Probation Officer

Cross Departmental Opportunities

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Reference number

378607

Salary

£42,141 - £48,590
• Salary Range – FIG Grade C - £42,141.00 - £48,590 starting salaries will be dependent upon qualifications and experience.
• Eligibility for a 25% Gratuity, paid upon successful completion of the contract.
• 30 Days Annual Leave, plus government and public holidays (totalling 41 days leave).
• Relocation Allowance, to help with moving costs.
• Flights Package for you and your dependents, including mid-term return flight home.
• Government Housing for rent at a subsidised rate and a starter pack to help you settle in.

Note:
If you are a civil servant or an employee of a public body, this advertised role is not within the Civil Service or an accredited Non Departmental Public Body. As such, your continuity of service may be affected if you apply and are successful, and you should check the appropriate guidance with your HR team or line manager.
This role may not include an option to apply for a Civil Service Pension, as it is outside the Civil Service.

Job grade

Other
Grade - C

Contract type

Fixed term

Length of employment

Initial 2-4 Years Fixed Term Contract, with potential for extension by mutual agreement.

Business area

Falkland Islands Government

Type of role

Social Development

Working pattern

Full-time

Number of jobs available

1

Contents

Falkland Islands

Job summary

Do you remember why you became a Probation Officer? Do you want to get back to helping and supporting people to make positive changes? How about living within a thriving community, set in a stunning natural environment? If so, come and join our friendly team of experienced health and social care professionals in the beautiful Falkland Islands.

Job description

As a sole Probation Officer, with support from the Social Services Team, you will work with offenders who have been either sentenced by the courts to a Probation Order, Community Service or Suspended Sentence Order.  You will prepare pre-sentence reports for judges and magistrates in the court and manage community sentences, working  with offenders in the community and custody to reduce reoffending.  You will also manage the Youth Diversion Scheme, and on occasion work with young people who have been convicted of an offence.

You will need to have experience of working with people who have been convicted of a range of offences, including serious sexual and violent offences, and experience of delivering interventions to effect change – either on a one to one basis or as part of a programme - to address a range of offending.  You will work closely with prison officers and the Head of Prison Service to contribute to sentence planning, provide progress updates, and preparing for release.

Person specification

You will be an experienced qualified probation officer with ten years post qualifying experience and the ability to adapt practice to a small close knit, community. The ability to work as a sole practitioner is essential along with sound judgement and assessment skills and a flexible and adaptable approach.

The Working Environment

Health & Social Services

Based out of King Edward VII Memorial Hospital in Stanley, the Health and Social Services directorate provides primary, community and secondary healthcare in the Falkland Islands, as well as social services and welfare provision for those most in need.

Falkland Islands Government (FIG)

The Falkland Islands is a British Overseas Territory, with full internal self-government.

As the largest employer in the Falkland Islands, we offer many unique and fulfilling job opportunities, across the full spectrum of public services. Our responsibilities include those typically managed by central government – taxation, legislation and policy, as well as those usually managed on a local level such as town planning, health and social services, and education. FIG also provides services specific to the needs of the Falkland Islands, such as fisheries research, power generation and the Government Air Service, FIGAS.

For more information about working for Falkland Islands Government, take a look at our recruitment microsite: www.jobs.gov.fk

The Falkland Islands

Set in the South Atlantic Ocean, around 400 miles east of South America and 8000 miles south-west of the UK, the Falkland Islands are a small, thriving community with a British way of life, benefiting from good local services, a varied social calendar and an absence of traffic jams!

The Falkland Islands’ stunning natural environment provides an unspoiled landscape and amazing wildlife to observe and explore, including penguins, whales and dolphins, all seen from the shore.

For those with a sense of adventure, it provides opportunities which are hard to match anywhere else in the world.

Selection process details

How to Apply

For more information and to apply online to join our team in a unique and breath-taking location, with penguins, dolphins and the wilderness just next door to your office, please visit our recruitment website: www.jobs.gov.fk.

Applications close at 19.30 UK time on 05 December 2024 with interviews to be held on the 12 and 13 December 2024.

 

If you have any questions about working for the Falkland Islands Government or would like further information about applying, you can find contact details at the above link.



Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Medical

Successful candidates will be expected to have a medical.

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 those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
  • 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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Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.
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.

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).
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

  • Name : LRoberts
  • Email : LRoberts.social@kemh.gov.fk

Recruitment team

  • Email : swilliams@sec.gov.fk

Further information

www.jobs.gov.fk

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