extensive training and development opportunities
• Family friendly policies, including reduced hours and job share
• Paid paternity, adoption and maternity leave
• Flexible benefits and discounts
• Free annual sight tests for employees who use computer screens