Senior Probation Officer

Overview
LOCATION: Newham, London
HOURS: 37 hours
LENGTH OF CONTRACT: 3 months
PAY RATE: £29.33 - £31.08 (Depending on experience)

Full Job Description

• To ensure that all team resources, are deployed efficiently and effectively.

• To ensure that staff can efficiently and effectively meet the requirements of the NPS' contract with HMPPS, and local business plans as required

• To access, interpret, analyse and apply performance data pro-actively in order to improve function/team performance, evaluate practice and deliver organisational aims

• To proactively manage staff development, issues of under performance, attendance, health and safety, employee relations and diversity matters.
  
  Adopt a consistent, fair and objective standpoint when making decisions in relation to individual staff issues

• To contribute directly to public protection through multi-agency arrangements and individual casework review, discussion and feedback

• In accordance with the business plan, to provide a leading role and direction in work with partners and key stakeholders, and represent the NPS as appropriate to the role

• To undertake 'stand-by' duties and participate in the 'out-of-hours' rota, responding to issues as appropriate

• Carry out safeguarding children and safeguarding adult duties in accordance with the NPS statutory responsibilities and agency policies

• To undertake specific areas of responsibility as delegated by the Area Manager and any other duties as appropriate commensurate with the grading of the post

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