Overview of the job
This is an administrative role within the Probation Service, supporting probation staff to work with offenders and help keep the public safe.
Key responsibilities
- Ensure all processes run efficiently and systems are maintained properly.
- Collate and prepare probation information for case files.
- Use strong communication skills to handle enquiries from colleagues, agencies and people on probation in a busy environment.
Work settings
- Accredited Programmes, Structured Interventions & Attendance Centres
- Community Integration and Contracts
- Contracts
- Courts
- Integrated Offender Management
- Performance & Quality
- Personality Disorder Projects
- Prisons
- Public Protection (Custody)
- Public Protection (Community)
- The Homeless Prevention Taskforce
- Unpaid Work (community payback)
Salary and progression
Starting salary £24,645. The role is within the advertised pay band and is subject to annual progression through a Competency Based Framework (CBF).
Eligibility and right to work
You must have the right to work in the UK. The role is not eligible for a new Skilled Worker visa from 22 July 2025; applicants must have held a Skilled Worker visa prior to changes or seek alternative routes.
Benefits
- Annual leave 25 days on appointment, increasing to 30 days after five years of service, plus public holidays.
- Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) through the Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF).
- Extensive training and development opportunities.
- Employee networks for diversity and inclusion.
- Supportive benefits: flexible benefits, paternity/adoption/maternity leave, free annual sight tests, family‑friendly policies.
Security and checks
All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to taking up the post.
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