Probation Officer
Cross Departmental Opportunities
- Department
- Cross Departmental Opportunities
- Location
- St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- Openings
- 1 post
- Grade
- Other
- Salary
- £30,000
- Closing
- 15 days left
- Profession
- Administration
- Contract
- Fixed term
- Security clearance
- SC
- Working pattern
- Full-time
Job summary
Working toward the core aims of the service; to protect the public, assist rehabilitation and encourage and support desistance. As a UK qualified Probation Officer, you will undertake the full range of offender management tasks with offenders under supervision in the community and in custody including assessment, sentence implementation/intervention and the production of reports.
What they’re looking for
- Probation Qualification Framework Honours Degree or Graduate Diploma in Community Justice and Level 5 Diploma in Probation Practice; or Diploma in Probation Studies; or Diploma in Social Work (Probation option); or CQSW (Probation option). Qualified in RM2000, SARA and ARMS. Valid driving licence, class A. A minimum of five years post-qualification practical experience of managing offenders serving custodial and community sentences. Knowledge and understanding of the work of the Criminal Justice System and the Probation Service, in both custody and community settings. Experience in preparing pre-sentence reports for the Magistrates’ and Crown Court.
Job description
Assessing 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
- Supervise offenders subject to community sentences, licences and during custodial sentences
- Contribute to the management of risk and provision of intervention addressing risk
- Work with other agencies and groups to prevent crime and meet the needs of victims and offenders
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)
Selection process
Closing date 6 Nov. Interviews will be held week commencing 23 Nov
Submit applications to recruitment@sainthelena.gov.sh
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