GENERAL INFORMATION

Salary
£44,100 - £46,000
Working Pattern
Full Time, Part Time
Vacancy Approach
External
Location
Gloucester
Region
South West
Closing Date
09-Sep-2025
Business Unit
PDU Gloucestershire (2021)
Post Type
Fixed Term, Loan
Civil Service Grade
Other
Number of jobs available
1
Reserve List
12 Months
Job ID
9273

DESCRIPTIONS & REQUIREMENTS

Job description

SUMMARY

The job holder will be expected to manage and lead staff within the operational area to the required standard, and will offer support and cover to other teams/functions during periods of absence.
In line with NPS policies and procedures, the job holder must at all times demonstrate a commitment to equality and inclusion and an understanding of their relevance to the work they do.
The post holder must ad to all policies in respect of the sensitive/confidential nature of the information handled whilst working in this position.
If relevant to the role, some out of hours working may be required

JOB DESCRIPTION ATTACHMENT

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  NPS-JES-0033-Senior-Probation-Officer-v4.0 (2).docx (Job Description Attachment)

EXPERIENCE

We will assess your experience for this role via the following methods
Experience Questions
Experience Questions Application Form Question Word Limit
250
Evidence of Experience
Experience Questions

Senior Probation Officers may be required to undertake any combination, or all, of the duties and responsibilities set out below.

• To provide effective management and leadership to the team
• To be accountable for the quality delivery of good practice and team performance improvement within policy and national standards
• To ensure that all team resources, including interventions, are deployed cost effectively and provide best value in terms of both budget control and realising the organisation’s strategic aims
• To ensure that staff can efficiently and effectively meet the requirements of the NPS’ contract with HMPPS, Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRC) and local business plans as required
• To access, interpret, analyse and apply performance data pro-actively in order to maximise LDU/team performance, evaluate practice and deliver organisational aims
• To proactively manage staff development, issues of underperformance, attendance, health and safety, employee relations and diversity matters. Adopt a consistent, fair and objective standpoint when making decisions in relation to individual staff issues
• To ensure that offender managers manage risk appropriately, and meet all public protection standards and targets

Additional Information
This post is open to candidates on lateral transfer as a loan.
For internal candidates applying on promotion, the post will be a temporary act up with a loan agreement in place.
For external candidates, the post will be on a fixed term contract.