HM Prison and Probation Service
Senior Probation Officer - Intensive Supervision Court: London Probation Service (Ref: 19985)
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Job Description
The ISC is an innovative approach to delivering the sentence of the Court through a multi-disciplinary partnership approach. It is a unique opportunity to work intensively with a small caseload of people under supervision in collaboration with ISC Crown Court Judges.
The Government committed in the Sentencing White Paper (2020) to pilot problem-solving approaches in up to five courts in England and Wales. This was extended as part of the Sentencing Act 2026 to include Inner London Crown Court focused on a prolific cohort of offenders.
ISCs differ from traditional courts in that they extend the authority of the court beyond case processing. They put the judge at the centre of rehabilitation and compliance, alongside a multi-disciplinary team ranging from probation and police to health professionals and broader service providers. ISCs encompass a range of supportive interventions tailored to address the individual’s criminogenic needs, with the aim of reducing offending behaviour.
The Prolific ISC pilot is intended to provide an intensive community order or suspended sentence order as a robust and rehabilitative alternative to custodial sentences. It will combine intensive supervision and interventions to address underlying issues linked to offending, delivered by a multi-agency team.
The post holder will lead a team to deliver the full range of offender management tasks with offenders under supervision including assessment, sentence implementation and producing reports; utilising service procedures and practice directions to underpin professional judgement. They will be required to work in collaboration with a range of partnership agencies, Chair/Co Chair partnership meetings and attend the ISC Board. The role is a unique and exciting opportunity for the post holder to showcase their skills in leading, developing and delivering positive outcomes for a cohort of People on Probation with a robust, intense and innovative community alternative. It will require excellent skills in working in partnership with a variety of stakeholders as well as forging strong links with SPO colleagues within the London PDUs and Courts. The successful applicant will also work closely with the judiciary, the MOJ ISC Probation Policy Team and will represent the London Probation ISC Pilot at training/learning events.
Summary
The Prolific ISC pilot has a broad range of aims covering justice, health and wellbeing, including:
- to reduce the frequency and harm of re-offending
- to increase offender engagement and compliance with their community sentence
- to reduce the use of short-term custody, and
- to increase judicial confidence in more robust community options, compared to standard court processes and disposals, particularly (though not exclusively) for repeat and prolific offenders.
The Probation Service is responsible for the overall supervision and management of people on probation through the ISC pilot. Probation will be responsible for preparing the Pre-Sentence Report (PSR) which will include collaborative assessments with substance misuse services and other relevant service providers, ensuring timely progress reports are provided to the court and maintaining a close relationship with both people on probation and partners.
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Person specification
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:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
- Developing Self and Others
- Leadership
- Making Effective Decisions
- Managing a Quality Service
- Working Together
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
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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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Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
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Nationality requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups:
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- 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)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
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Contact point for applicants
Job Contact :
- Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
- Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk
- Telephone : 0345 241 5358
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Further information
Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel a department has breached the requirement of the Recruitment Principles and would like to raise this, please contact SSCL (Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com) in the first instance. If the role has been advertised externally (outside of the Civil Service) and you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/complaints
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