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Probation officer

Service Care Solutions - Social Work
Posted 10 hours ago, valid for an hour
Location

Maidstone, Kent ME15 8ED, England

Salary

£20.3 - £26.45 per hour

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The position of a probation officer is available in Maidstone, requiring a commitment of 37 hours per week.
  • The pay rate for this role is £20.30 per hour on a PAYE basis, or £26.45 per hour under a limited (umbrella) arrangement.
  • Candidates must possess a Probation Qualification Framework Graduate Diploma or a recognized equivalent, along with a minimum of five years' experience in a recognized probation services provider.
  • The role involves assessing offender needs, preparing reports, managing risks, and delivering accredited programs while ensuring accurate case recording.
  • Interested individuals can apply by emailing an up-to-date CV or by contacting Andy for more information.
Probation officer

LOCATION: Maidstone

HOURS: 37 hours per week

PAY RATE: £20.30 PAYE per hour - £26.45 Limited (Umbrella rate) per hour

Full Job Description

Depending on the role, work may include:

  • Working with people on probation to analyse and address their behaviour;
  • Assessing offender needs;
  • The preparation and delivery of reports (Court, Parole etc)
  • The assessment and management of the risk of serious harm posed by individuals
  • Accurate case recording
  • Deliver and lead accredited programmes in adherence to the Programme Manual
  • Able to facilitate learning events, provide guidance, support, feedback and mentoring to operational staff across the Probation Service through a programme of learning events.
  • The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary.

Essential Requirements

  1. Possession of a Probation Qualification Framework Graduate Diploma/ Honours Degree in Community Justice integrated with Level 5 Diploma in Probation Practice, or a recognised qualification by the Secretary of State for Justice as per Section 10 of the Offender Management Act 2007.
  2. Evidence of working for a recognised provider of probation services in the last 5 years.
  3. Experience and knowledge of evidence based practice and risk/needs assessment tools, including OASys, SARA and RSR, for risk assessment and management, including the ability to use/learn quickly.
  4. Experience of writing detailed reports to strict deadlines and quality standards, including Court reports including completion of the RSR tool, and parole reports.
  5. Experience of using and maintaining Probation Service computer based systems to produce, update and maintain records and other documentation within agreed timescales - NDelius and OASys.
  6. Working knowledge of Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements.

Anyone interested can email an up to date CV to or call Andy on

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.