Approved Premises Residential Worker - Fixed Term 0.92 Sheffield (Ref: 19293)

Job summary

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Job description

Our current vacancy is for 1 x Fixed Term 12 month contract of 0.92 FTE. Colleagues work an average of 34 hrs per week, comprised of 12 hour shifts which will be predominantly nights, starting at 8pm with some flexible dayshifts starting at 8am over a 3 week pattern. In addition, there are opportunities for staff to work extra shifts as overtime.

Please note, this role does not include any working from home. Approved Premises deliver a critical public protection service and Residential Workers are required to be on-site. You will work shifts on a rolling rota covering 24hours a day, 7 days a week, including weekends and all bank holidays.
All appointable candidates from this campaign who cannot be offered immediate positions, will be held on a merit list for 12 months. This will be used to fill future Residential Worker vacancies at the Approved Premises.

As this is a forward-facing role, you will be expected to attend a face to face interview, during which you will be introduced to the Approved Premises environment.

This is a mobile-grade role, meaning you may be required to cover shifts at sites other than your home base. Any such arrangements will be made in accordance with policy.

Helping to keep the public safe. Giving people the chance to turn their lives around. Building a rewarding professional career. It’s an extraordinary role. There are many reasons to join the Probation Service. What will yours be?Approved Premises - Residential WorkerOur Residential Workers work within Approved Premises, working with offenders who are on release from prison and making the transition back into the community.

Approved Premises are primarily for offenders who have been released on licence and who require a high level of supervision.

Important: This role is based within an Approved Premises. Hybrid or home working is not available for this position.

This role is not eligible for a new Skilled Worker visa, in accordance with current immigration rules. Further details are within the advert.

About the role:
The job holder will work as part of a team providing 24 hour cover at an Approved Premises (AP) including security and monitoring services. The job holder will undertake a full range of work with the people on probation whilst resident at the Approved Premises. This will include; providing support in contributing to the risk management and sentence plan objectives and reporting any significant changes relating to risk and/or re-offending to any non-compliance within agreed enforcement procedures to ensure that people on probation resident at an AP and the fabric of it are kept safe and secure throughout their shift.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.
You’ll play an important role in offenders’ rehabilitation, encouraging them to make positive changes in their lives and successfully resettle into their communities.

It’s an opportunity to build a rewarding professional career. You’ll gain experience of working with offenders, making a real difference to residents, the public and the wider community.

What's it like working as a residential worker?
Hear directly from our staff - click the links below to find out more about the role:

URL link: https://vimeo.com/431844155?fl=pl&fe=cmURL link: https://vimeo.com/431844351?fl=pl&fe=cmRead our blog: https://prisonjobs.blog.gov.uk/2021/01/28/my-experience-as-a-residential-worker-at-an-approved-premises/This role operates on a mobile grade, which means you may be required to work across different Approved Premises sites as needed. This could involve covering shifts at locations other than your usual base. Any such arrangements will always be made in line with policy.

If you are successful in the recruitment process to join the Probation Service, your starting salary will be £28,064 pro-rata.

Residential Workers role requires substantial out of hours work, both waking night duty and weekend work. Regular unsocial hours which attract premium rates of pay in addition to advertised annual salary.

• Monday to Friday: 7pm to 8am premium payment of 30%.
• Weekend: 8am Saturday – 8am Monday premium payment of 50%.
• Public/Bank Holidays :8am to 8am premium payment of 50%: in addition, time off in lieu for actual hours worked is applicable.

Overview of the approved premises role - Prison and Probation Jobs (URL link). About youYou do not need a degree for this role. We are much more interested in your personal qualities. Ideally, with experience of working with people who have social or personal difficulties, you will be empathetic, patient, and resilient. A good level of numeracy and literacy is also required as the role involves some report writing.About usThe Probation Service works with offenders who are pre-release or post-release from prison or serving community sentences. Our role is to support their rehabilitation and protect the public. People come from all walks of life to form one team in the Probation Service. Join us and you will be part of a supportive team that thrives on sharing knowledge and expertise.

The work is varied, challenging and meaningful and comes with job security, great benefits and career progression opportunities - not to mention the chance to make a real difference to people’s lives and our communities. 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 programme facilitator 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 residential worker 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 the Recruitment ProcessTo apply to this role you will be required to complete a short application form and detail responses to two Civil Service Behaviour and one Experience based questions. Your application will be sifted once the application deadline has closed. You will then receive further instruction on the outcome of your application.

Person specification

Please refer to Job Description

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Developing Self and Others
• Making Effective Decisions

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

For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.

Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

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

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

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 theCivil 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 : Recruitment Enquiries Team
• Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk
• Telephone : 0845 241 5358

Recruitment team

• Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk

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-recruitm…

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