17666 - Community Payback - Probation Service Officer - Wirral
Employer: Ministry of Justice
Location:
Pay: £26,475 to £31,650 per year
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Disability Confident: No
Closing Date: 12/06/2026
About this job
Helping to keep the public safe.
Giving people the chance to turn their lives around.
Building a rewarding professional career.
There are many reasons to join the Probation Service.
What will yours be?
We’re looking for empathetic, patient, and organised people to join us in this varied role, which offers the chance to make a difference, gain new skills and build a rewarding career within the Probation Service.
If this sounds like you, apply now.
If you are successful in the recruitment process to join the Probation Service, your starting salary will be £26,475. The Probation Service offers the opportunity for annual pay progression through a Competency Based Framework (CBF), which if eligible, will see your pay increase.
CBF is designed to enable you to move up through the pay band range as your competence grows.
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
Probation Service also increases their pay band ranges annually in line with Civil Service Pay guidance, which will also apply an increase to band pay ranges where applicable.
Responsibilities
- Undertake the full range of work with people on probation before and after sentence.
- Assessment, sentence implementation, offender management and producing reports.
- Provide case management support to a full range of people on probation utilising service procedures and practice directions that underpin professional judgement.
Important Information
You must have the right to work in the UK and adhere to Civil Service nationality rules. From 22 July 2025, changed Skilled Worker visa eligibility. HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) will not sponsor work unless you have held a Skilled Worker visa before the changes.
If you have held a Skilled Worker visa continuously, please raise this during pre‑employment checks and your eligibility will be assessed accordingly. If you have not held a Skilled Worker visa prior to 22 July 2025, you will need to consider your options for obtaining and/or maintaining your right to work in the UK.
When your application is successful, you must maintain the legal right to live and work in the Civil Service and in the United Kingdom.
HMPPS continues to comply with UK Immigration Rules applied in the UK and Civil Service.
Additional Details
By managing offenders in the community, the Probation Service protects the public from the effect of crime and gives offenders the chance to turn their lives around.
Join us and you’ll be part of a supportive team that thrives on sharing knowledge and expertise.
Successful applicants may be based at a wide variety of office, court, team, or prison locations within the Probation Service region. Allocations will be made according to business need.
Contact Details:
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