Probation Service Officer

Job Overview

The PSO role within the Probation Electronic Monitoring team offers an excellent career development opportunity for individuals who are looking to work in a specialist team responding to regional and national priorities. The role sits within a fast paced and continually evolving area of work, requiring close collaboration with key stakeholders at both regional and national levels.

• Monitor EM orders from sentence to completion
• Ensure successful fitment of EM equipment
• Complete risk forms
• Complete breach reports for court
• Analyse data
• Engage with stakeholders
• Attend court hearings if necessary
• Provide case management support to a full range of people on probation utilising service procedures and practice directions
• Assess and manage risk, undertake robust assessments, maintain resilience
• Work closely with Probation Practitioners to ensure delivery and enforcement of EM is delivered to a high standard

• Monitoring of EM Orders from the point of sentence to completions
• Ensuring successful fitment of the EM equipment
• Completion of risk forms
• Completion of breach report for Court
• Data analysis
• Stakeholder engagement
• Attendance at Court if necessary

• Right to work in the UK (including Skilled Worker visa rules)
• Full PSO training will be provided
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and writing skills
• Ability to assess and manage risk and provide clear reports to tight deadlines
• Resilience and ability to work in a high volume, dynamic environment
• Will require completion of the Civil Service Judgement test (CSJT) and application assessment

• Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows
• Employment start salary advertised at £26,475 (pro rata for part-time)
• Annual leave 25 days increasing to 30 after five years, plus public holidays
• Pension scheme via Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) run by Greater Manchester Pension Fund
• Extensive training and development opportunities
• Family Friendly policies and flexible benefits
• Choice of work base within 60-minute commute of home location

For further details about the role, please refer to the full Job Description attachment and contact the recruitment team.