Probation Officer

RSR are currently recruiting for a **Probation Officer.**

**Job Summary**:
We are recruiting on behalf of our client for a **Probation Officer**. Post holders will undertake the full range of offender management tasks with offenders under supervision including assessment, sentence implementation and producing reports;utilising service procedures and practice directions to underpin professional judgement.

**Location**:HMP Send

**Contract**: 3 months (to be extended)

**Work hours**: Full time

**Salary**: £18.19 PAYE - £23.70 Umbrella

**Your main duties and responsibilities will include**:

- Providing professional advice and assessment, including written reports to the Parole Board, other criminal justice agencies and partner organisations
- Undertaking the full range of offender management tasks with offenders assessed at all levels of risk of serious harm including high and very high.
- Using computer based systems to produce, update and maintain records and other documentation within agreed timescales
- Ensuring timely and effective referrals to, and relationships between, offender management, court teams, victim contact units, interventions, Approved Premises and external agencies to enhance positive outcomes, manage risk and reduce reoffending
- Working collaboratively with colleagues, maintain effective team relationships and provide professional guidance and support to Probation Services Officer (PSOs) and other staff as appropriate
- Demonstrating pro-social modelling skills by consistently reinforcing prosocial behaviour and attitudes and challenging anti-social behaviour and attitudes.

**Person Specification**
- **You will need to be a qualified Probation Officer.**:

- You will need to possess good IT skills and be able to ensure work is completed accurately within the timescales required. You will be able to multi-agency work to ensure the needs of the offender are supported.
- You will be able to communicate effectively with others including Court staff and Offenders and have the ability to develop productive working relationships with other agencies and your team.
- **You will need to undergo the National Probation Service’s Enhanced Level 1 Vetting once in post, if you do not already have it.**

RSR Justice is member of the Red Snapper Group.

The Red Snapper Recruitment Group is an equal opportunities employer.