Senior Probation Officer- Thames Magistrates Court

RSR Justice is a niche recruitment agency, who provide staffing services to the offender management and criminal justice sectors.

Our agency is recruiting for a Senior Probation Officer in Thames Magistrates Court. Candidates should be able to confidently manage their own caseload of offenders and have effective management skills.

Location: Thames Magistrates Court

Contract: 3 months (to be extended)

Work hours: Full time

Salary: £23.85 PAYE - £31.08 Umbrella per hour

Your duties will include but not be limited to:

* To ensure that all team resources, including interventions, are deployed cost effectively and provide best value in terms of both budget control and realising the organisation’s strategic aims

* To ensure that staff can efficiently and effectively meet the requirements of the NPS’ contract with NOMS, Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRC) and local business plans as required

* To access, interpret, analyse and apply performance data pro-actively in order to maximise LDU/team performance, evaluate practice and deliver organisational aims

* To proactively manage staff development, issues of underperformance, attendance, health and safety, employee relations and diversity matters. Adopt a consistent, fair and objective standpoint when making decisions in relation to individual staff issues

* To ensure that offender managers manage risk appropriately, and meet all public protection standards and targets

* To contribute directly to public protection through multi-agency arrangements and individual casework review, discussion and feedback

Person Specification

* Substantial experience with a proven record of good practice in a variety of settings (including offender risk assessment and management) as a Probation Officer or from working within another criminal justice agency or related work context

* Understanding of the role of the Probation Service in the Criminal Justice System and in a multi-disciplinary setting.

* Knowledge and understanding of the factors which influence engagement with victims

* Experience of risk management and assessment, understanding of multi-agency risk assessment and management procedures

* Evidence of ability to evaluate practice

* Evidence of ability to provide a practice perspective on policy development

* Experience of working under pressure and fulfilling demanding deadlines

* Experience of working flexibly as a member of a team to achieve performance targets

If you would like to be considered for this position and have the relevant experience, then please send your CV to rachel.mcdonagh@rsg.ltd

Alternatively, if these role are not for you but you do know somebody who would be interested please send them over for an incentive bonus or voucher.

Due to the high volume of applications received, if you do not hear from us within 7 working days, I am afraid your application has been unsuccessful