Probation Officer - Prison Based: London Probation Service (Ref: 21220)

Job summary

Please refer to Job Description

Job description

As a Probation Prison Offender Manager (POM), you will work with some of the most complex and high-risk individuals in custody, helping to protect the public while supporting rehabilitation and successful resettlement. You will manage a caseload of prisoners assessed as presenting a high or very high risk of serious harm, leading on offender management activity throughout their custodial sentence.

Working as part of the Offender Management in Custody (OMiC) model, you will build professional relationships with prisoners, complete risk assessments, develop sentence plans, and coordinate interventions that address offending behaviour and support progression through custody. You will work closely with prison staff, psychologists, key workers, community probation practitioners, and partner agencies to ensure that risk is managed effectively and that release planning promotes safer communities.

This is a challenging and rewarding role for a qualified Probation Officer who is committed to public protection, rehabilitation, and reducing reoffending.

Key Responsibilities:

-Manage a caseload of high and very high-risk prisoners.

-Complete and review risk assessments, public protection screening, and sentence plans.

-Engage directly with prisoners to support rehabilitation, progression, and release preparation.

-Prepare reports for parole, release, and other sentence management decisions.

-Work collaboratively with prison, probation, and partner agencies to manage risk and support successful resettlement.

-Contribute to public protection by identifying, assessing, and responding to risks of serious harm.

What You'll Bring

-A Probation Officer qualification and registration with the Probation Service.

-Strong assessment, analytical, and report-writing skills.

-The ability to build constructive professional relationships while maintaining appropriate boundaries.

-Sound professional judgement and a commitment to public protection and rehabilitation.

-Resilience, adaptability, and the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary environment.

This role offers the opportunity to make a significant difference in people's lives while contributing directly to public safety and reducing reoffending.

Vacancies exist across all London prisons, namely:

HMP Belmarsh; HMP Isis; HMP Thameside; HMP Pentonville; HMP Wormwood Scrubs; HMP Highdown; HMP Downview; HMYOI Feltham; HMP Brixton; HMP Wandsworth

Please note:

The successful postholder will be required to undergo and pass NNPV 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 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)

Person specification

Please refer to 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
• Delivering at Pace
• Making Effective Decisions
• Working Together

Technical skills

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

• Please see 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

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

Things you need to know

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 t