Probation Services Officer, Yorkshire and the Humber Probation Service, Unpaid Work, Leeds, Full Time (Ref: 21566)

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This advert relates to a new and exciting Probation Service Officer role and is open to new recruits and existing staff seeking a different type of challenge. The Yorkshire and Humber Probation Service are seeking to recruit a number of Probation Service Officers across South Yorkshire to join a newly created Housing Support Services team to work on an exciting project, assisting People on Probation and People in Prison to obtain and maintain accommodation. Sitting within the Community Integration Business Unit, successful applicants shall be required to support a caseload of men in prison and subject to community supervision, assisting them to identify and apply to viable housing options and opportunities, supporting them to attend assessment appointments, assisting them to be tenancy ready, supporting their move into new accommodation and providing initial new tenancy support and making onward referrals for additional support where required. Referrals will also be received on those in need of support to maintain their existing tenancies wherever possible/ in their best interests upon reception into custody or when at risk of eviction in the community. Post-holders will require excellent adaptability, relationship building and communication skills, having to work on a one-to-one and group basis with those subject to Prison and Community Sentences both in custody and community settings, liaising with Probation Practitioners and Prison staff providing relevant updates whilst also being responsible for identifying new partnership and pathway opportunities, and generating positive working relationships with a variety of external stakeholders including Local Authority Housing Services and local Housing Providers and Support Services, amongst others. The Housing Support Services Team is being created as part of a Pilot programme and the posts advertised are permanent roles. Whilst successful applicants will work exclusively on this Project for an initial minimum period of three years/ until March 2029, applicants should be aware that the Project is subject to evaluation and therefore the roles are subject to change. Come and join us in this exciting and important piece of work which can really make the difference to a Person on Probations successful resettlement and rehabilitation. Helping to keep the public safe. Giving people the chance to turn their lives around. Building a rewarding professional career. There are many reasons to join the Probation Service. What will yours be?We’re looking for empathetic, patient, and organised people to join us in this varied role, which offers the chance to make a difference, gain new skills and build a rewarding career within the Probation Service. If this sounds like you, apply now.If you are successful in the recruitment process to join the Probation Service, your starting salary will be £28,064 The Probation Service offers the opportunity for annual pay progression through a Competency Based Framework (CBF), which if eligible, will see your pay increase. CBF is designed to enable you to move up through the pay band range as your competence grows.New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.Probation Service also increase their pay band ranges annually in line with Civil Service Pay guidance, which will also apply an increase to band pay ranges where applicable.Overview of the jobThe job holder will undertake the full range of work with people on probation before and after sentence. This will include assessment, sentence implementation, offender management and producing reports. The job holder will provide case management support to a full range of people on probation utilising service procedures and practice directions that underpin professional judgement.For further information on the summary, responsibilities, activities, duties of the role and the Civil Service Success Profile Criteria which will be used in the assessment process, please refer to the full Job Description Attachment.Right to work in the UKYou must have the right to work in the UK and Civil Service (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules).Skilled Worker visa changes from 22 July 2025In accordance with current immigration rules, this role is not eligible for a new Skilled Worker visa.From 22 July 2025, the Government introduced changes to the eligibility criteria for Skilled Worker visas. As a result:HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) cannot consider sponsoring you to work as a probation services officer unless you have held a Skilled Worker visa prior to the 22 July 2025 changes.If you have held a Skilled Worker visa continuously, please raise this during your pre-employment checks and your eligibility will be assessed in accordance with the immigration rules and transitional provisions in place.If you apply to be a probation services officer and you have not held a Skilled Worker visa prior to 22 July 2025, you will need to consider your options for obtaining and/or maintaining your right to work in the UK in light of these changes.If your application is successful, you will need to ensure that you have and maintain the legal right to live and work in the Civil Service and in the United Kingdom.HMPPS will continue to comply with UK Immigration Rules applied in the UK and Civil Service. You can read more about Skilled Worker visas and the eligibility criteria here.Civil Service recruitment: nationality rulesCivil ServiceThis guide is intended to assist departments with managing their responsibilities on nationality rules related to Civil Service recruitment.You can read more about Skilled Worker visas and the eligibility criteria here (https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa)About us:By managing offenders in the community, the Probation Service protects the public from the effect of crime and gives offenders the chance to turn their lives around. Join us and you’ll be part of a supportive team that thrives on sharing knowledge and expertise.Successful applicants may be based a wide variety of office, court, team, or prison locations within the Probation Service region. Allocations will be made according to business need.To find out more about working as a Probation Service Officer please click hereAbout the Recruitment Process To apply to this role you will be required to complete a short application form and detail responses to Civil Service Behaviours and Experience based question.As part of this application, you will also be required to sit the Civil Service Judgement test (CSJT). The CSJT is a two-part test which looks at your ability to make decisions in relation to specific civil service behaviours.The CSJT is stage one of your application process and you will have the option to complete a practice test immediately before taking the test, to give you an insight of what to expect before you start.If you would like more information relating to reasonable adjustments and the CSJT, please see more details here. You can also watch a short a video here.You can find out more about the CSJT and complete a practice test now here.If you are successful in passing this stage, your