Probation Officer

Company: Service Care Solutions Ltd
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Location: Bristol
Job Description:

Probation Officer

LOCATION: Bristo l (Hybrid)

HOURS: 37 hours per week

PAY RATE: £28.63 limited per hour (Umbrella pay rate) or £20.30 per hour PAYE rate

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
  • Able to facilitate learning events, provide guidance, support, feedback and mentoring to operational staff across the Probation Service through a programme of learning events.

Essential Requirements

  • 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.
  • Evidence of working for a recognised provider of probation services in the last 5 years.
  • 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.
  • Experience of writing detailed reports to strict deadlines and quality standards, including Court reports including completion of the RSR tool, and parole reports.
  • 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.
  • Working knowledge of Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements.

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Posted: June 4th, 2026