Community Payback Supervisor

HM Prison and Probation Service; Wales; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency in the United Kingdom is seeking a Community Payback Supervisor to oversee work groups of offenders serving community sentences. The role involves ensuring tasks are performed to the required standard, driving service vehicles, and supporting service users to achieve their best. Applicants should possess basic IT skills and a full UK Manual Driving Licence. The starting salary is £26,475, with additional pay for weekend work and opportunities for annual pay progression.

Qualifications

• Essential to have basic IT skills for the role.
• Must hold a full UK Manual Driving Licence (automatic-only licences are not accepted).
• Welsh language proficiency is required.

Responsibilities

• Supervise work groups of offenders on community sentences.
• Drive a mini bus as an essential part of the role.
• Ensure tasks are carried out to required standards.
• Support service users in completing tasks.

Skills

Basic IT skills

Job description

Overview

This is an operational role directly supervising work groups of offenders serving a community sentence. This may include driving service vehicles to transport people or equipment. The post holder will be responsible for all work site supervision tasks and will work with service users to ensure that all tasks are carried out to the best of their ability. This will include working alongside people to demonstrate good practice as necessary. For further information on the summary, responsibilities, activities, duties of the role and the Civil Service Success Profile Criteria which will be used in the assessment process, please refer to the full Job Description Attachment.

Responsibilities

• Drive a mini bus as an essential part of the Supervisor role.
• Work one day on a weekend as part of the normal pattern of work.
• Supervise work groups of offenders on community sentences and ensure tasks are carried out to the required standard.
• Demonstrate good practice and support service users in completing tasks.

Qualifications and requirements

• Basic IT skills are essential.
• Must hold a full UK Manual Driving Licence (automatic-only licences are not accepted).
• Welsh language requirements reflected in the original posting are preserved as part of the role description.

Salary and benefits

Starting salary is £26,475. Community Payback Supervisors are expected to work weekends as part of their normal working pattern and will be paid a higher rate of 50% for weekend days worked. The Probation Service offers annual pay progression through a Competency Based Framework (CBF) and pay bands can increase as competence grows. New entrants are expected to join at the minimum of the pay band. The Civil Service Pay guidance may apply increases to band pay ranges where applicable.

Additional information

Post holders may be required to undertake weekend working as part of their normal pattern of working. A career in community payback provides an opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of people on probation and the wider community. If this sounds like you, apply now.