22405 - Community Payback Supervisor - Leicestershire

Salary: £28,064 - £33,549

Working Pattern: Full Time

Location: Leicester

Closing Date: 02-Oct-2026

Business Unit: Community Payback

Post Type: Permanent

Candidates must hold a full UK Manual Driving Licence when applying for this role, this is a mandatory technical requirement in order to carry out this role. We cannot accept candidates who hold an automatic Driving Licence only.

Working pattern for this position will be 9.25 hours per day, 4 days per week and candidates will be required to work at least one weekend day as part of their working pattern.

A career in community payback gives you the power to make a positive impact on the lives of People on Probation as well as your community. People come from all walks of life to form one team in the Probation Service. It's all about supporting People on Probation on their journey and making your community a better place. Whether that's building benches or cleaning the streets, you're there because you genuinely want to help.

On a typical day, you’ll spend up to 7 hours supervising a group at a Community Payback unpaid work placement. Post holders may be required to undertake weekend working as part of their normal pattern of working.

The Community Payback supervisor role is accommodated to people on probation who work or have caring responsibilities. Community Payback projects run 7 days a week therefore you will: work frequent weekends, and you may be asked to cover some evenings. You will be paid a higher rate of 50% for weekend days you do work.

Your wellbeing really matters to us, so we want to be open about this from the outset. If you’re someone who enjoys a varied, active role where no two days are the same, this is a great environment to make a real difference while being fully supported.

The Probation Service offers the opportunity for annual pay progression through a Competency Based Framework (CBF), which if eligible, will see your pay increase. New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.

This is an operational role directly supervising work groups of offenders serving a community sentence. This may include driving service vehicles to transport people or equipment. The post holder will be responsible for all work site supervision tasks and will work with service users to ensure that all tasks are carried out to the best of their ability.

To thrive in this role, you'll need:

• Excellent people and communication skills
• The confidence to lead, motivate and supervise groups
• A full UK manual driving licence to drive Community Payback minibuses, transport equipment and travel to project sites
• Practical skills or a trade, particularly in areas such as painting and decorating, carpentry, gardening, grounds maintenance, construction, landscaping or general maintenance.

This is a hands-on role where you'll help people on probation make a positive contribution to their local communities while developing skills and work habits that support rehabilitation.

Benefits include:

• Annual Leave: 25 days on appointment, increasing to 30 days after five years’ service, plus public holidays.
• Pension: Covered by the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Training: Extensive range of training and development opportunities.
• Flexible working arrangements.

All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to taking up post.