Ministry of Justice UK
22750 - Approved Premises - Probation Service Officer - Full Time - Astral Grove AP, Trent House AP and Southwell House AP, Nottingham
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Job Description
Overview of the Job
Approved Premises (AP) provide a critical community-based service to accommodate and closely supervise high-risk offenders on release from prison, for the purposes of public protection. AP are staffed 24 hours per day, with staff enforcing an overnight curfew, and other monitoring and reporting requirements. Probation Services Officers lead on the key interventions and rehabilitative activities with the resident group, working regular hours Monday to Friday but also weekend working as required (for which unsocial hours payments would be made).
This campaign is for Full-Time, Permanent PSO roles at Astral Grove AP, Trent House AP and Southwell House AP.
About You
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. You don’t need a degree for this role. We’re much more interested in your personal qualities. Ideally with experience of working with people who have social or personal difficulties, you’ll be empathetic, patient and resilient. Good writing skills are also essential. You must be able to produce clear and accurate reports to tight deadlines.
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Probation services officers can help make a real difference to peoples’ lives. It’s not always easy to help someone turn their life around, but it can be immensely rewarding.
Probation services officers are required to work within a variety of settings. There may be opportunities for positions within Probation Delivery Units (PDU), Courts, Prisons, Approved Premises etc. depending on business requirement.
Responsibilities
The 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.
Working Arrangements & Benefits
Working Arrangements:
- The Ministry of Justice offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows.
- The role can only be worked in the UK.
- Standard full-time working hours are 37 hours per week excluding breaks which are unpaid.
Benefits:
- Annual leave is 25 days on appointment and will increase to 30 days after five years’ service, plus public holidays.
- The National Probation Service is covered by the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) run through the Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF).
- The Ministry of Justice is committed to staff development and offers an extensive range of training and development opportunities.
- The opportunity to join employee-run networks.
- A range of ‘Family Friendly’ policies such as opportunities to work reduced hours or job share.
- Access to flexible benefits such as voluntary benefits, retail vouchers and discounts on a range of goods and services.
- Paid paternity, adoption and maternity leave.
- Free annual sight tests for employees who use computer screens.
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About 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 questions. You will also be required to sit the Civil Service Judgement test (CSJT). If you are successful in passing this stage, your full application will be sifted once the application deadline has closed.
Salary
Starting salary: £28,064
Closing Date
08-Oct-2026
Contact Information
If you require any assistance please call 0345 241 5358 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or email moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk
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