Personality Disorder Probation Officer (PDPO): London Probation Service (Ref: 20838)

Job summary

Please refer to the Job Description

Job description

This is a dual workplace role. The post holder will be required to work across more than one location within their allocated cluster. Travel between locations will be required in line with business need. Staff are expected to attend all four allocated PDU locations, typically working from a different office each day per week, with one day per week working from home, subject to business need.

Job Specification

1) Offering individual and group consultations, writing formulations and developing pathway plans for cases that screen into OPD and recording this in line with current guidance. Flexibility on whether PDPO delivers group consultation.

2) Delivering CORE-OM joint case work as required

3) Attending MAPPA as required for cases that screen in.

4) Delivering training including the OPD induction for OPD staff, Personality disorder Awareness Training (PAT) to probation staff

5) Promoting the OPD pathway and services offered within PDUs including via attending managers meetings

Additional role information

This role includes aspects that differ from the generic probation officer job description, such as PDPO staff completing Joint Case Work (JCW)

• Staff are managed within the OPD team.
• The PDUs allocated to the role and addresses of offices covered within are as follows:

Ealing and Hillingdon PDU

Ealing Probation Office, Leeland House, London, W13 9HH

Uxbridge Probation Office, The Court House, Middlesex, UB8 1PQ

Acton Probation Office, 4 Birkbeck Road, Acton, W3 6BG

Brent PDU

Willesden Probation Office, 440 High Road, NW10 2DW

Hammersmith, Fulham, Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster PDU

Hammersmith Probation Office,191A Askew Road, London, W12 9AX

Harrow and Barnet PDU

Hammersmith Probation Office,191A Askew Road, London, W12 9AX

Please note that any candidates placed on the merit list following recruitment may be considered for future PDPO vacancies across the London region, which could be based at different locations.

The successful postholder will be required to undergo and pass NPPV Level 2 vetting as a requirement for this role. NPPV Level 2 vetting process will be initiated upon acceptance of the provisional offer.

Technical skills

To be eligible for this role, you must confirm you meet the mandatory qualification requirements outlined below and you must also upload a scanned copy of your qualifications.

Applicants that do not provide the mandatory qualification evidence, will not progress to interview stage.

Probation Qualification Framework Graduate Diploma/ Honours Degree in Community Justice integrated with Level 5 Diploma in Probation Practice.

Or a qualification which was recognised at the time of qualification by the Secretary of State for Justice as per Section 10 of the OffenderManagement Act 2007.The following qualifications gained in England and Wales were previously recognised as providing such eligibility:

-Diploma in Probation Studies,
-Diploma in Social Work (with Probation Option)
-CQSW (with Probation Option)

Person specification

Please refer to the Job Description

Qualifications

To be eligible for this role, you must confirm you meet the mandatory qualification requirements outlined below and you must also upload a scanned copy of your qualifications.

Applicants that do not provide the mandatory qualification evidence, will not progress to interview stage.

Probation Qualification Framework Graduate Diploma/ Honours Degree in Community Justice integrated with Level 5 Diploma in Probation Practice.

Or a qualification which was recognised at the time of qualification by the Secretary of State for Justice as per Section 10 of the Offender Management Act 2007.The following qualifications gained in England and Wales were previously recognised as providing such eligibility:

-Diploma in Probation Studies,
-Diploma in Social Work (with Probation Option)
-CQSW (with Probation Option)

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing
• Making Effective Decisions
• Working Together

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Please refer to the Technical Skills section in the Job Description

Benefits

• Access to learning and development
• A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
• Annual Leave
• Public Holidays
• Season Ticket Advance

For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.

Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

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Artificial intelligence

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Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo an enhanced (or equivalent) criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid