Trainee Probation Officer

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 229076**Salary**:

- £23,174**Grade**:

- Other**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Type of role**:

- Other**Working pattern**:

- Full-time, Part-time**Number of posts**:

- 53Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
Things you need to know

Location
- East Midlands (England)About the job

**Summary**:

- To assess and manage the risk posed by offenders to protect victims of crime and the general the public by:
- Providing information and advice to criminal courts, other criminal justice agencies and partner organisations - Contribute to the management of risk
- Work with other agencies and groups to prevent crime and meet the needs of victims and offenders
- In line with NPS policies and procedures, the job holder must at all times demonstrate a commitment to equality and inclusion and an understanding of their relevance to the work they undertake.
- The post holder must adhere to all policies in respect of the sensitive/confidential nature of the information handled whilst working in this position.**Job description**:
By investing in your future
You could transform countless lives

Train to be a Probation Officer

**Salary**: £23,174 p.a.

**Where applicable for the Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes, East Kent, West Kent, Hertfordshire, Berkshire, Norfolk and Suffolk Probation Delivery Units only, a Market Force Allowance of £1,100 per annum applies; and for London Probation Delivery Units there is an allowance of £3,889 per annum.**

What the role involves

By managing people on probation in the community, our Probation Officers protect the public from the effects of crime and give people on probation the chance to turn their lives around. By earning your Professional Qualification in Probation (PQiP), you have the chance to join them.

Even as you’re learning, you’ll make a positive impact as you encounter different situations over the course of a 15 or 21-month programme. The decisions and actions you take can be the turning point for people on probation and instead of being part of the system for years to come, you can help them leave criminal behaviour behind for good.

Day to day, you’ll handle everything from visiting hostels, prisons and courts - all to make interventions with people on probation that enable them to understand their behaviour and want to change it. Throughout, you’ll be working with people to help them recognise the benefit of education, skills, treatment or maybe counselling to prevent reoffending. You will be working in an environment that supports a range of flexible working options, including the ability to use technology to work remotely, to enhance your work-life balance and support the needs of the business.

**You will be allocated some study time toward the required learning components; however, some study will need to be undertaken in your own time **and the amount of own-time study varies between individuals depending on learning styles.**

What you’ll need

As part of the Probation Service, we support people on their road to rehabilitation. It involves working closely with all kinds of people on probation often with complex needs, including those who’ve committed violent and sexual offences, or struggling with their mental health or substance misuse. As a Probation Officer, you need to be resilient as this can often make their behaviour challenging. Not everyone is ready to change, and you will experience setbacks. However, through our PQiP training programme, you will learn the tools needed to address such behaviours, engage with people and support them to make positive changes.

You’ll also work with victims of crime, colleagues across the criminal justice system, charities and the wider community.

What we offer

In return, you’ll receive a competitive salary and benefits package. We offer a generous annual leave allowance of 25 days plus eight public holidays and Local Government Pension Scheme. You’ll also be part of a supportive, diverse and friendly team environment - the perfect place to study towards your Professional Qualification in Probation (PQiP). We will sponsor and guide you through your studies, and we’ll give you the opportunity to make the most of your career as a Probation Officer.

If necessary, you can complete the following 4 required knowledge modules within the first 6 months of the course, followed by a 15-month PQiP qualification.
- The Criminal Justice System
- Understanding Crime and Criminal Behaviour
- Penal Policy and the Punishment of Offenders
- Rehabilitation of Offenders

Who we are

As part of Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS), The Probation Service plays a vital role in the criminal justice system working with over 230,000 people on probation, serving community sentences and pre/post-release from custodial sentences. As well as the management of people on probation we’re responsible for taking preventative measures that protect the p