Senior Probation Officer: Risk Management & Rehabilitation

Ministry of Justice; Bedford; Sur place; GBP 32 000 - 36 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Ministry of Justice in Bedfordshire seeks a Qualified Probation Officer to manage offender supervision, assess risk and prepare reports for courts and partners. The role emphasizes multi-agency collaboration, safeguarding, and delivering accredited programmes.

You will work across probation tasks, including high-risk cases, and contribute to public safety by reducing reoffending with professional standards and PS policies.

Qualifications

• Assessment of risk and sentence implementation for probationers.
• Produce reports for courts, the Parole Board and partners.
• Work with agencies to manage risk and reduce reoffending.

Responsabilités

• Provide professional advice and assessment, including written reports to courts, the Parole Board, and partners.
• Undertake full range of offender management tasks with people on probation assessed at all levels of risk of serious harm including high and very high.
• Use computer based systems to produce, update and maintain records and other documentation within agreed timescales.
• 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.
• Attend professional meetings and represent the PS at appropriate partnership forums e.g. MAPPA, MARAC.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues, maintain effective team relationships and provide professional guidance and support to Probation Services Officers (PSOs) and other staff as appropriate.
• Provide cover within your team and to other teams as required.
• Undertake prison, home or other alternate location visits as required.
• Deliver and co-lead accredited programmes commensurate with grade.
• 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.
• Demonstrate pro-social modelling skills by consistently reinforcing pro-social behaviour and attitudes and challenging anti-social behaviour and attitudes.
• To work within the aims and values of PS and HMPPS.

Description du poste

Ministry of Justice in Bedfordshire seeks a Qualified Probation Officer to manage offender supervision, assess risk and prepare reports for courts and partners. The role emphasizes multi-agency collaboration, safeguarding, and delivering accredited programmes.

You will work across probation tasks, including high-risk cases, and contribute to public safety by reducing reoffending with professional standards and PS policies.