Senior Probation Officer, Community Public Protection Team

**General Information**:

- Salary
- £44,100 - £46,000
- Working Pattern
- Full Time
- Vacancy Approach
- External
- Location
- Barry, Bridgend, Caernarfon, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Carmarthen, Colwyn Bay, Haverfordwest, Llanelli, Newport, Pontypridd, Swansea
- Region
- Wales
- Closing Date
- 14-Jul-2025
- Business Unit
- Public Protection Wales
- Post Type
- Fixed Term
- Civil Service Grade
- Other
- Number of jobs available
- 1
- Reserve List
- 12 Months
- Job ID
- 7229

**Descriptions & requirements**:

- Job description

Senior Probation Officers may be required to undertake any combination, or all, of the duties and responsibilities set out below.
- To provide effective management and leadership to the team
- To be accountable for the quality delivery of good practice and team performance improvement within policy and national standards
- 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 HMPPS, Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRC) and local business plans as required
- 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
- To promote a culture of innovation and continuous improvement to service delivery
- To manage financial resources for your area of responsibility as required by your Head of Operational Function and in line with HMPPS financial regulations and policies. To authorise expenditure within financial limits
- In accordance with the business plan, to provide a leading role and direction in work with partners and key stakeholders, and represent the NPS as appropriate to the role
- To facilitate effective communication between the LDU/Operational Unit management team and internal and external partners
- To play an active part in the corporate management of the NPS as necessary, as a member of the LDU/Operational Unit Management Team
- To undertake specific areas of responsibility as delegated by the Head of Operational Function.
- Demonstrate pro-social modelling skills by consistently reinforcing pro-social behaviour and attitudes and challenging anti-social behaviour and attitudes
- Carry out safeguarding children duties in accordance with the NPS statutory responsibilities and agency policies
- To work within the aims and values of NPS and HMPPS

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The Job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re-examination under Job Evaluation and shall be discussed in the first instance with the Job Holder.
- Additional Information

**We are currently recruiting an SFO Author who can approach this work with an OPDP lens—someone who not only understands the requirements of Serious Further Offence reporting but also understands the principles of psychologically informed approaches into the management of individuals with complex personality difficulties. Co-commissioned by HMPPS and the NHS, the OPDP provides a tiered framework of support. This perspective will help ensure the SFO Reviewing process is not only compliant and robust, but also reflective of our broader strategic aims, particularly around learning, accountability, and continuous improvement.**

**HMPPS in Wales**:
**Preventing victims by changing lives**

**HMPPS in Wales works in an integrated way to keep communities in Wales safer and to give the people we work with the opportunity to change their lives. We commission and provide offender management services in the community and in custody to deliver the orders of the courts and support rehabilitation. Our aim is to deliver outstanding, seamless offender management services in Wales that protect the public, reduce reoffending, deliver value for money and support our partners.**

**The Welsh Language Scheme**

**Welsh Language skills for this post are desirable.**

**HMPPS yng Nghymru**:
**Atal pobl rhag dod yn ddioddefwyr trwy newid bywydau**

**Mae HMPPS yng Nghymru yn gweithio mewn ffordd integredig i gadw cymunedau yng Nghymru yn fwy diogel, a rhoi cyfle i’r pobol rydym yn gweithio â hwy i newid eu bywydau. Rydym yn comisiynu a darparu gwasanaethau rheoli troseddwyr yn y gymuned a’r carchar i weithredu gorchmynion y llysoedd a chefnogi adsefydlu. Ein nod yw darparu gwasanaethau rhe