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Department for Work and Pensions

Senior Infrastructure Engineer – Mobile Device Services

Ministry of Defence

Cryptographic Assistant

<h4>Job summary</h4><p>At Defence Equipment &amp; Support (DE&amp;S), we supply and maintain vital equipment and services for the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force. Together, we deliver a vast range of essential defence programmes, and strive for what's next. Because it helps keep our military at the top of their game and our nation safe – for today, and tomorrow.</p><p>We offer 25+ days’ holiday, flexible and hybrid working, enhanced parental leave schemes, shopping discounts, and an exceptional employer pension contribution of 28.97%, to help make work work for you.</p><p>For security reasons this role is open to sole UK nationals only. A ‘sole UK national’ refers to an individual who holds citizenship solely in the UK, without dual citizenship or nationality from another country. We’re unable to offer visa sponsorship.</p><p>This role requires you to have lived in the UK for the last 5 years and obtain <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels/national-security-vetting-clearance-levels" target="_blank">Security Check (SC) security clearance</a>. Clearance must be obtained without any caveats that prevent you from carrying out the role you’ve been recruited for. If it isn’t obtained, or is obtained but with caveats that prevent you from carrying out the role, any conditional offer made to you will be withdrawn. Obtaining SC security clearance can be a lengthy process, and we reserve the right to withdraw any conditional offer made if the necessary security clearance isn’t obtained within 12 months.</p><h4>Job description</h4><p>Come and join us at Defence Equipment and Support (DE&amp;S) as an Operations Manager at RAF Brize Norton.</p><p>As an Operations Manager you’ll work closely with industry and internal teams and be accountable for managing delivery, planning, and providing the required support. You’ll have considerable opportunity and responsibility, whilst demonstrating you are a proactive leader with a delivery focused approach. You’ll possess a continuous improvement mindset, and you’ll interpret and utilise management information and data to provide valuable business insights. You’ll encourage a culture of learning from experience, imaginative thinking and expanding mindsets, all in the pursuit of improved quality.</p><p>We champion flexible ways of working. Regular in-person attendance is required (this is expected to be approximately 60% of your working week) to promote the benefits of face-to-face collaboration alongside flexibility of hours to support work-life balance and business need. Initially, you may be expected to attend more frequently to familiarise yourselves with the site, the team, and your role. Please note other travel to alternative sites may also be required dependent on organisational requirements.</p><p><strong>What you’ll be doing</strong></p><ul><li>Responsible for the day-to-day management of the delivery of in-service support within area of responsibility, according to the customer requirements, delivery plan, support solution, KPIs, governance and reporting requirements.</li><li>Apply agreed governance arrangements for the delivery of the service, aligned with DE&amp;S, Contract and Customer requirements.</li><li>Responsible for monitoring and analysing data to track that customer KPIs are met, interprets data and management information to identify trends, risks and issues, and provides performance reports as required.</li><li>Supports contract management activities including liaising with suppliers, monitoring and controlling performance against contractual obligations and agreed KPIs and Government Furnished Assets (GFA) management. Assists the drafting of contract requirements and supports the tender and evaluation process.</li><li>Contributes to the development of Service Delivery Plans, delivery approaches and procurement strategies, and contributes to resource and cost forecasting.</li><li>Contributes to resource management, inventory forecast, managing of actual spend and updating forecasts accordingly to ensure the integrated support meets customer requirements within budget, seeking guidance when required.</li><li>Contributes to the management of risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies; effectively communicates changes with stakeholders.</li><li>Responsible for the development of simple business cases, or assisting the development of higher complexity business cases, and manages assurance, endorsement and approvals through the appropriate channels.</li></ul><h4>Person specification</h4><p>To be successful with your application, you'll need to show that you meet the following essential criteria:</p><ul><li>Previous experience in an Operations Management role or associated discipline (Project Management, Supply Chain, Engineering, Business Management, Through Life Support), in a delivery environment.</li><li>Evidence of stakeholder and relationship management.</li><li>Evidence of managing contracts and suppliers.</li><li>Evidence of budget management, including approvals, actual spend and forecasts.</li><li>Evidence of participating in continuous improvement activities.</li></ul><p>In addition to the responsibilities above, the following technical competences and behaviours will be assessed at interview:</p><ul><li>Core Behaviour 1: Making Effective Decisions – CSBC 3</li><li>Core Behaviour 2: Leadership – CSBC 3</li><li>Technical Competence 1: Stakeholder Management – Supervised Practitioner</li><li>Technical Competence 2: Service Delivery Management – Supervised Practitioner</li></ul><h4>Benefits</h4>Alongside your salary of £36,000, Ministry of Defence contributes £10,429 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. <a href="https://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/memberhub/joining-the-pension-scheme/benefits-of-the-pension-scheme/" target="_blank"> Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.</a><ul><li>25 days’ annual leave +1 day a year up to 30 days, 8 bank holidays and a day off for the King’s birthday</li><li>Flexible and hybrid working options</li><li>Market-leading average employer pension contribution of 28.97%</li><li>Annual performance-based bonus and recognition awards</li><li>Access to specialist training and funded qualifications</li><li>Support for progression</li><li>Huge range of discounts</li><li>Volunteering days</li><li>Enhanced parental leave schemes</li></ul><p>Improving innovation and enriching our culture, diversity of thought is vital to our success. So whether you’re looking for a new opportunity, a next step, or a helping hand as you return from a career break, bring your experiences and help deliver for the defence of tomorrow. Here you’ll find a supportive, family-friendly organisation to be a part of - and if you need any assistance with your application, just let us know.</p><p>#LI-Hybrid </p><p><strong>Further Information</strong></p><ul><li>Civil Service Recruitment Principles: <a href="https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitment-principles/" target="_blank"><strong>Recruitment Principles - Civil Service Commission</strong></a></li><li>Candidate Information Pack: <a href="https://des.mod.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/DES-Candidate-Information-Pack.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>https://bit.ly/DES-Candidate-Information-Pack</strong></a></li><li>Terms and Conditions: <a href="https://bit.ly/DES-SDA-Terms-and-Conditions" target="_blank"><strong>https://bit.ly/DES-Terms-and-Conditions</strong></a></li><li>Civil Service Code: <a href="https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/code/the-code/" target="_blank"><strong>The Code - Civil Service Commission</strong></a></li></ul><p><strong><em>Any personal data that you provide during the Recruitment process will be treated in accordance with the MOD Privacy Notice which can be accessed </em></strong><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministry-of-defence-privacy-notice/mod-privacy-notice" target="_blank"><strong><em>here</em></strong></a><strong><em>.</em></strong></p><p><strong>Disability Confident:</strong></p><p>Please note as a Disability Confident Leader we want to ensure you receive any reasonable adjustments that you need throughout the recruitment process. If you do require any reasonable adjustments, you can let us know on your online application under the section ‘Please indicate and give details of any reasonable adjustments you may require during the recruitment process.’</p><p><strong>Conflicts of Interest:</strong></p><p>The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who are successful at interview to declare any outside interests. These declarations will be discussed with successful candidates following the interview process and before a formal offer of employment is made, as some outside interests may not be compatible with MOD civilian roles. This will not, in the majority of cases, prevent employment in MOD, but it is a measure that must be taken to ensure that appropriate mitigations can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment.</p><h4>Things you need to know</h4><h4>Artificial intelligence</h4>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 <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/artificial-intelligence-and-recruitment/" target="_blank">candidate guidance (opens in a new window)</a> for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.<h4>Selection process details</h4><p>Your application will go through the following stages of assessment:</p><ol><li>Pre-sift - We will check that you meet any essential or eligibility criteria that are listed in the Person Specification section of this advert. On your CV, please clearly show how you meet the essential criteria.</li><li>Sift - Your CV will be assessed against the following categories, using a simple numerical scoring system: Key Achievements; Relevant Experience; Applied Knowledge and Skills. <em>Please follow our </em><a href="https://des.mod.uk/how-to-write-cv" target="_blank"><strong><em>guidance on CV writing</em></strong></a><em> for best chance of success.</em></li><li>Interview - If you're invited to interview, you'll be assessed against the Sift categories listed above, as well as the Technical Competences and Behaviours listed in the Person Specification section of this advert.</li></ol><p>Please Note: In the event of a tied score at interview, the Order of Merit will be distinguished based on the ranking of the assessed behaviours and competencies below: </p><ul><li>1st: Core Behaviour 1 </li></ul><ul><li>2nd: Core Behaviour 2 </li></ul><ul><li>3rd: Technical Competencies </li></ul><ul><li>4th: CV Review </li></ul><p>In the event of a further tie using the method above, we reserve the right to utilise the Lead criterion, and/or and additional assessment. </p><p>Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview. </p><p>If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance you should contact department via email: <a href="mailto:DESHR-WSC-PMOCOMPLAINTS@mod.gov.uk" target="_blank">DESHR-WSC-PMOCOMPLAINTS@mod.gov.uk</a>. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: <a href="https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitment-complaints/" target="_blank">Recruitment Complaints - Civil Service Commission</a></p><p><strong>Offering at a lower level</strong></p><p>If you’re not successful at interview, we may offer you a role at a lower level if this is a match for your skills and experience. If this applies to your application, you’ll be scored against criteria for the lower-level role and offers will be made in merit order. If you accept this position, you’ll be able to take advantage of opportunities to develop your career as part of our team.</p><br><br>Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.<h4>Security</h4>Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-security-vetting-advice-for-people-who-are-being-vetted" target="_blank">security check (opens in a new window)</a>.<br><br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vetting-explained-and-our-vetting-charter/the-vetting-charter" target="_blank">See our vetting charter (opens in a new window)</a>.People working with government assets must complete <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-baseline-personnel-security-standard" target="_blank">baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window)</a> checks.<h4>Nationality requirements</h4>Open to UK nationals only.<h4>Working for the Civil Service</h4>The <a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/code/" target="_blank">Civil Service Code (opens in a new window)</a> sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.<br><br>We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's <a href="https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitment-principles/" target="_blank">recruitment principles (opens in a new window)</a>.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.<h4>Diversity and Inclusion</h4>The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027-html" target="_blank">Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window)</a> and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy-2022-to-2025" target="_blank">Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window)</a>.<h4>Apply and further information</h4>This vacancy is part of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans" target="_blank">Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window)</a> initiative.Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.<h4>Contact point for applicants</h4><h4>Job contact : </h4><ul><li>Name : Jade Kirby</li><li>Email : <a href="mailto:Jade.Kirby117@mod.gov.uk" target="_blank">Jade.Kirby117@mod.gov.uk</a></li></ul><h4>Recruitment team</h4><ul><li>Email : <a href="mailto:Jade.Kirby117@mod.gov.uk" target="_blank">Jade.Kirby117@mod.gov.uk</a></li></ul><h4>Attachments</h4><a href="https://files.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/admin/fairs/apptrack/download.cgi?SID=b3duZXI9NTA3MDAwMCZvd25lcnR5cGU9ZmFpciZkb2NfdHlwZT12YWMmZG9jX2lkPTEyNzgyNzgmdmVyaWZ5PWNmMTQzMzgzMTk0NDc0MmNlZDdiNGNjNWY5M2Y1YWNjJnJlcXNpZz0xNzY4ODkzNTExLTBmYjdiYTAzMmRmNTE0OWRhZjFkNmQ4ZDA4NmQxN2VjN2U3YTU5MzU=" target="_blank">20221128-Operational Delivery Technical Competences FY22-23 Opens in new window</a> (pdf, 9MB)<a href="https://files.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/admin/fairs/apptrack/download.cgi?SID=b3duZXI9NTA3MDAwMCZvd25lcnR5cGU9ZmFpciZkb2NfdHlwZT12YWMmZG9jX2lkPTEyNzgyNzkmdmVyaWZ5PTZiYmZiZDRlNjFhY2VlOTYyZTJlOTkwZjMyOWNlY2MyJnJlcXNpZz0xNzY4ODkzNTExLTBmYjdiYTAzMmRmNTE0OWRhZjFkNmQ4ZDA4NmQxN2VjN2U3YTU5MzU=" target="_blank">20250527 Success Profile Behaviours 2025 document v1-O Opens in new window</a> (pdf, 11MB)

DE&S Operations Manager

<h4>Job summary</h4>Please refer to Job Description<h4>Job description</h4>Are you passionate about rehabilitation? Could you help people make meaningful and sustained changes in their lives? If so, then a career as a Programme Facilitator in the Probation Service is for you. If this sounds like you, apply now.Providing interventions to people who engage in harmful behaviour to help reduce their likelihood of reoffending is an important part of our work in HMPPS. Our Programme Facilitators deliver a range of Accredited Programmes and Structured Interventions. You will be delivering groupwork and individual work to people subject to Community Orders or on licence after release from prison. These programmes are designed to support people to desist from crime, help people build on their strengths and lead more fulfilling and pro-social lives. You will be working with people who have perpetrated domestic abuse, sexual abuse and/or committed other violent and acquisitive offences. The majority of our Programmes are delivered in the evening and therefore evening work is essential in this role. You will also travel to different locations to your office base to deliver these programmes. Travel expenses can be claimed. <strong>If you are successful in the recruitment process to join the Probation Service, your starting salary will be £26,475<br></strong><strong>In addition to the base salary, you will be entitled to unsocial hours payments for working in the evenings and/or a Saturday. Working on a Saturday attracts an additional premium of 50% and working evenings an additional 30%.</strong>The Probation Service offers the opportunity for annual pay progression through a Competency Based Framework (CBF), which if eligible, will see your pay increase. CBF is designed to enable you to move up through the pay band range as your competence grows.New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.Probation Service also increase their pay band ranges annually in line with Civil Service Pay guidance, which will also apply an increase to band pay ranges where applicable.<strong>Overview of the job</strong>The job holder will deliver a range of rehabilitation interventions aimed at changing the attitudes, beliefs, and behaviour of people on probation with a full range of offence types and a full range of levels of risks (including those convicted of sexual and domestic abuse offences), as determined by sentences of the Courts and on the recommendation of Probation Practitioners.The main objectives of this role are to reduce re-offending, protect the public, prevent future victims and rehabilitation to help people to build constructive and meaningful lives in the community, through the delivery of effective evidence based Accredited Programmes and Structured Interventions.The post holder will be Regionally based and sit in the Interventions Team and report to the Programme Manager. They will deliver interventions across a large regional area where travel will be required. There will be no line management responsibility in this role.There will be a requirement to regularly work unsocial hours (including evenings and weekends).<strong>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.<br></strong><strong>Right to work in the UK</strong>You must have the right to work in the UK and Civil Service (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules</a>).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 programme facilitator 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 (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa</a>)<strong>About us:</strong>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. <strong>About the Recruitment Process </strong>To 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. If successful at sift you will be invited to an interview which will include a facilitation exercise.The purpose of the assessment process is to assess the right behaviours and strengths required for the programme facilitator role and to assess your suitability for the training programme that is required for the role.The assessment will consist of two activities: A facilitation exercise with some follow up questions (topic will be emailed to you once interview booked) and an interview relating to the role of a programme facilitatorFor the facilitation exercise you will need to prepare a presentation, the topic of which will be shared with you once you book an interview slot.The facilitation exercise will be measuring you against the behaviours of Communicating and Influencing, Developing Self and Others and Managing a Quality Service. You will have up to 10 minutes to deliver the exercise.If in the event we receive a high volume of applications, we may only assess candidates against the lead behaviour. There is also no guarantee that you will progress to the next stages of the recruitment process; however, we will keep you informed at each stage.<strong>About the role</strong>Helping offenders turn their lives around isn’t without its challenges. But you’ll play a key role in supporting them through interventions that encourage positive change. As a programme facilitator, you’ll deliver group and one-to-one sessions, creating a safe and structured environment that meets different learning styles and needs. You’ll manage group dynamics, address challenging behaviour, and ensure sessions remain effective. Our team is made up of a strong and inclusive group of colleagues, from all walks of life, who are passionate about helping and motivating people on probation. You will work alongside your fellow team members to ensure that people on probation receive the highest quality input and support, as well as sharing information and providing guidance to members of the wider Probation Service, such as Probation Practitioners and Domestic Abuse Safety Officers. You’ll also: Monitor progress, risk, and wellbeing throughout the intervention <br>Keep accurate records and share insights with relevant teams <br>Work closely with courts and criminal justice agencies to support sentence management <br>Provide workshops and briefings to probation staff and external stakeholders <br>Use pro-social modelling to reinforce positive behaviours <br>With regular feedback and professional development, you’ll have the support you need to grow in your role while making a real difference in people’s lives. Due to the nature of the role extensive training and support is provided to ensure that all Programme Facilitators are confident and competent to succeed. Through the training programme you will learn about all aspects of programme delivery, including the theory behind the interventions we deliver. It is a requirement to successfully complete a 6-month probationary period, including undertaking an assessment centre and passing assessed training.The majority of our programmes are delivered in the evening and therefore evening work is essential in this role. You will also travel to different locations to your office base to deliver these programmes. Travel expenses can be claimed.<h4>Person specification</h4>Please refer to Job Description<h4>Behaviours</h4><p>We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:</p><ul><li>Developing Self and Others</li><li>Communicating and Influencing</li><li>Working Together</li></ul><h4>Benefits</h4><ul><li>Access to learning and development</li><li>A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance</li><li>A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity</li><li>A <a href="https://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/members/joining-the-civil-service-pension-scheme/" target="_blank">Civil Service pension</a> with an employer contribution of 28.97%</li><li>Annual Leave</li><li>Public Holidays</li><li>Season Ticket Advance</li></ul><p><br>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. <br><br>Link: <a href="https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ" target="_blank">https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ</a></p><h4>Things you need to know</h4><h4>Artificial intelligence</h4>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 <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/artificial-intelligence-and-recruitment/" target="_blank">candidate guidance (opens in a new window)</a> for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.<h4>Selection process details</h4>This vacancy is using <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles" target="_blank">Success Profiles (opens in a new window)</a>, and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.<p><a href="https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ" target="_blank">https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ</a></p><br><br>Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.<h4>Security</h4>Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-baseline-personnel-security-standard" target="_blank">baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window)</a> checks.<h4>Nationality requirements</h4><p>This job is broadly open to the following groups:</p><ul><li>UK nationals</li><li>nationals of the Republic of Ireland</li><li>nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK</li><li>nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families" target="_blank">European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)</a></li><li>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)</li><li>individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020</li><li>Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service</li></ul><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules" target="_blank">Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)</a><h4>Working for the Civil Service</h4>The <a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/code/" target="_blank">Civil Service Code (opens in a new window)</a> sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.<br><br>We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's <a href="https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitment-principles/" target="_blank">recruitment principles (opens in a new window)</a>.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.<h4>Diversity and Inclusion</h4>The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027-html" target="_blank">Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window)</a> and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy-2022-to-2025" target="_blank">Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window)</a>.<h4>Apply and further information</h4>This vacancy is part of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans" target="_blank">Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window)</a> initiative.Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.<h4>Contact point for applicants</h4><h4>Job contact : </h4><ul><li>Name : Recruitment Enquiries Team</li><li>Email : <a href="mailto:moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk" target="_blank">moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk</a></li><li>Telephone : 0845 241 5358</li></ul><h4>Recruitment team</h4><ul><li>Email : <a href="mailto:moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk" target="_blank">moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk</a></li></ul><h4>Further information</h4>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 (<a href="mailto:Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com" target="_blank">Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com</a>) 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: <a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/complaints" target="_blank">http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitm…</a><br><br><a href="https://jobs.justice.gov.uk/careers/JobDetail/13763?entityId=13763" target="_blank">https://jobs.justice.gov.uk/careers/JobDetail/13763?entityId=13763</a>

HM Prison & Probation Service

Programme Facilitator - South West (South) (Ref: 13763)

<h4>Job summary</h4><p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the UK’s largest producer of official statistics, covering a range of key economic, social and demographic topics. These include measuring changes in the value of the UK economy, estimating the size, geographic distribution, and characteristics of the population, and providing indicators of price inflation, employment, earnings, crime, and migration. </p><p>The ONS is dedicated to creating a working environment where everyone feels valued and inspired to deliver their best work. Our HR team, at the heart of the People and Places Directorate (PPD), leads the way in implementing industry-leading people practices and embracing innovative approaches, helping us attract, nurture and retain top talent. </p><p>This role is based within the Skills, Development and Employee Experience (SDEE) Division of the People and Places Directorate. The SDEE division supports the organisation by developing the skills needed now, and for the future, to deliver ONS’s priority outcomes, while also helping to build a brilliant workplace through a wide range of employee-focused services.</p><p>We are looking for someone with a proven record in driving positive change and organisational development in complex environments. Your expertise will be vital in shaping an exceptional workplace and supporting the ONS to achieve its strategic goals. </p><p>The Skills, Development and Employee Experience Officer plays a pivotal role in supporting the delivery of learning and development, well-being, culture, and inclusion initiatives across the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The successful candidate will act as a flexible resource, rotating between the four teams within Skills, Development and Employee Experience as required. This structure offers an excellent opportunity for professional growth, enabling the postholder to gain experience across multiple teams within the HR function and contribute to a range of impactful projects that support the organisation’s strategic objectives.</p><h4>Job description</h4><p>This HEO role supports the strategic aim of becoming a skills-led organisation; partnering with stakeholders to operationalise a growing portfolio to support skill development to deliver important ONS and cross-government agendas, which is a fast-paced, challenging and ever-changing landscape. </p><p>The successful candidate will act as a flexible resource, working across SDEE as priorities dictate. The areas within SDEE are: </p><ul><li>Talent &amp; Entry Talent –Senior Civil Servant (SCS) Performance Management, Talent Development and a portfolio of Entry Talent programmes such as apprenticeships and social mobility internships </li></ul><ul><li>Employee Experience – Building a brilliant place to work through culture, wellbeing, equality and diversity initiatives and interventions </li></ul><ul><li>Learning- Partnering with the business to develop and deliver learning interventions aligned to skills needs </li></ul><ul><li>Projects – Supporting various projects which deliver against key skills development and employee experience priorities across the organisation </li></ul><p>Initially based in the Employee Experience Team, the successful candidate will lead on, and support interventions that support employee wellbeing, drive cultural evolution, and nurture inclusive practices, creating an environment that enables our people to be heard and bring their best, authentic selves to work. </p><p><strong>Role Responsibilities:</strong></p><p>The successful candidate can expect a diverse range of responsibilities centred around operational management and strategic development of talent and cultural initiatives. </p><p>Initially placed within the Employee Experience Team, the successful candidate will: </p><ul><li>Support the analysis of employee data to inform and implement initiatives that enhance wellbeing, inclusion, and workplace culture. </li></ul><ul><li>Assist with employee feedback activities, such as surveys, and help communicate findings and recommendations. </li></ul><ul><li>Collaborate with stakeholders, internal teams and employee resource groups (such as diversity networks), to improve employee experience and support culture-related projects. </li></ul><ul><li>Provide flexible support across the team as required, including (but not limited to), project management, communications, administrative support. </li></ul><p>As our work in SDEE continues to evolve, there will be moments when we may need to provide flexible resource support across various areas. This is a fantastic chance for the successful candidate to take on a pivotal role, whether that involves leading or supporting activities and initiatives.<br><br>Working across different areas within SDEE will not only broaden your skill set but also allow you to make a meaningful impact on our projects and goals. It's an excellent way to gain new experiences, collaborate with different team members, and contribute to the success of our initiatives such as: </p><ul><li>Managing apprenticeship programmes </li></ul><ul><li>Facilitating social mobility initiatives </li></ul><ul><li>Supporting outreach and work experience efforts </li></ul><ul><li>Supporting Senior Civil Service (SCS) performance management </li></ul><ul><li>Facilitating SCS leadership development </li></ul><ul><li>Cross Government and industry collaboration </li></ul><ul><li>Championing innovation and continuous improvement. </li><li>Supporting the delivery of SDEE priority projects </li></ul><br><p><strong>Please note that the working hours for this role are part-time only, with a minimum of two days and a maximum limit of 24 working hours over three days per week. It is preferable that one of the working days is a Friday.</strong></p><h4>Person specification</h4><p><strong>Essential Criteria</strong></p><ul><li>Ability to analyse and interpret data and use insights to drive activities and ideas. </li><li>Confident in using Microsoft 365 tools, Including Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word and CoPilot (etc), with knowledge of SharePoint, ideally as Site Owner Level. </li><li>Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills – Able to actively question, listen, and check requests and instructions to achieve a shared understanding of a complex issue, so these can be communicated effectively to other stakeholders where needed.</li><li>Effective organisational skills, able to effectively prioritise and manage multiple tasks and activities concurrently. </li><li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including presenting learning interventions, and facilitating discussions around employee insight.</li><li>Enjoys working at pace, and comfortable with change: Able to take initiative, prioritise workflow, and effectively manage multiple priorities. </li></ul><h4>Qualifications</h4>Qualified by Experience or Certification – Demonstrates credibility and practical expertise in people management and development, ideally supported by Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) Level 5 or equivalent hands-on experience in supporting delivery of HR strategies and operational solutions.<h4>Behaviours</h4><p>We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:</p><ul><li>Managing a Quality Service</li><li>Delivering at Pace</li><li>Working Together</li><li>Communicating and Influencing</li></ul><h4>Benefits</h4>Alongside your salary of £34,587, Office for National Statistics contributes £10,019 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. <a href="https://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/memberhub/joining-the-pension-scheme/benefits-of-the-pension-scheme/" target="_blank"> Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.</a><p>The <a href="https://careers.ons.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Office for National Statistics</a> is part of the Civil Service, and as such we share a number of key benefits with other departments, whilst also having our own unique offerings to support our valued colleagues across the organisation.</p><p>Whether you are hearing about us for the first time or already know a bit about our organisation, we hope that our <a href="https://careers.ons.gov.uk/" target="_blank">careers site</a> will give you a great insight into the benefits and facilities available to our colleagues, and our fantastic working culture.</p><p></p><p><strong>Inclusion &amp; Accessibility</strong></p><p>At ONS we are always looking to attract the very best people from the widest possible talent pool, and we are proud to be an inclusive, equal opportunities employer. As a Disability Confident Leader we’re committed to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.</p><p>As part of our application process, you will be prompted to provide details of any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process that you need. If you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments before applying, please contact the recruitment team in the first instance.</p><p>If you would like an accessible version of any of the attachments or recruitment documents below or linked to in this advert, please contact the recruitment team who will be happy to assist.</p><h4>Things you need to know</h4><h4>Artificial intelligence</h4>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 <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/artificial-intelligence-and-recruitment/" target="_blank">candidate guidance (opens in a new window)</a> for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.<h4>Selection process details</h4>This vacancy is using <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles" target="_blank">Success Profiles (opens in a new window)</a>, and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.<p><strong>Security Clearance:</strong></p><p><strong>The requirement for SC clearance is to have been present in the UK for 3 consecutive years immediately prior to applying. </strong></p><p>A lack of UK residency in itself is not always a bar to security clearance but the Department will need to consider eligibility by exception on a case-by-case basis. You will be asked to provide information regarding your UK residency during your application, and failure to provide this will result in your application being rejected.</p><p><strong>If you are unsure that you meet the eligibility above, please read the information available on Gov.uk on this <em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels/sc-guidance-pack-for-applicants" target="_blank">link</a></em>, or contact the recruitment email on the advert before applying to discuss, as failure to meet the residency requirements will result in your security clearance application being rejected and any offer of employment being withdrawn.</strong></p><p>At the point of SC application, you will need to provide or give access to the following evidence:</p><ul><li>Departmental or company records (personnel files, staff reports, sick leave reports and security records)</li><li>UK criminal records covering both spent and unspent criminal records</li><li>Your credit and financial history with a credit reference agency</li><li>Security Services records</li></ul><p><strong>Application process:</strong></p><p><strong>Number of Stages: 2 stage process</strong></p><p><strong>Stage 1:</strong> Application</p><p><strong>Stage 2:</strong> Interview</p><br><p><strong>Stage 1 – Application </strong></p><p>The assessment process at the application stage will be based on your work history, skills, experience, CV, and personal statement. It is important that your application is tailored to highlight the skills, knowledge, and experience relevant to the role.</p><p>Your personal statement should be no longer than 1250 words. You should provide evidence for each essential skill criterion listed in the person specification. As these criteria are scored, it is advisable to give clear examples for each one, including the impact of your actions, ideally utilising the STAR technique (Situation, Task, Action, Result).</p><p>Please note that Success Profiles Behaviour examples are not required at this stage of the application process.</p><p>In instances where a high number of applications are received, the sift pass mark may be adjusted, and candidates will be invited to interview based on merit order, i.e., those with the highest scores.</p><p><strong>Stage 2 – Interview</strong></p><p>If invited to interview, you will be assessed using techniques aligned with the Civil Service Success Profiles framework, covering all behaviours listed in the job advert.</p><p>Interviews will be held in person at our Newport &amp; Titchfield offices.</p><p>Please note our Titchfield office is based at 159 Segensworth Rd, Titchfield, Fareham PO15 5RR.</p><p>Please note our Newport office is based at Cardiff Rd, Duffryn, Newport NP10 8XG.</p><p>A reserve list may be held for a period up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made. </p><p><strong>Sift </strong>- w/c 9th February 2026</p><p><strong>Interviews</strong> - w/c 2nd March 2026</p><p>Dates are subject to change </p><p>For the full terms and conditions of the post, please see attachment below.</p><br><br>Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.<h4>Security</h4>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-security-vetting-advice-for-people-who-are-being-vetted" target="_blank">security check (opens in a new window)</a>.<br><br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vetting-explained-and-our-vetting-charter/the-vetting-charter" target="_blank">See our vetting charter (opens in a new window)</a>.People working with government assets must complete <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-baseline-personnel-security-standard" target="_blank">baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window)</a> checks.<h4>Nationality requirements</h4><p>This job is broadly open to the following groups:</p><ul><li>UK nationals</li><li>nationals of the Republic of Ireland</li><li>nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK</li><li>nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families" target="_blank">European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)</a></li><li>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)</li><li>individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020</li><li>Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service</li></ul><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules" target="_blank">Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)</a><h4>Working for the Civil Service</h4>The <a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/code/" target="_blank">Civil Service Code (opens in a new window)</a> sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.<br><br>We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's <a href="https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitment-principles/" target="_blank">recruitment principles (opens in a new window)</a>.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.<h4>Diversity and Inclusion</h4>The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027-html" target="_blank">Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window)</a> and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy-2022-to-2025" target="_blank">Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window)</a>.<h4>Apply and further information</h4>This vacancy is part of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans" target="_blank">Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window)</a> initiative.Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.<h4>Contact point for applicants</h4><h4>Job contact : </h4><ul><li>Name : Claire Haigh</li><li>Email : <a href="mailto:recruitmentoperations@ons.gov.uk" target="_blank">recruitmentoperations@ons.gov.uk</a></li></ul><h4>Recruitment team</h4><ul><li>Email : <a href="mailto:recruitmentoperations@ons.gov.uk" target="_blank">recruitmentoperations@ons.gov.uk</a></li></ul><h4>Further information</h4>If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact <a href="mailto:recruitment.complaints@ons.gov.uk" target="_blank">recruitment.complaints@ons.gov.uk</a>. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the <a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Civil Service Commission</a><br><br><h4>Attachments</h4><a href="https://files.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/admin/fairs/apptrack/download.cgi?SID=b3duZXI9NTA3MDAwMCZvd25lcnR5cGU9ZmFpciZkb2NfdHlwZT12YWMmZG9jX2lkPTEyNzgzMjgmdmVyaWZ5PTY0NzAzODE2ZWJjNzdhZTUwZjBlNGNlMTgxNDIwMTNkJnJlcXNpZz0xNzY4ODkzODM4LTgzZjZhZjVlMWI4NmI1MDU1Y2EyMjE5ZGZiMDQ5ZjY3ODg2Y2I2NmI=" target="_blank">2721 Advert 1B Permanent - ONS National v1-00 Opens in new window</a> (pdf, 83kB)

Office for National Statistics

Skills, Development and Employee Experience Officer

<h4>Job summary</h4><p>Our Delivery &amp; Schemes Directorate is our delivery arm and manages a number of high-profile environmental programmes. It’s a fast-paced and dynamic place to work, and you can expect to be involved in ground-breaking work. Our flexible working career opportunities are incredibly varied, so we are committed to recruiting talented people from a diverse range of professional and personal backgrounds – bringing different perspectives and experiences to our work. <br><br>Our Digital Development team provides the high-quality software design, development and support services that underpin our environmental and social energy schemes. As Principal Developer you’ll lead a small team of developers who work on applications that support scheme requirements. You’ll work with Software Developers and Automation Testers to ensure that software products are ideally suited to business needs, and to evaluate and implement new technologies that can support business improvement. You’ll have an important role to play in supporting and advancing our digital technology strategy, while ensuring that your team benefits from excellent support, development and career progression opportunities. <br><br>We’re looking for someone with a good range of experience that will enable them to add value quickly in this role, and previous people management experience would definitely be desired. You’ll need to offer excellent knowledge as a Microsoft Software Developer, with a good understanding of technologies and practices such as: <br><br>• Microsoft .NET (C#) <br>• SQL Server Development <br>• ASP.Net MVC <br>• Test Driven Development (TDD) <br>• Continuous Integration, build and deployment automation <br>• Object-Oriented Design <br>• Development techniques and design patterns <br>• Agile Methodologies <br>• Relational database design <br>• SQL Stored procedures <br>• Unit Test Frameworks and Tools (Nunit, Moq, etc) <br>• Version Control tools and workflows (TFS, GIT) <br><br>It’s a fast-paced working environment where priorities can change quickly, so it’s important that you are versatile and adaptable and that you thrive in a busy setting. </p><p><strong>SC is required for this role. Information and eligibility guidance can be found here: SC - Guidance Pack for Applicants - GOV.UK</strong></p><h4>Job description</h4><p><strong>Key Responsibilities </strong></p><ul><li>Lead multi-disciplinary teams in a specific work area in the context of operating in a Professions and Flexible Resourcing model. </li></ul><ul><li>Plan, oversee and deliver a set of work deliverables on time and to a high standard through effective project management and support of multidisciplinary team members. </li></ul><p><strong>Delivery of set of team deliverables, and managing and co-ordinating successful outcomes across team members and collaborating teams:</strong></p><ul><li>Sets clear and transparent work objectives, milestones and success metrics at team and individual level to oversee and co-ordinate successful team outcomes. </li></ul><ul><li>Collaborates closely with other teams to manage interdependencies, risks and resourcing to support portfolio delivery. </li></ul><ul><li>Demonstrates effective diversity and inclusive team management within their team and the wider organisation. </li></ul><p><strong>Key Outputs and Deliverables </strong></p><ul><li>Ensuring that software products developed internally and externally are technically and functionally suitable for Ofgem. </li></ul><ul><li>Ensuring that Software Developers and Automation Testers are working to up to date best practices and advancing professionally in a clear career path. </li></ul><ul><li>Delivering regular software development iterations through the team for products, working in collaboration with Product Managers, Delivery Managers, Business Analysts, Solution Architects, Infrastructure, Information Security, User Stakeholders, and external delivery partners. </li></ul><ul><li>Contributing to and advancing the digital technology strategy. </li></ul><ul><li>Contributing to and advancing ideas for continuous improvement, and quality improvement opportunities. </li></ul><ul><li>Ensuring that products are supported effectively with 3rd line support, working in collaboration with the Applications Support team. </li></ul><h4>Person specification</h4><p><strong>Essential Criteria</strong></p><ul><li>Substantial expertise as a Microsoft Software Developer with essential skills and proven expertise in the following technologies: (LEAD) </li></ul><p>- Microsoft .NET (C#) </p><p>- SQL Server Development </p><p>- ASP.Net MVC </p><p>- Test Driven Development (TDD) </p><p>- Continuous Integration, build and deployment automation. </p><ul><li>Proven aptitude for leadership, e.g., through formal or informal management/mentoring of others. </li></ul><ul><li>Extensive experience working collaboratively with diverse colleagues. </li></ul><ul><li>Knowledge and experience of: </li></ul><p>- Development techniques and design patterns </p><p>- Agile Methodologies </p><p>- Relational database design </p><p>- SQL Stored procedures </p><p>- Unit Test Frameworks and Tools (Nunit, Moq, etc) </p><p>- Version Control tools and workflows (Azure DevOps, GIT). </p><ul><li> A good working knowledge of some of the following technologies: </li></ul><p>- Microservices </p><p>- .NetCore </p><p>- Entity Framework </p><p>- Dependency Injection </p><p>- Cloud Technologies (Azure) </p><p>- DevOps.</p><p><strong>Desirable</strong><strong>Criteria</strong></p><ul><li>Experience of building and supporting the teams delivering the work including effective scoping of work and setting of clear responsibilities. </li></ul><h4>Behaviours</h4><p>We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:</p><ul><li>Making Effective Decisions</li><li>Working Together</li><li>Leadership</li></ul><h4>Technical skills</h4><p>We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:</p><ul><li>You will also be asked to complete a technical test. Full details of the test will be included in the invitation to interview</li></ul><h4>Benefits</h4>Alongside your salary of £61,446, OFGEM contributes £17,800 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. <a href="https://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/memberhub/joining-the-pension-scheme/benefits-of-the-pension-scheme/" target="_blank"> Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.</a>Ofgem can offer you a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes; 30 days annual leave after 2 years; Excellent training and development opportunities; The opportunity to join the generous Civil Service pension which also includes a valuable range of benefits; Hybrid working (currently 1 day a week in the office but is in review), flexible working hours and family friendly policies. Plus lots of other benefits including clean and bright offices based centrally, engaged networks and teams and an opportunity to contribute to our ambitious and important targets of establishing a Net Zero energy system by 2050. This exciting blend of professional challenge and personal reward identifies career opportunities at Ofgem as something to get excited about.<h4>Things you need to know</h4><h4>Artificial intelligence</h4>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 <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/artificial-intelligence-and-recruitment/" target="_blank">candidate guidance (opens in a new window)</a> for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.<h4>Selection process details</h4>This vacancy is using <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles" target="_blank">Success Profiles (opens in a new window)</a>, and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.<p>When you press the ‘Apply now’ button,asked to provide a 1250 word ‘personal statement’ evidencing how you meet the essential and desirable skills and capabilities listed in the role profile. Please ensure you demonstrate clearly, within your supporting statement, how you meet each of the essential and desirable skills and capabilities.</p><p>You will also be asked to complete personal details (not seen by the sift panel), and upload a copy of your CV anonymising all details where necessary. </p><p>The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expect all candidates to abide by these principles. Ofgem take any incidences of cheating very seriously. Please ensure all examples provided are of your own experience. Any instances of plagiarism or other forms of cheating will be investigated and, if proven, the relevant applications will be withdrawn from the process. </p><br><br>Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.<h4>Security</h4>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-security-vetting-advice-for-people-who-are-being-vetted" target="_blank">security check (opens in a new window)</a>.<br><br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vetting-explained-and-our-vetting-charter/the-vetting-charter" target="_blank">See our vetting charter (opens in a new window)</a>.People working with government assets must complete <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-baseline-personnel-security-standard" target="_blank">baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window)</a> checks.<h4>Nationality requirements</h4><p>This job is broadly open to the following groups:</p><ul><li>UK nationals</li><li>nationals of the Republic of Ireland</li><li>nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK</li><li>nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families" target="_blank">European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)</a></li><li>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)</li><li>individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020</li><li>Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service</li></ul><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules" target="_blank">Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)</a><h4>Working for the Civil Service</h4>The <a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/code/" target="_blank">Civil Service Code (opens in a new window)</a> sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.<br><br>We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's <a href="https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitment-principles/" target="_blank">recruitment principles (opens in a new window)</a>.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.<h4>Diversity and Inclusion</h4>The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027-html" target="_blank">Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window)</a> and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy-2022-to-2025" target="_blank">Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window)</a>.<h4>Apply and further information</h4>This vacancy is part of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans" target="_blank">Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window)</a> initiative.The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/prison-leaver-recruitment/" target="_blank">Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window)</a>.Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.<h4>Contact point for applicants</h4><h4>Job contact : </h4><ul><li>Name : Lucy Dowding</li><li>Email : <a href="mailto:recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk" target="_blank">recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk</a></li></ul><h4>Recruitment team</h4><ul><li>Email : <a href="mailto:recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk" target="_blank">recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk</a></li></ul><h4>Further information</h4>Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. You have the right to complain if you feel there has been a breach of these Recruitment Principles.<br><br>In the first instance, you should raise the matter directly via <a href="mailto:recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk" target="_blank">recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk</a>. If 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 website.<br><br><h4>Attachments</h4><a href="https://files.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/admin/fairs/apptrack/download.cgi?SID=b3duZXI9NTA3MDAwMCZvd25lcnR5cGU9ZmFpciZkb2NfdHlwZT12YWMmZG9jX2lkPTEyNzgyNTMmdmVyaWZ5PWQyYTU0YTc2MDkxY2IwZjhiYzIzODAxMmI5ZDNlYjRlJnJlcXNpZz0xNzY4ODkzNzM2LTFiNjg2MGJkYTdiNzEzNmM0NGMwMGU5ZDVjYWY3Njg3MTQzMDZmZTI=" target="_blank">Role Profile_445318 Principal Developer Opens in new window</a> (pdf, 155kB)<a href="https://files.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/admin/fairs/apptrack/download.cgi?SID=b3duZXI9NTA3MDAwMCZvd25lcnR5cGU9ZmFpciZkb2NfdHlwZT12YWMmZG9jX2lkPTEyNzgyNTQmdmVyaWZ5PWE1YWZmZTJlNzEwZjkxNjg2YzcxZWNiMTZkMTc1NDYzJnJlcXNpZz0xNzY4ODkzNzM2LTFiNjg2MGJkYTdiNzEzNmM0NGMwMGU5ZDVjYWY3Njg3MTQzMDZmZTI=" target="_blank">Candidate Pack_445318 Principal Developer Opens in new window</a> (pdf, 1309kB)<a href="https://files.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/admin/fairs/apptrack/download.cgi?SID=b3duZXI9NTA3MDAwMCZvd25lcnR5cGU9ZmFpciZkb2NfdHlwZT12YWMmZG9jX2lkPTEyNzgyNTUmdmVyaWZ5PTQ2YWRhMGY4MDZkZjE1ODQyNDNjZDIzNDgwMmNjYzQwJnJlcXNpZz0xNzY4ODkzNzM2LTFiNjg2MGJkYTdiNzEzNmM0NGMwMGU5ZDVjYWY3Njg3MTQzMDZmZTI=" target="_blank">Terms and Conditions Apr25 Opens in new window</a> (pdf, 335kB)

OFGEM

Principal Developer

<h4>Job summary</h4><p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the UK’s largest producer of official statistics, covering a range of key economic, social and demographic topics. These include measuring changes in the value of the UK economy, estimating the size, geographic distribution, and characteristics of the population, and providing indicators of price inflation, employment, earnings, crime, and migration. </p><p>Social Surveys Directorate (SSD) is the largest Directorate in ONS, comprising 2000 colleagues, including the field communities, split across six divisions: </p><p>Social Surveys Field Collection (SSFC) </p><p>Social Surveys Telephone and Ports Collection (SSTPC) </p><p>Social Surveys Research and Production (SSRP) </p><p>Social Surveys Strategy, Research and Innovation (SSRI) </p><p>Social Surveys Transformation (SST) </p><p>Social Surveys Central Division (SSCD) </p><p>The post sits within Social Surveys Telephone and Ports Collection (SSTPC) division which encompasses the International Passenger Survey community, who are based at airports, seaports, and international train stations across the UK, and the Telephone Operations community, which is based within our HQ offices. This International Passenger Survey Interviewer role will see you being part of a continuous survey that started in 1961 and is based at all major sea, air and international rail terminals within the United Kingdom.</p><p>In this vital role, you'll be at the frontline of data collection, conducting interviews with departing passengers to gather essential information for the International Passenger Survey. This survey provides critical insights into travel patterns, tourism spending, and migration flows that directly influence government policy and economic planning. At ONS, we're committed to creating an inclusive workplace where diverse perspectives strengthen our work. Your contribution will help produce the official statistics that guide important decisions affecting millions of lives across the UK, making this a truly meaningful career opportunity.</p><h4>Job description</h4><p>The International Passenger Survey Interviewer position sits within ONS's Survey and Field Operations directorate, playing a crucial role in collecting data that underpins some of the UK's most important economic and social statistics.</p><p>This role directly supports the International Passenger Survey, one of ONS's flagship data collection operations that provides essential information on overseas travel, tourism expenditure, and migration patterns.</p><p>Working from the Port of Portsmouth, you'll be part of a national network of interviewers who ensure comprehensive coverage of the UK's major departure points. The data you collect feeds into official statistics used by government departments, businesses, and researchers to understand travel trends and their economic impact.</p><p>The role offers exposure to diverse operational environments and the opportunity to develop skills in data collection, customer service, and digital systems. This position provides a foundation for career development within the organization's survey operations, with opportunities to progress into supervisory or specialized roles within our field operations network.</p><p>You will be based at the<strong> Port of Portsmouth</strong> and this will be considered your normal place of work. <strong>The Port of Portsmouth Team also cover Poole port, Southampton port and Southampton Airport</strong> where you will also be required to work.</p><p><strong>IPS shifts are allocated on a 6 weekly basis with a mixture of AM &amp; PM weekday and weekend shifts. Depending on your site, shifts lengths vary from 4 – 8 hours.</strong></p><p><strong>Responsibilities : </strong></p><ul><li>Work independently or as a part of a small team to undertake interviews with the travelling public, demonstrating high standards of data collection and meeting your KPIs. </li></ul><ul><li>Gathering data at the beginning of the passenger journey, follow guidelines and instruction dependent upon how passengers are processed at the data collection point. </li></ul><ul><li>Be responsible for self, ensuring site operating procedures and health and safety procedures are adhered to at all times. </li></ul><ul><li>Be punctual, ensuring shift start times are met. </li></ul><ul><li>Build effective relationships with airport/port staff to enable co-operation necessary for effective data collection. </li></ul><ul><li>Collect and transmit high quality data within agreed timeframe and following agreed protocols. </li></ul><ul><li>Be proficient in the digital technology and corporate systems required for your role. · Take responsibility for your breaks, ensuring data collection is not compromised. </li></ul><ul><li>Complete the administrative tasks required for your role as detailed. </li></ul><ul><li>Buddy new interviewers as required, helping them settle into the environment and reach required standards. </li></ul><ul><li>Working in partnership with your Site Manager, identify areas for your continued learning, self development and progression. </li></ul><ul><li>Provide constructive feedback to your managers to help the operation and structure perform more efficiently. </li></ul><h4>Person specification</h4><p><strong>Essential Criteria:</strong></p><ul><li>Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to engage professionally with diverse members of the public.</li><li>Demonstrated ability to follow detailed instructions and record information accurately.</li><li>Self-motivated and disciplined approach to independent working in a public-facing environment.</li><li>Proficient in the use of tablets and smartphone as these will be used within your work.</li></ul><h4>Behaviours</h4><p>We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:</p><ul><li>Communicating and Influencing</li><li>Working Together</li></ul><h4>Benefits</h4>Alongside your salary of £11,027, Office for National Statistics contributes £3,194 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. <a href="https://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/memberhub/joining-the-pension-scheme/benefits-of-the-pension-scheme/" target="_blank"> Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.</a><p>The <a href="https://careers.ons.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Office for National Statistics</a> is part of the Civil Service, and as such we share a number of key benefits with other departments, whilst also having our own unique offerings to support our valued colleagues across the organisation.</p><p>Whether you are hearing about us for the first time or already know a bit about our organisation, we hope that our <a href="https://careers.ons.gov.uk/" target="_blank">careers site</a> will give you a great insight into the benefits and facilities available to our colleagues, and our fantastic working culture.</p><p></p><p><strong>Inclusion &amp; Accessibility</strong></p><p>At ONS we are always looking to attract the very best people from the widest possible talent pool, and we are proud to be an inclusive, equal opportunities employer. As a Disability Confident Leader we’re committed to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.</p><p>As part of our application process, you will be prompted to provide details of any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process that you need. If you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments before applying, please contact the recruitment team in the first instance.</p><p>If you would like an accessible version of any of the attachments or recruitment documents below or linked to in this advert, please contact the recruitment team who will be happy to assist.</p><h4>Things you need to know</h4><h4>Artificial intelligence</h4>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 <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/artificial-intelligence-and-recruitment/" target="_blank">candidate guidance (opens in a new window)</a> for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.<h4>Selection process details</h4>This vacancy is using <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles" target="_blank">Success Profiles (opens in a new window)</a>, and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.<p><strong>Background Checks</strong><br>This role requires an application for an Identity Pass to the relevant Security ID unit of the base site and also to any residual sites where required. To fulfil the requirements of the relevant Airport/Port ID Security Unit, you must pass this in order to commence employment (this can take several weeks <br>to obtain). </p><p>If your application is successful, you must be able to provide full details (and referee contact details) to enable a full, continuous 5-year employment <br>history check to be made, including all gap periods 28 days or more in length, as outlined in the 'Candidate Pack'.</p><p>Unconditional appointments for this post can only be offered once security and employment history vetting has been completed and an identity pass has been <br>approved by the relevant port/airport security ID unit. Identity passes are approved and issued by third parties and if they reject an ID pass application you <br>may not be able to commence employment with ONS in this role.<strong><br><br>Please note that all campaigns may be subject to withdrawal at any stage if the internal resource position changes.</strong></p><p><strong>Applicant Support</strong></p><p><strong>Number of Stages: 2 stage process</strong></p><p><strong>Stage 1:</strong> Application </p><p><strong>Stage 2:</strong> Interview </p><p><strong>Stage 1 – Application</strong></p><p>The assessment process at the application stage will be based on your personal statement. It is important that your application is tailored to highlight the skills, knowledge, and experience relevant to the role. </p><p>A personal statement is required at application stage, it states the maximum wordcount allowed, which should not be exceeded. Where it is a requirement to make a personal statement, you should provide evidence for each essential skill criterion listed in the person specification. As these criteria are scored, it is advisable to give clear examples for each one, including the impact of your actions, ideally utilising the STAR technique (Situation, Task, Action, Result). </p><p>Please note that Success Profiles Behaviour examples are not required at this stage of the application process. </p><p>In instances where a high number of applications are received, the sift pass mark may be adjusted, and candidates will be invited to interview based on merit order, i.e., those with the highest scores. </p><p><strong>Stage 2 – Interview</strong></p><p>If invited to interview, you will be assessed using techniques aligned with the Civil Service Success Profiles framework, covering all behaviours listed in the job advert and any required technical skills. </p><p>Interviews may be in person or via Microsoft Teams. </p><p>A reserve list may be held for a period up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made. </p><p>The Sift will be conducted from <strong>03/02/2025 </strong></p><p>Interviews will be conducted from <strong>17/02/2026</strong></p><p>For the full terms and conditions of the post, please see attachment. </p><p><strong>Training requirements - </strong></p><p><strong>Your first week of employment will be based at your designated base site or an associated residual site if required. You will then be required to complete an IPS Interviewer Training course in your second week. This is usually a five day residential course, held at the ONS office in Titchfield Hampshire, depending on the business requirement. Travel and accommodation costs for the residential training course are covered by ONS.</strong></p><br><br>Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.<h4>Security</h4>Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-baseline-personnel-security-standard" target="_blank">baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window)</a> checks.<h4>Nationality requirements</h4><p>This job is broadly open to the following groups:</p><ul><li>UK nationals</li><li>nationals of the Republic of Ireland</li><li>nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK</li><li>nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families" target="_blank">European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)</a></li><li>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)</li><li>individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020</li><li>Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service</li></ul><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules" target="_blank">Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)</a><h4>Working for the Civil Service</h4>The <a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/code/" target="_blank">Civil Service Code (opens in a new window)</a> sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.<br><br>We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's <a href="https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitment-principles/" target="_blank">recruitment principles (opens in a new window)</a>.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.<h4>Diversity and Inclusion</h4>The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027-html" target="_blank">Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window)</a> and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy-2022-to-2025" target="_blank">Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window)</a>.<h4>Apply and further information</h4>This vacancy is part of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans" target="_blank">Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window)</a> initiative.Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.<h4>Contact point for applicants</h4><h4>Job contact : </h4><ul><li>Name : Field Recruitment</li><li>Email : <a href="mailto:Field.Recruitment@ons.gov.uk" target="_blank">Field.Recruitment@ons.gov.uk</a></li></ul><h4>Recruitment team</h4><ul><li>Email : <a href="mailto:Field.Recruitment@ons.gov.uk" target="_blank">Field.Recruitment@ons.gov.uk</a></li></ul><h4>Further information</h4>If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact <a href="mailto:Recruitment.complaints@ons.gov.uk" target="_blank">Recruitment.complaints@ons.gov.uk</a>. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission at <a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/complaints/" target="_blank">http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitm…</a><br><br><h4>Attachments</h4><a href="https://files.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/admin/fairs/apptrack/download.cgi?SID=b3duZXI9NTA3MDAwMCZvd25lcnR5cGU9ZmFpciZkb2NfdHlwZT12YWMmZG9jX2lkPTEyNzgyMjUmdmVyaWZ5PTliMjgyYTg5N2E5Mjc1MjUzZDcwMWI4NGFmMGIxOWRmJnJlcXNpZz0xNzY4ODkzOTU4LWNiMmQ4YmI1ZWY4MTRhZDc2MWMzNmQyMDk5NzFmMjYzMTgxMGQwZDA=" target="_blank">ONS_External_Vacancy_Terms (1) Opens in new window</a> (pdf, 37kB)<a href="https://files.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/admin/fairs/apptrack/download.cgi?SID=b3duZXI9NTA3MDAwMCZvd25lcnR5cGU9ZmFpciZkb2NfdHlwZT12YWMmZG9jX2lkPTEyNzgyMjYmdmVyaWZ5PWU0OWFlZmYxODQ1YTg0NjVhYjhiOTg1MzQ5NGJiMjhjJnJlcXNpZz0xNzY4ODkzOTU4LWNiMmQ4YmI1ZWY4MTRhZDc2MWMzNmQyMDk5NzFmMjYzMTgxMGQwZDA=" target="_blank">IPS_Candidate_Information_Pack_Portsmouth Opens in new window</a> (pdf, 1111kB)

International Passenger Survey Interviewer - Port of Portsmouth

<h4>Job summary</h4>Please refer to Job Description<h4>Job description</h4><p><strong>**Please note: Candidates must hold a full UK Manual Driving Licence when applying for this role, this is a mandatory technical requirement in order to carry out this role. We cannot accept candidates who hold an automatic Driving Licence only.**</strong></p>A career in community payback gives you the power to make a positive impact on the lives of People on Probation as well as your community. People come from all walks of life to form one team in the Probation Service. It's all about supporting People on Probation on their journey and making your community a better place. Whether that's building benches or cleaning the streets, you're there because you genuinely want to help. <p>If this sounds like you, apply now.</p><strong>If you are successful in the recruitment process to join the Probation Service, your starting salary will be £26,475</strong><strong>Please note: Community Payback Supervisors will be expected to work weekends as part of their normal working pattern. You will be paid a higher rate of 50% for weekend days you do work.</strong><strong>Post holders may be required to undertake weekend working as part of their normal pattern of working.</strong>The Probation Service offers the opportunity for annual pay progression through a Competency Based Framework (CBF), which if eligible, will see your pay increase. CBF is designed to enable you to move up through the pay band range as your competence grows.New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.Probation Service also increase their pay band ranges annually in line with Civil Service Pay guidance, which will also apply an increase to band pay ranges where applicable.<strong>Overview of the job</strong>This is an operational role directly supervising work groups of offenders serving a community sentence. This may include driving service vehicles to transport people or equipment. The post holder will be responsible for all work site supervision tasks and will work with service users to ensure that all tasks are carried out to the best of their ability. This will include working alongside people to demonstrate good practice as necessary.<strong>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.</strong><strong>Right to work in the UK</strong>You must have the right to work in the UK and Civil Service (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules</a>).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 community payback supervisor 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 community payback supervisor 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 (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa</a>)<strong>About us:</strong>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. To hear more about a day in the life of a Community Payback Supervisor, please click here: <a href="https://vimeo.com/728198635?fl=pl&amp;fe=sh" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/728198635?fl=pl&amp;fe=sh</a><strong>About the Recruitment Process </strong>To 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 progress and outcome of your application. Take a look at a short video about Community Payback Supervisor here: <a href="https://vimeo.com/663030374?fl=pl&amp;fe=sh" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/663030374?fl=pl&amp;fe=sh</a>If in the event we receive a high volume of applications, we may only assess candidates against the lead behaviour. There is also no guarantee that you will progress to the next stages of the recruitment process; however, we will keep you informed at each stage.<strong>About the role</strong>Community Payback Supervisors will work with a diverse mix of individuals, so it’s important that you’re empathetic, a good communicator and happy to take the lead. It’s all about supporting offenders on their journey and making your community a better place. Whether that’s building benches or cleaning the streets, you’re there because you genuinely want to help people. As a Community Payback supervisor, you’ll be at the heart of this work, leading small teams to complete their unpaid work hours.You’ll supervise and motivate them to complete a range of manual tasks to pay back for the harm they’ve caused. These tasks could include clearing overgrowth to make public spaces safer, restoring community facilities such as sports halls and playgrounds, planting trees or laying flowerbeds, and litter picking and graffiti removalOn a typical day, you’ll spend up to 7 hours supervising a group at a Community Payback unpaid work placement.Working patternThe Community Payback supervisor role is accommodated to people on probation who work or have caring responsibilities. Community Payback projects run 7 days a week therefore you will: work frequent weekends, and you may be asked to cover some evenings<p>be paid a higher rate for any evening and weekend days you do work,</p>There may be a chance to work part-time in some regions. You can discuss this at your interview.In this role, the pace of our work means that rest breaks don’t always happen in the standard way. When this happens, we make sure your wellbeing is looked after.<br>Your wellbeing really matters to us, so we want to be open about this from the outset. If you’re someone who enjoys a varied, active role where no two days are the same, this is a great environment to make a real difference while being fully supported.<h4>Person specification</h4>Please refer to Job Description<h4>Licences</h4>Candidates must have a full UK Manual Driving Licence to be eligible to apply for this role.<br>We cannot accept applications from candidates who only hold an automatic driving licence.<h4>Behaviours</h4><p>We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:</p><ul><li>Communicating and Influencing</li><li>Managing a Quality Service</li><li>Working Together</li><li>Leadership</li></ul><h4>Benefits</h4><ul><li>Access to learning and development</li><li>A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance</li><li>A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity</li><li>A <a href="https://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/memberhub/joining-the-pension-scheme/benefits-of-the-pension-scheme/" target="_blank">Civil Service pension</a> with an employer contribution of 28.97%</li><li>Annual Leave</li><li>Public Holidays</li><li>Season Ticket Advance</li></ul><p><br><br>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. <br><br>Link: <a href="https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ" target="_blank">https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ</a></p><h4>Things you need to know</h4><h4>Artificial intelligence</h4>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 <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/artificial-intelligence-and-recruitment/" target="_blank">candidate guidance (opens in a new window)</a> for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.<h4>Selection process details</h4>This vacancy is using <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles" target="_blank">Success Profiles (opens in a new window)</a>, and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.<a href="https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ" target="_blank">https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ</a><br><br>Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.<h4>Security</h4>Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-baseline-personnel-security-standard" target="_blank">baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window)</a> checks.<h4>Nationality requirements</h4><p>This job is broadly open to the following groups:</p><ul><li>UK nationals</li><li>nationals of the Republic of Ireland</li><li>nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK</li><li>nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families" target="_blank">European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)</a></li><li>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)</li><li>individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020</li><li>Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service</li></ul><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules" target="_blank">Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)</a><h4>Working for the Civil Service</h4>The <a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/code/" target="_blank">Civil Service Code (opens in a new window)</a> sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.<br><br>We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's <a href="https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitment-principles/" target="_blank">recruitment principles (opens in a new window)</a>.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.<h4>Diversity and Inclusion</h4>The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027-html" target="_blank">Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window)</a> and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy-2022-to-2025" target="_blank">Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window)</a>.<h4>Apply and further information</h4>This vacancy is part of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans" target="_blank">Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window)</a> initiative.Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.<h4>Contact point for applicants</h4><h4>Job contact : </h4><ul><li>Name : Recruitment Enquiries Team</li><li>Email : <a href="mailto:moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk" target="_blank">moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk</a></li><li>Telephone : 0845 241 5358</li></ul><h4>Recruitment team</h4><ul><li>Email : <a href="mailto:moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk" target="_blank">moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk</a></li></ul><h4>Further information</h4>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 (<a href="mailto:Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com" target="_blank">Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com</a>) 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: <a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/complaints" target="_blank">http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitm…</a><br><br><a href="https://jobs.justice.gov.uk/careers/JobDetail/13480?entityId=13480" target="_blank">https://jobs.justice.gov.uk/careers/JobDetail/13480?entityId=13480</a>

Community Payback Supervisor - North East Probation (Ref: 13480)

<h4>Job summary</h4>Please refer to Job Description<h4>Job description</h4><strong>**Please note: Candidates must hold a full UK Manual Driving Licence when applying for this role, this is a mandatory technical requirement in order to carry out this role. We cannot accept candidates who hold an automatic Driving Licence only.**</strong>A career in community payback gives you the power to make a positive impact on the lives of People on Probation as well as your community. People come from all walks of life to form one team in the Probation Service. It's all about supporting People on Probation on their journey and making your community a better place. Whether that's building benches or cleaning the streets, you're there because you genuinely want to help. <p>If this sounds like you, apply now.</p><strong>If you are successful in the recruitment process to join the Probation Service, your starting salary will be £26,475</strong><strong>Please note: Community Payback Supervisors will be expected to work weekends as part of their normal working pattern. You will be paid a higher rate of 50% for weekend days you do work.</strong><strong>Post holders may be required to undertake weekend working as part of their normal pattern of working.</strong>The Probation Service offers the opportunity for annual pay progression through a Competency Based Framework (CBF), which if eligible, will see your pay increase. CBF is designed to enable you to move up through the pay band range as your competence grows.New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.Probation Service also increase their pay band ranges annually in line with Civil Service Pay guidance, which will also apply an increase to band pay ranges where applicable.<strong>Overview of the job</strong>This is an operational role directly supervising work groups of offenders serving a community sentence. This may include driving service vehicles to transport people or equipment. The post holder will be responsible for all work site supervision tasks and will work with service users to ensure that all tasks are carried out to the best of their ability. This will include working alongside people to demonstrate good practice as necessary.<strong>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.</strong><strong>Right to work in the UK</strong>You must have the right to work in the UK and Civil Service (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules</a>).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 community payback supervisor 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 community payback supervisor 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 (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa</a>)<strong>About us:</strong>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. To hear more about a day in the life of a Community Payback Supervisor, please click here: <a href="https://vimeo.com/728198635?fl=pl&amp;fe=sh" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/728198635?fl=pl&amp;fe=sh</a><strong>About the Recruitment Process </strong>To 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 progress and outcome of your application. Take a look at a short video about Community Payback Supervisor here: <a href="https://vimeo.com/663030374?fl=pl&amp;fe=sh" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/663030374?fl=pl&amp;fe=sh</a>If in the event we receive a high volume of applications, we may only assess candidates against the lead behaviour. There is also no guarantee that you will progress to the next stages of the recruitment process; however, we will keep you informed at each stage.<strong>About the role</strong>Community Payback Supervisors will work with a diverse mix of individuals, so it’s important that you’re empathetic, a good communicator and happy to take the lead. It’s all about supporting offenders on their journey and making your community a better place. Whether that’s building benches or cleaning the streets, you’re there because you genuinely want to help people. As a Community Payback supervisor, you’ll be at the heart of this work, leading small teams to complete their unpaid work hours.You’ll supervise and motivate them to complete a range of manual tasks to pay back for the harm they’ve caused. These tasks could include clearing overgrowth to make public spaces safer, restoring community facilities such as sports halls and playgrounds, planting trees or laying flowerbeds, and litter picking and graffiti removalOn a typical day, you’ll spend up to 7 hours supervising a group at a Community Payback unpaid work placement.Working patternThe Community Payback supervisor role is accommodated to people on probation who work or have caring responsibilities. Community Payback projects run 7 days a week therefore you will: work frequent weekends, and you may be asked to cover some evenings<p>be paid a higher rate for any evening and weekend days you do work,</p>There may be a chance to work part-time in some regions. You can discuss this at your interview.In this role, the pace of our work means that rest breaks don’t always happen in the standard way. When this happens, we make sure your wellbeing is looked after.<br>Your wellbeing really matters to us, so we want to be open about this from the outset. If you’re someone who enjoys a varied, active role where no two days are the same, this is a great environment to make a real difference while being fully supported.<h4>Person specification</h4>Please refer to Job Description<h4>Licences</h4>Candidates must have a full UK Manual Driving Licence to be eligible to apply for this role.<br>We cannot accept applications from candidates who only hold an automatic driving licence.<h4>Behaviours</h4><p>We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:</p><ul><li>Communicating and Influencing</li><li>Managing a Quality Service</li><li>Working Together</li><li>Leadership</li></ul><h4>Benefits</h4><ul><li>Access to learning and development</li><li>A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance</li><li>A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity</li><li>A <a href="https://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/memberhub/joining-the-pension-scheme/benefits-of-the-pension-scheme/" target="_blank">Civil Service pension</a> with an employer contribution of 28.97%</li><li>Annual Leave</li><li>Public Holidays</li><li>Season Ticket Advance</li></ul><p><br><br>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. <br><br>Link: <a href="https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ" target="_blank">https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ</a></p><h4>Things you need to know</h4><h4>Artificial intelligence</h4>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 <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/artificial-intelligence-and-recruitment/" target="_blank">candidate guidance (opens in a new window)</a> for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.<h4>Selection process details</h4>This vacancy is using <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles" target="_blank">Success Profiles (opens in a new window)</a>, and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.<a href="https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ" target="_blank">https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ</a><br><br>Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.<h4>Security</h4>Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-baseline-personnel-security-standard" target="_blank">baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window)</a> checks.<h4>Nationality requirements</h4><p>This job is broadly open to the following groups:</p><ul><li>UK nationals</li><li>nationals of the Republic of Ireland</li><li>nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK</li><li>nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families" target="_blank">European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)</a></li><li>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)</li><li>individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020</li><li>Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service</li></ul><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules" target="_blank">Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)</a><h4>Working for the Civil Service</h4>The <a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/code/" target="_blank">Civil Service Code (opens in a new window)</a> sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.<br><br>We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's <a href="https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitment-principles/" target="_blank">recruitment principles (opens in a new window)</a>.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.<h4>Diversity and Inclusion</h4>The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027-html" target="_blank">Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window)</a> and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy-2022-to-2025" target="_blank">Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window)</a>.<h4>Apply and further information</h4>This vacancy is part of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans" target="_blank">Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window)</a> initiative.Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.<h4>Contact point for applicants</h4><h4>Job contact : </h4><ul><li>Name : Recruitment Enquiries Team</li><li>Email : <a href="mailto:moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk" target="_blank">moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk</a></li><li>Telephone : 0845 241 5358</li></ul><h4>Recruitment team</h4><ul><li>Email : <a href="mailto:moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk" target="_blank">moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk</a></li></ul><h4>Further information</h4>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 (<a href="mailto:Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com" target="_blank">Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com</a>) 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: <a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/complaints" target="_blank">http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitm…</a><br><br><a href="https://jobs.justice.gov.uk/careers/JobDetail/13546?entityId=13546" target="_blank">https://jobs.justice.gov.uk/careers/JobDetail/13546?entityId=13546</a>

Community Payback Supervisor - Yorkshire and the Humber Probation Service - Various locations (Ref: 13546)

<h4>Job summary</h4>Please refer to Job Description<h4>Job description</h4><p><strong>**Please note: Candidates must hold a full UK Manual Driving Licence when applying for this role, this is a mandatory technical requirement in order to carry out this role. We cannot accept candidates who hold an automatic Driving Licence only.**</strong></p>A career in community payback gives you the power to make a positive impact on the lives of People on Probation as well as your community. People come from all walks of life to form one team in the Probation Service. It's all about supporting People on Probation on their journey and making your community a better place. Whether that's building benches or cleaning the streets, you're there because you genuinely want to help. <p>If this sounds like you, apply now.</p><strong>If you are successful in the recruitment process to join the Probation Service, your starting salary will be £26,475</strong><strong>Please note: Community Payback Supervisors will be expected to work weekends as part of their normal working pattern. You will be paid a higher rate of 50% for weekend days you do work.</strong><strong>Post holders may be required to undertake weekend working as part of their normal pattern of working.</strong>The Probation Service offers the opportunity for annual pay progression through a Competency Based Framework (CBF), which if eligible, will see your pay increase. CBF is designed to enable you to move up through the pay band range as your competence grows.New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.Probation Service also increase their pay band ranges annually in line with Civil Service Pay guidance, which will also apply an increase to band pay ranges where applicable.<strong>Overview of the job</strong>This is an operational role directly supervising work groups of offenders serving a community sentence. This may include driving service vehicles to transport people or equipment. The post holder will be responsible for all work site supervision tasks and will work with service users to ensure that all tasks are carried out to the best of their ability. This will include working alongside people to demonstrate good practice as necessary.<strong>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.</strong><strong>Right to work in the UK</strong>You must have the right to work in the UK and Civil Service (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules</a>).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 community payback supervisor 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 community payback supervisor 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 (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa</a>)<strong>About us:</strong>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. To hear more about a day in the life of a Community Payback Supervisor, please click here: <a href="https://vimeo.com/728198635?fl=pl&amp;fe=sh" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/728198635?fl=pl&amp;fe=sh</a><strong>About the Recruitment Process </strong>To 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 progress and outcome of your application. Take a look at a short video about Community Payback Supervisor here: <a href="https://vimeo.com/663030374?fl=pl&amp;fe=sh" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/663030374?fl=pl&amp;fe=sh</a>If in the event we receive a high volume of applications, we may only assess candidates against the lead behaviour. There is also no guarantee that you will progress to the next stages of the recruitment process; however, we will keep you informed at each stage.<strong>About the role</strong>Community Payback Supervisors will work with a diverse mix of individuals, so it’s important that you’re empathetic, a good communicator and happy to take the lead. It’s all about supporting offenders on their journey and making your community a better place. Whether that’s building benches or cleaning the streets, you’re there because you genuinely want to help people. As a Community Payback supervisor, you’ll be at the heart of this work, leading small teams to complete their unpaid work hours.You’ll supervise and motivate them to complete a range of manual tasks to pay back for the harm they’ve caused. These tasks could include clearing overgrowth to make public spaces safer, restoring community facilities such as sports halls and playgrounds, planting trees or laying flowerbeds, and litter picking and graffiti removalOn a typical day, you’ll spend up to 7 hours supervising a group at a Community Payback unpaid work placement.Working patternThe Community Payback supervisor role is accommodated to people on probation who work or have caring responsibilities. Community Payback projects run 7 days a week therefore you will: work frequent weekends, and you may be asked to cover some evenings<p>be paid a higher rate for any evening and weekend days you do work,</p>There may be a chance to work part-time in some regions. You can discuss this at your interview.In this role, the pace of our work means that rest breaks don’t always happen in the standard way. When this happens, we make sure your wellbeing is looked after.<br>Your wellbeing really matters to us, so we want to be open about this from the outset. If you’re someone who enjoys a varied, active role where no two days are the same, this is a great environment to make a real difference while being fully supported.<h4>Person specification</h4>Please refer to Job Description<h4>Licences</h4>Candidates must have a full UK Manual Driving Licence to be eligible to apply for this role.<br>We cannot accept applications from candidates who only hold an automatic driving licence.<h4>Behaviours</h4><p>We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:</p><ul><li>Communicating and Influencing</li><li>Managing a Quality Service</li><li>Working Together</li><li>Leadership</li></ul><h4>Benefits</h4><ul><li>Access to learning and development</li><li>A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance</li><li>A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity</li><li>A <a href="https://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/memberhub/joining-the-pension-scheme/benefits-of-the-pension-scheme/" target="_blank">Civil Service pension</a> with an employer contribution of 28.97%</li><li>Annual Leave</li><li>Public Holidays</li><li>Season Ticket Advance</li></ul><p><br><br>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. <br><br>Link: <a href="https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ" target="_blank">https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ</a></p><h4>Things you need to know</h4><h4>Artificial intelligence</h4>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 <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/artificial-intelligence-and-recruitment/" target="_blank">candidate guidance (opens in a new window)</a> for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.<h4>Selection process details</h4>This vacancy is using <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles" target="_blank">Success Profiles (opens in a new window)</a>, and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.<a href="https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ" target="_blank">https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ</a><br><br>Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.<h4>Security</h4>Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-baseline-personnel-security-standard" target="_blank">baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window)</a> checks.<h4>Nationality requirements</h4><p>This job is broadly open to the following groups:</p><ul><li>UK nationals</li><li>nationals of the Republic of Ireland</li><li>nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK</li><li>nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families" target="_blank">European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)</a></li><li>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)</li><li>individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020</li><li>Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service</li></ul><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules" target="_blank">Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)</a><h4>Working for the Civil Service</h4>The <a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/code/" target="_blank">Civil Service Code (opens in a new window)</a> sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.<br><br>We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's <a href="https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitment-principles/" target="_blank">recruitment principles (opens in a new window)</a>.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.<h4>Diversity and Inclusion</h4>The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027-html" target="_blank">Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window)</a> and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy-2022-to-2025" target="_blank">Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window)</a>.<h4>Apply and further information</h4>This vacancy is part of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans" target="_blank">Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window)</a> initiative.Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.<h4>Contact point for applicants</h4><h4>Job contact : </h4><ul><li>Name : Recruitment Enquiries Team</li><li>Email : <a href="mailto:moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk" target="_blank">moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk</a></li><li>Telephone : 0845 241 5358</li></ul><h4>Recruitment team</h4><ul><li>Email : <a href="mailto:moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk" target="_blank">moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk</a></li></ul><h4>Further information</h4>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 (<a href="mailto:Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com" target="_blank">Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com</a>) 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: <a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/complaints" target="_blank">http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitm…</a><br><br>

Community Payback Supervisor - West Midlands (Ref: 13608)

<h4>Job summary</h4>Please refer to Job Description<h4>Job description</h4>Essential part of the Supervisor role is to drive a mini bus. Basic IT skills is also essential. An essential part of the job role is to work one day on a weekend.Mae y gallu i ‘yrru bws mini yn rhan hanfodol o rôl y Goruchwylydd. Mae sgiliau TG sylfaenol hefyd yn hanfodol. Mae gweithio un diwrnod ar benwythnos yn rhan hanfodol o'r swydd.<p><strong>**Please note: Candidates must hold a full UK Manual Driving Licence when applying for this role, this is a mandatory technical requirement in order to carry out this role. We cannot accept candidates who hold an automatic Driving Licence only.**</strong></p>A career in community payback gives you the power to make a positive impact on the lives of People on Probation as well as your community. People come from all walks of life to form one team in the Probation Service. It's all about supporting People on Probation on their journey and making your community a better place. Whether that's building benches or cleaning the streets, you're there because you genuinely want to help. <p>If this sounds like you, apply now.</p><strong>If you are successful in the recruitment process to join the Probation Service, your starting salary will be £26,475</strong><strong>Please note: Community Payback Supervisors will be expected to work weekends as part of their normal working pattern. You will be paid a higher rate of 50% for weekend days you do work.</strong><strong>Post holders may be required to undertake weekend working as part of their normal pattern of working.</strong>The Probation Service offers the opportunity for annual pay progression through a Competency Based Framework (CBF), which if eligible, will see your pay increase. CBF is designed to enable you to move up through the pay band range as your competence grows.New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.Probation Service also increase their pay band ranges annually in line with Civil Service Pay guidance, which will also apply an increase to band pay ranges where applicable.<strong>Overview of the job</strong>This is an operational role directly supervising work groups of offenders serving a community sentence. This may include driving service vehicles to transport people or equipment. The post holder will be responsible for all work site supervision tasks and will work with service users to ensure that all tasks are carried out to the best of their ability. This will include working alongside people to demonstrate good practice as necessary.<strong>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.</strong><strong>Right to work in the UK</strong>You must have the right to work in the UK and Civil Service (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules</a>).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 community payback supervisor 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 community payback supervisor 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 (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa</a>)<strong>About us:</strong>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. To hear more about a day in the life of a Community Payback Supervisor, please click here: <a href="https://vimeo.com/728198635?fl=pl&amp;fe=sh" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/728198635?fl=pl&amp;fe=sh</a><strong>About the Recruitment Process </strong>To 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 progress and outcome of your application. Take a look at a short video about Community Payback Supervisor here: <a href="https://vimeo.com/663030374?fl=pl&amp;fe=sh" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/663030374?fl=pl&amp;fe=sh</a>If in the event we receive a high volume of applications, we may only assess candidates against the lead behaviour. There is also no guarantee that you will progress to the next stages of the recruitment process; however, we will keep you informed at each stage.<strong>About the role</strong>Community Payback Supervisors will work with a diverse mix of individuals, so it’s important that you’re empathetic, a good communicator and happy to take the lead. It’s all about supporting offenders on their journey and making your community a better place. Whether that’s building benches or cleaning the streets, you’re there because you genuinely want to help people. As a Community Payback supervisor, you’ll be at the heart of this work, leading small teams to complete their unpaid work hours.You’ll supervise and motivate them to complete a range of manual tasks to pay back for the harm they’ve caused. These tasks could include clearing overgrowth to make public spaces safer, restoring community facilities such as sports halls and playgrounds, planting trees or laying flowerbeds, and litter picking and graffiti removalOn a typical day, you’ll spend up to 7 hours supervising a group at a Community Payback unpaid work placement.Working patternThe Community Payback supervisor role is accommodated to people on probation who work or have caring responsibilities. Community Payback projects run 7 days a week therefore you will: work frequent weekends, and you may be asked to cover some evenings<p>be paid a higher rate for any evening and weekend days you do work,</p>There may be a chance to work part-time in some regions. You can discuss this at your interview.In this role, the pace of our work means that rest breaks don’t always happen in the standard way. When this happens, we make sure your wellbeing is looked after.<br>Your wellbeing really matters to us, so we want to be open about this from the outset. If you’re someone who enjoys a varied, active role where no two days are the same, this is a great environment to make a real difference while being fully supported.<h4>Person specification</h4>Please refer to Job Description<h4>Licences</h4>Candidates must have a full UK Manual Driving Licence to be eligible to apply for this role.<br>We cannot accept applications from candidates who only hold an automatic driving licence.<h4>Behaviours</h4><p>We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:</p><ul><li>Communicating and Influencing</li><li>Managing a Quality Service</li><li>Working Together</li><li>Leadership</li></ul><h4>Benefits</h4><ul><li>Access to learning and development</li><li>A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance</li><li>A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity</li><li>A <a href="https://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/memberhub/joining-the-pension-scheme/benefits-of-the-pension-scheme/" target="_blank">Civil Service pension</a> with an employer contribution of 28.97%</li><li>Annual Leave</li><li>Public Holidays</li><li>Season Ticket Advance</li></ul><p><br><br>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. <br><br>Link: <a href="https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ" target="_blank">https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ</a></p><h4>Things you need to know</h4><h4>Artificial intelligence</h4>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 <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/artificial-intelligence-and-recruitment/" target="_blank">candidate guidance (opens in a new window)</a> for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.<h4>Selection process details</h4>This vacancy is using <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles" target="_blank">Success Profiles (opens in a new window)</a>, and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.<p><a href="https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ" target="_blank">https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ</a></p><br><br>Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.<h4>Security</h4>Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-baseline-personnel-security-standard" target="_blank">baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window)</a> checks.<h4>Nationality requirements</h4><p>This job is broadly open to the following groups:</p><ul><li>UK nationals</li><li>nationals of the Republic of Ireland</li><li>nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK</li><li>nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families" target="_blank">European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)</a></li><li>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)</li><li>individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020</li><li>Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service</li></ul><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules" target="_blank">Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)</a><h4>Working for the Civil Service</h4>The <a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/code/" target="_blank">Civil Service Code (opens in a new window)</a> sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.<br><br>We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's <a href="https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitment-principles/" target="_blank">recruitment principles (opens in a new window)</a>.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.<h4>Diversity and Inclusion</h4>The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027-html" target="_blank">Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window)</a> and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy-2022-to-2025" target="_blank">Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window)</a>.<h4>Apply and further information</h4>This vacancy is part of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans" target="_blank">Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window)</a> initiative.Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.<h4>Contact point for applicants</h4><h4>Job contact : </h4><ul><li>Name : Recruitment Enquiries Team</li><li>Email : <a href="mailto:moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk" target="_blank">moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk</a></li><li>Telephone : 0845 241 5358</li></ul><h4>Recruitment team</h4><ul><li>Email : <a href="mailto:moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk" target="_blank">moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk</a></li></ul><h4>Further information</h4>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 (<a href="mailto:Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com" target="_blank">Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com</a>) 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: <a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/complaints" target="_blank">http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitm…</a><br><br><a href="https://jobs.justice.gov.uk/careers/JobDetail/13623?entityId=13623" target="_blank">https://jobs.justice.gov.uk/careers/JobDetail/13623?entityId=13623</a>

Community Payback Supervisor - Wales (Ref: 13623)

<h4>Job summary</h4>Please refer to Job Description<h4>Job description</h4><p><strong>**Please note: Candidates must hold a full UK Manual Driving Licence when applying for this role, this is a mandatory technical requirement in order to carry out this role. We cannot accept candidates who hold an automatic Driving Licence only.**</strong></p>A career in community payback gives you the power to make a positive impact on the lives of People on Probation as well as your community. People come from all walks of life to form one team in the Probation Service. It's all about supporting People on Probation on their journey and making your community a better place. Whether that's building benches or cleaning the streets, you're there because you genuinely want to help. <p>If this sounds like you, apply now.</p><strong>If you are successful in the recruitment process to join the Probation Service, your starting salary will be £26,475. </strong><strong>Please note: Community Payback Supervisors will be expected to work weekends as part of their normal working pattern. You will be paid a higher rate of 50% for weekend days you do work.</strong><strong>Post holders may be required to undertake weekend working as part of their normal pattern of working.</strong>The Probation Service offers the opportunity for annual pay progression through a Competency Based Framework (CBF), which if eligible, will see your pay increase. CBF is designed to enable you to move up through the pay band range as your competence grows.New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.Probation Service also increase their pay band ranges annually in line with Civil Service Pay guidance, which will also apply an increase to band pay ranges where applicable.<strong>Overview of the job</strong>This is an operational role directly supervising work groups of offenders serving a community sentence. This may include driving service vehicles to transport people or equipment. The post holder will be responsible for all work site supervision tasks and will work with service users to ensure that all tasks are carried out to the best of their ability. This will include working alongside people to demonstrate good practice as necessary.<strong>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.</strong><strong>Right to work in the UK</strong>You must have the right to work in the UK and Civil Service (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules</a>).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 community payback supervisor 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 community payback supervisor 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 (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa</a>)<strong>About us:</strong>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. To hear more about a day in the life of a Community Payback Supervisor, please click here: <a href="https://vimeo.com/728198635?fl=pl&amp;fe=sh" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/728198635?fl=pl&amp;fe=sh</a><strong>About the Recruitment Process </strong>To 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 progress and outcome of your application. Take a look at a short video about Community Payback Supervisor here: <a href="https://vimeo.com/663030374?fl=pl&amp;fe=sh" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/663030374?fl=pl&amp;fe=sh</a>If in the event we receive a high volume of applications, we may only assess candidates against the lead behaviour. There is also no guarantee that you will progress to the next stages of the recruitment process; however, we will keep you informed at each stage.<strong>About the role</strong>Community Payback Supervisors will work with a diverse mix of individuals, so it’s important that you’re empathetic, a good communicator and happy to take the lead. It’s all about supporting offenders on their journey and making your community a better place. Whether that’s building benches or cleaning the streets, you’re there because you genuinely want to help people. As a Community Payback supervisor, you’ll be at the heart of this work, leading small teams to complete their unpaid work hours.You’ll supervise and motivate them to complete a range of manual tasks to pay back for the harm they’ve caused. These tasks could include clearing overgrowth to make public spaces safer, restoring community facilities such as sports halls and playgrounds, planting trees or laying flowerbeds, and litter picking and graffiti removalOn a typical day, you’ll spend up to 7 hours supervising a group at a Community Payback unpaid work placement.Working patternThe Community Payback supervisor role is accommodated to people on probation who work or have caring responsibilities. Community Payback projects run 7 days a week therefore you will: work frequent weekends, and you may be asked to cover some evenings<p>be paid a higher rate for any evening and weekend days you do work,</p>There may be a chance to work part-time in some regions. You can discuss this at your interview.In this role, the pace of our work means that rest breaks don’t always happen in the standard way. When this happens, we make sure your wellbeing is looked after.<br>Your wellbeing really matters to us, so we want to be open about this from the outset. If you’re someone who enjoys a varied, active role where no two days are the same, this is a great environment to make a real difference while being fully supported.<h4>Person specification</h4>Please refer to Job Description<h4>Licences</h4>Candidates must have a full UK Manual Driving Licence to be eligible to apply for this role.<br>We cannot accept applications from candidates who only hold an automatic driving licence.<h4>Behaviours</h4><p>We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:</p><ul><li>Communicating and Influencing</li><li>Managing a Quality Service</li><li>Working Together</li><li>Leadership</li></ul><h4>Benefits</h4><ul><li>Access to learning and development</li><li>A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance</li><li>A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity</li><li>A <a href="https://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/memberhub/joining-the-pension-scheme/benefits-of-the-pension-scheme/" target="_blank">Civil Service pension</a> with an employer contribution of 28.97%</li><li>Annual Leave</li><li>Public Holidays</li><li>Season Ticket Advance</li></ul><p><br><br>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. <br><br>Link: <a href="https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ" target="_blank">https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ</a></p><h4>Things you need to know</h4><h4>Artificial intelligence</h4>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 <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/artificial-intelligence-and-recruitment/" target="_blank">candidate guidance (opens in a new window)</a> for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.<h4>Selection process details</h4>This vacancy is using <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles" target="_blank">Success Profiles (opens in a new window)</a>, and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.<a href="https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ" target="_blank">https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ</a><br><br>Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.<h4>Security</h4>Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-baseline-personnel-security-standard" target="_blank">baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window)</a> checks.<h4>Nationality requirements</h4><p>This job is broadly open to the following groups:</p><ul><li>UK nationals</li><li>nationals of the Republic of Ireland</li><li>nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK</li><li>nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families" target="_blank">European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)</a></li><li>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)</li><li>individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020</li><li>Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service</li></ul><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules" target="_blank">Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)</a><h4>Working for the Civil Service</h4>The <a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/code/" target="_blank">Civil Service Code (opens in a new window)</a> sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.<br><br>We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's <a href="https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitment-principles/" target="_blank">recruitment principles (opens in a new window)</a>.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.<h4>Diversity and Inclusion</h4>The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027-html" target="_blank">Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window)</a> and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy-2022-to-2025" target="_blank">Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window)</a>.<h4>Apply and further information</h4>This vacancy is part of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans" target="_blank">Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window)</a> initiative.Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.<h4>Contact point for applicants</h4><h4>Job contact : </h4><ul><li>Name : Recruitment Enquiries Team</li><li>Email : <a href="mailto:moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk" target="_blank">moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk</a></li><li>Telephone : 0845 241 5358</li></ul><h4>Recruitment team</h4><ul><li>Email : <a href="mailto:moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk" target="_blank">moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk</a></li></ul><h4>Further information</h4>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 (<a href="mailto:Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com" target="_blank">Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com</a>) 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: <a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/complaints" target="_blank">http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitm…</a><br><br><a href="https://jobs.justice.gov.uk/careers/JobDetail/13807?entityId=13807" target="_blank">https://jobs.justice.gov.uk/careers/JobDetail/13807?entityId=13807</a>

Community Payback Supervisor - Crewe  (Ref: 13807)

<h4>Job summary</h4>Please refer to Job Description<h4>Job description</h4><p>Helping to keep the public safe. Giving people the chance to turn their lives around. Building a rewarding professional career. There are many reasons to join the Probation Service. What will yours be?</p><p>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. </p><p>If this sounds like you, apply now.</p><p><strong>If you are successful in the recruitment process to join the Probation Service, your starting salary will be £26,475 </strong></p><p>The Probation Service offers the opportunity for annual pay progression through a Competency Based Framework (CBF), which if eligible, will see your pay increase. CBF is designed to enable you to move up through the pay band range as your competence grows.</p><p>New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.</p><p>Probation Service also increase their pay band ranges annually in line with Civil Service Pay guidance, which will also apply an increase to band pay ranges where applicable.</p><p><strong>Overview of the job</strong></p><p>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.</p><p><strong>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.</strong></p><p><strong>Right to work in the UK</strong></p><p>You must have the right to work in the UK and Civil Service (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules</a>).</p><p>Skilled Worker visa changes from 22 July 2025</p><p>In accordance with current immigration rules, this role is not eligible for a new Skilled Worker visa.</p><p>From 22 July 2025, the Government introduced changes to the eligibility criteria for Skilled Worker visas. As a result:</p><p>HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) cannot consider sponsoring you to work as a probation services officer unless you have held a Skilled Worker visa prior to the 22 July 2025 changes.</p><p>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.</p><p>If you apply to be a probation services officer 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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>Civil Service recruitment: nationality rules</p><p>Civil Service</p><p>This guide is intended to assist departments with managing their responsibilities on nationality rules related to Civil Service recruitment.</p><p>You can read more about Skilled Worker visas and the eligibility criteria here (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa</a>)</p><p><strong>About us:</strong></p><p>By managing offenders in the community, the Probation Service protects the public from the effect of crime and gives offenders the chance to turn their lives around. Join us and you’ll be part of a supportive team that thrives on sharing knowledge and expertise.</p><p>Successful applicants may be based a wide variety of office, court, team, or prison locations within the Probation Service region. Allocations will be made according to business need.</p><p>To find out more about working as a Probation Service Officer please click <a href="https://prisonandprobationjobs.gov.uk/probation-service-roles/probation-services-officer/" target="_blank">here</a></p><p><strong>About the Recruitment Process </strong></p><p>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 question.</p><p>As part of this application, you will also be required to sit the Civil Service Judgement test (CSJT). The CSJT is a two-part test which looks at your ability to make decisions in relation to specific civil service behaviours.</p><p>The CSJT is stage one of your application process and you will have the option to complete a practice test immediately before taking the test, to give you an insight of what to expect before you start.</p><p>If you would like more information relating to reasonable adjustments and the CSJT, please see more details <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/reasonable-adjustments-for-online-tests-a-candidate-guide" target="_blank">here</a>. You can also watch a short a video <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&amp;v=olval3YPF9U" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>You can find out more about the CSJT and complete a practice test now <a href="https://euauthoring.panpowered.com/DeliveryWeb/Civil_Service_Practice/f93be45c-80f1-4c22-bf5f-5c43956ebcbb?transferToken=vC-i2VXbdaNJPhYQqP0_-dDHJdf7gO4twCnkHoD0ppZ2UkVLN17rKk7IdLASA6750" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>If you are successful in passing this stage, your full application will be sifted once the application deadline has closed. You will then receive further instruction on the progress and outcome of your application. </p><p>If you are successful in passing both the CSJT and application sift process you will be invited to interview.</p><p>If in the event we receive a high volume of applications, we may only assess candidates against the lead behaviour. There is also no guarantee that you will progress to the next stages of the recruitment process; however, we will keep you informed at each stage.</p><p>Take a look at a short video about Probation Service Officer Role <a href="https://youtu.be/e8YKI0Ttgoc?si=Z0L-ewym6vcvbfc66" target="_blank">here</a></p><p><strong>About the role</strong></p><p>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.</p><p>We’re looking for empathetic, patient and resilient people to join us as probation services officers. As well as making a difference to others, the role offers plenty of on-the-job training and a real chance to build a career in the Probation Service.</p><p>As a PSO, you’ll have a similar job to a fully qualified probation officer. The main difference is you’ll work with medium and lower risk people of probation. That’s not to say it’ll be easy. There’s no doubt this is a challenging role.</p><p>Day-to-day, you’ll manage a caseload of offenders before and after sentence. We’ll look to you to assess and manage risks, provide information to courts and work closely with agencies throughout the justice system. You’ll also do everything you can to support offenders. This could involve everything from providing practical advice about housing and employment to simply listening and empathising.</p><p><strong>About you</strong></p><p>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.</p><h4>Person specification</h4>Please refer to Job Description<h4>Behaviours</h4><p>We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:</p><ul><li>Delivering at Pace</li><li>Managing a Quality Service</li><li>Working Together</li><li>Communicating and Influencing</li><li>Developing Self and Others</li><li>Making Effective Decisions</li></ul><h4>Benefits</h4><ul><li>Access to learning and development</li><li>A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance</li><li>A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity</li><li>A <a href="https://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/memberhub/joining-the-pension-scheme/benefits-of-the-pension-scheme/" target="_blank">Civil Service pension</a> with an employer contribution of 28.97%</li><li>Annual Leave</li><li>Public Holidays</li><li>Season Ticket Advance</li></ul><p><br><br>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. <br><br>Link: <a href="https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ" target="_blank">https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ</a></p><h4>Things you need to know</h4><h4>Artificial intelligence</h4>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 <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/artificial-intelligence-and-recruitment/" target="_blank">candidate guidance (opens in a new window)</a> for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.<h4>Selection process details</h4>This vacancy is using <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles" target="_blank">Success Profiles (opens in a new window)</a>, and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Ability and Experience.<a href="https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ" target="_blank">https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ</a><br><br>Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.<h4>Security</h4>Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-baseline-personnel-security-standard" target="_blank">baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window)</a> checks.<h4>Nationality requirements</h4><p>This job is broadly open to the following groups:</p><ul><li>UK nationals</li><li>nationals of the Republic of Ireland</li><li>nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK</li><li>nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families" target="_blank">European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)</a></li><li>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)</li><li>individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020</li><li>Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service</li></ul><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules" target="_blank">Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)</a><h4>Working for the Civil Service</h4>The <a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/code/" target="_blank">Civil Service Code (opens in a new window)</a> sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.<br><br>We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's <a href="https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitment-principles/" target="_blank">recruitment principles (opens in a new window)</a>.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.<h4>Diversity and Inclusion</h4>The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027-html" target="_blank">Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window)</a> and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy-2022-to-2025" target="_blank">Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window)</a>.<h4>Apply and further information</h4>This vacancy is part of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans" target="_blank">Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window)</a> initiative.Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.<h4>Contact point for applicants</h4><h4>Job contact : </h4><ul><li>Name : Recruitment Enquiries Team</li><li>Email : <a href="mailto:moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk" target="_blank">moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk</a></li><li>Telephone : 0845 241 5358</li></ul><h4>Recruitment team</h4><ul><li>Email : <a href="mailto:moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk" target="_blank">moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk</a></li></ul><h4>Further information</h4>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 (<a href="mailto:Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com" target="_blank">Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com</a>) 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: <a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/complaints" target="_blank">http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitm…</a><br><br><a href="https://jobs.justice.gov.uk/careers/JobDetail/13399?entityId=13399" target="_blank">https://jobs.justice.gov.uk/careers/JobDetail/13399?entityId=13399</a>

Probation Services Officer - East Midlands (Ref: 13399)

<h4>Why Southwark?</h4><p>Joining us means stepping into the vibrant heart of one of London’s leading destinations for major events. Southwark is home to world-class cultural hubs, iconic riverside attractions along the Thames, and a thriving programme of festivals and community celebrations that draw visitors from across the capital and beyond.</p><p>From the buzz of Bankside and the South Bank’s cultural institutions, to the historic charm of Borough, Bermondsey and Rotherhithe, to the energy of Peckham and Elephant &amp; Castle, Southwark offers a unique, diverse backdrop for delivering high-impact events. Our parks, open spaces, and waterfront locations provide exceptional settings for everything from large-scale public events to grassroots community activities.</p><p>Southwark is incredibly diverse its many languages, cultures, and communities shaping the character of our borough. This vibrancy is reflected in our workforce. With excellent transport links and easy access across London and the South East, Southwark is an exciting, well-connected place to build your events career.</p><p>We are proud to be an inclusive organisation. Through Southwark Stands Together and our Workforce Race Equality Standards, we actively challenge inequalities and discrimination, ensuring Southwark is a place where colleagues and communities can thrive.</p><h4>What You'll Be Doing</h4><ul><li><p>Supporting the procurement, planning, coordination and delivery of major outdoor events across the borough, ensuring full compliance with council policies, licensing requirements, health and safety standards and industry best practice.</p></li><li><p>Acting as a key point of contact for event organisers, contractors, partners and internal stakeholders, providing clear guidance and ensuring smooth event delivery.</p></li><li><p>Leading on public consultation processes for major events, ensuring community voices are heard and considered.</p></li><li><p>Monitoring event performance, gather and analyse feedback, and support continuous improvement across the events programme.</p></li><li><p>Tracking and monitoring payments, reporting progress against forecasts and supporting effective financial management.</p></li><li><p>Contribute to the ongoing development and innovation of the Events Service, helping to grow and enhance Southwark’s major events offer.</p></li><li><p>Representing the Service and the council at external network meetings and play an active role in the Safety Advisory Group (SAG) process.</p></li></ul><h4>What We're Looking For</h4><p>We’re looking for someone who lives and breathes outdoor events and understands the value they bring to Southwark’s communities.</p><p>You’ll bring:</p><ul><li><p>Operational and technical experience delivering large-scale outdoor or commercial events, ideally in busy urban environments.</p></li><li><p>Confidence navigating licensing, health and safety, and working with partners such as the Police, LAS, TfL and SAG members.</p></li><li><p>Strong stakeholder and client-management skills, able to collaborate with organisers, residents and internal teams while representing Southwark’s interests.</p></li><li><p>A solutions-focused approach, staying calm under pressure and seeing things through.</p></li><li><p>Commercial awareness, with experience in contract management, negotiation, budgeting and income generation.</p></li><li><p>Enthusiasm for service improvement and innovation, helping to grow Southwark’s events programme in line with our vision for a fair, green and safe borough.</p></li></ul><p>If you’re practical, proactive and excited about shaping high-quality events that benefit communities across Southwark, we’d love to hear from you.</p><h4>Additional Information</h4><p><strong>Fixed-term contract - 30 months</strong></p><p>Closing date: Monday 2nd February 2026</p><p>Interviews: 18th &amp; 20th February 2026 </p><p><strong>*Please note, we reserve the right to close applications prior to the closing date indicated above - please apply as soon as possible - we look forward to receiving your application.</strong></p><p><strong>Please note:</strong> If you have applied for this role within the last three months, your previous application would have already been considered as part of our recruitment process. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept repeat applications during this period, and any new application submitted within this timeframe will not be progressed.</p><p><strong>Guaranteed Interview Scheme:</strong></p><p>As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:</p><p>• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans<br>• Are currently in care, or have previously been in care<br>• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition</p><p>Attachments</p><ul><li><a href="https://emea3.recruitmentplatform.com//tlk/pages/fo/download_job_file.jsp?ID=PEHFK026203F3VBQB796G7VQF&amp;nDocumentID=2664035&amp;ptId=110959" target="_blank">Click here to view the Job description and Person specification</a></li></ul>





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Southwark Council

Events Operations Officer (Major Events)

<h4>The Role</h4><p><strong>Full-Time Premises Manager – Summerhouse Behaviour Support Service</strong></p><p>At Summerhouse we take pride in all aspects of our work and we would like to appoint a Premises Manager who will ensure our high standards extend to our buildings and grounds.</p><p>We need someone who is happy to work in our specialist educational setting for primary children.</p><p>We need an enthusiastic and motivated individual with considerable DIY experience who is able to organise his/her own maintenance tasks and can work to agreed targets.</p><p>Is able to communicate effectively with the corporate facilities team to ensure maintenance jobs and projects are completed on time and to be the primary site contact for contractors.</p><p>Is able to record, report and follow up all works through to completion using online systems e.g. Manhattan/Trimble, so computer skills are required.</p><p><strong>As part of the interview process, you will be expected to complete a short task.</strong></p><p><strong>About You:</strong></p><p>We are looking for a candidate who:</p><ul><li>Holds a relevant qualification in Ordinary National Certificate, Ordinary National Diploma, Ordinary City &amp; Guilds or equivalent qualifications in relevant areas, recognised time served in building trade or apprenticeship or appropriate experience</li><li>Trained in one or more of the following -plumbing, general and ground maintenance, electrical/building maintenance, heating systems (or sound experience of same).</li><li>Has experience of undertaking responsibility for the care and maintenance of <br>premises, preferably in an educational or local authority setting.</li><li>Experience of reporting maintenance issues through online/remote helpdesk <br>services and follow up issues to resolution</li><li>Is able to draw up and implement strategic plans and outline specifications</li><li>Is able to manage programmes of work and organise one’s own tasks with minimum supervision and to set and work to agreed targets</li><li>Ability to drive, having own transport</li></ul><p><strong>Additional Information:</strong></p><p>We can offer you:</p><ul><li>The opportunity to make a positive impact on our work environment</li><li>The opportunity to work in a supportive and friendly environment</li><li>The opportunity for professional development</li><li>Hours of work: Full-time</li><li>Enhanced DBS required</li></ul><p><strong>Benefits and more information:</strong></p><p>In your role, we want you to feel supported, challenged and rewarded. You will benefit from our family-friendly policies including flexible working, home working, and a local government pension scheme, plus many other staff benefits. You will join a motivated, driven and supportive team that strives for excellence and values its members. You will also be part of a successful and high-achieving development team that is making a real difference to the lives of residents in the borough. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our <a href="https://jobs.southwark.gov.uk/why-us/" target="_blank"><strong>Staff Benefits</strong></a> page.</p><h4>Recruitment timetable</h4><p>Advert close date: 11:59pm on 3rd February 2026</p><p>Shortlisting date/s: 5th February 2026</p><p>Interview date/s: 12th February 2026</p><p><strong>The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. We strongly advise you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.</strong></p><p><strong>Guaranteed Interview Scheme:</strong></p><p>As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:</p><ul><li>Members of the Armed Forces and veterans</li><li>Are currently in care, or have previously been in care</li><li>If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition</li></ul><p><em>We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our </em><a href="https://www.southwark.gov.uk/engagement-and-consultations/southwark-stands-together" target="_blank"><em><strong>Southwark Stands Together programme</strong></em></a><em>. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.</em></p><p>Attachments</p><ul><li><a href="https://emea3.recruitmentplatform.com//tlk/pages/fo/download_job_file.jsp?ID=PEHFK026203F3VBQB796G7VQF&amp;nDocumentID=2697136&amp;ptId=110960" target="_blank">Please click here to view the Job Description</a></li></ul>





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Premises Manager

<h4>The Role</h4><p><strong>Southwark Information Advice and Support (SIAS)</strong></p><p><strong>Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)?</strong></p><p>If yes, we have an exciting opportunity for you!</p><p>We are recruiting for a manager to lead the Southwark Information, Advice, and Support (SIAS) service.</p><p><strong>About the Role:</strong></p><p>In this role, you will coordinate the SIAS Team to support Southwark families in accessing Special Educational Needs (SEN) services. Your responsibilities will include:</p><ul><li>Ensuring that parents and young people have access to comprehensive information, advice and guidance in relation to SEND</li><li>Building partnerships with parents, carers, schools, and professionals.</li><li>Delivering training sessions to key stakeholders.</li><li>Supporting the professional development of a team of SIAS advisors.</li></ul><p><strong>About You:</strong></p><p>As SIAS Manager, you will play a vital role in ensuring that parents of children and young people with SEND (and young people themselves) receive high-quality advice and guidance. To be successful in this role, you will:</p><ul><li>Have comprehensive knowledge of SEND services, legislation and statutory processes, with proven experience applying them in practice.</li><li>Have substantial experience supporting children and young people with SEND (ages 0-25) and their families in education, health and social care matters.</li><li>Possess excellent communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills.</li><li>Be committed to ongoing professional training and development.</li></ul><p><strong>About the Team:</strong></p><p>As SIAS Manager, you will lead a team that provides information, advice, and guidance to families and young people navigating the SEND system. You will manage a high-performing team, build strong relationships with staff, customers and partner services, and develop the service (including the Local Offer) to meet evolving needs. Additionally, you will participate in strategic partnerships and ensure effective performance management.</p><p>For detailed qualifications and requirements, please review the job description and person specification located at the bottom of the advert.</p><p><strong>Contact Information:</strong></p><p>For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Neil Gordon-Orr at <a href="mailto:Neil.Gordon-Orr@southwark.gov.uk" target="_blank">Neil.Gordon-Orr@southwark.gov.uk</a></p><p><strong>Additional Information:</strong></p><ul><li>Hours of work: 36 hours per week</li><li>Type of contract: Permanent Contract</li><li>Enhanced DBS required</li><li>Location: Tooley Street</li></ul><p><strong>Benefits and more information:</strong></p><p>In your role, we want you to feel supported, challenged and rewarded. You will benefit from our family-friendly policies including flexible working, home working, and a local government pension scheme, plus many other staff benefits. You will join a motivated, driven and supportive team that strives for excellence and values its members. You will also be part of a successful and high-achieving development team that is making a real difference to the lives of residents in the borough. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our <a href="https://jobs.southwark.gov.uk/why-us/" target="_blank"><strong>Staff Benefits</strong></a> page.</p><h4>Recruitment timetable</h4><p>Advert close date: 11:59pm on 2nd February 2026</p><p>Shortlisting date/s: 4th February 2026</p><p>Interview date/s: 11th February 2026</p><p><strong>The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. We strongly advise you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.</strong></p><p><strong>Guaranteed Interview Scheme:</strong></p><p>As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:</p><ul><li>Members of the Armed Forces and veterans</li><li>Are currently in care, or have previously been in care</li><li>If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition</li></ul><p><em>We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our </em><a href="https://www.southwark.gov.uk/engagement-and-consultations/southwark-stands-together" target="_blank"><em><strong>Southwark Stands Together programme</strong></em></a><em>. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.</em></p><p>Attachments</p><ul><li><a href="https://emea3.recruitmentplatform.com//tlk/pages/fo/download_job_file.jsp?ID=PEHFK026203F3VBQB796G7VQF&amp;nDocumentID=2696742&amp;ptId=110922" target="_blank">Please click here to view the Job Dsecription</a></li></ul>





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Southwark Information and Support (SIAS) Manager

<p>We are Places for People Group, we're a social enterprise that believes it's people that make a community. That's why we build homes and deliver services for everyone in the community to thrive. At Places Leisure we are changing lives by creating active places and healthy people for communities to thrive, and we want to be the UK's leading health and wellbeing enabler.</p><p>We aren't your typical company. We apply the same philosophy to our People as we do to our communities, ensuring our team is appreciated and supported. At Places for People, you're more than just a number - you're part of our cause.</p><p><strong>More about your role</strong></p><p>We have an exciting new opportunity for a Fitness Instructor, at Places Leisure, where you will be working in a fun, lively environment with likeminded people. You will help to inspire others to work together and deliver their very best. With your previous experience in the fitness industry, you will be full of enthusiasm and love talking with people whilst motivating others and feel confident in giving suitable health and fitness advice that will match each customer's individual aspirations and goals. </p><p>All our Fitness Instructors should hold a minimum of CIMSPA Affiliate/Reps Level 2, and it would be ideal if you were to hold CIMSPA Practitioner/Reps Level 3. However, if you are a motivated and driven individual, then with our continuous learning and development opportunities, we would be happy to support you in achieving this qualification.</p><p>There are many opportunities available for you within Places Leisure. Your career with us as a Fitness Instructor is a great first step to many different routes. You can develop your career by providing outstanding Personal Training sessions and growing your client base. If management is a route you wanted to take, you can work up to be a Fitness Manager.</p><p>In the Fitness Instructor role, we will offer ongoing training and development opportunities, including support with your CIMSPA Practitioner / Reps Level 3 Qualification, enhancing your customer service skills and much more.</p><p><strong>More about you</strong></p><ul><li>Always putting the customers' needs at the forefront of everything you do and have the ability to create personable and meaningful relationships.</li><li>Maintain an interest in your continuous personal development by maintaining a high level of knowledge and play an active part in keeping on top of new trends within the industry.</li><li>Carry out initial inductions and ensure that customers are using the equipment safely and correctly.</li><li>You will be comfortable working with customers of all abilities, no matter what stage they are in their fitness journey. You will be able to set and monitor programmes as appropriate.</li><li>You will work with individuals running Personal Training and small group sessions; be happy to offer Personal Training sessions as an additional service; and look to take on new PT clients from face-to-face interactions and basic marketing tools.</li><li>Work as a team to keep our facilities clean and safe, adhering to regulations and our company procedures. Our teams maintain consistent standards; therefore, you will want to be your best, in everything you do.</li></ul><p><strong>Benefits</strong></p><p>We are a large, diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for.</p><p>We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:</p><ul><li>We align with the Real Living Wage foundation</li><li>A bonus scheme for all colleagues at 2%</li><li>Full Health &amp; Fitness membership for you, a nominated adult and up to 4 juniors</li><li>Flexible working (including part time working, shift work and more)</li><li>An opportunity to purchase additional annual leave</li><li>Lots of opportunity to access ongoing personal learning and development</li><li>Access to our Company Pension scheme</li><li>Cashback plan for healthcare costs – up to £500 saving per year</li><li>Discounts of up to 50% on activities, centre shop and cafes</li><li>Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more.</li></ul>





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Fitness Instructor

<p>We are Places for People Group, we're a social enterprise that believes it's people that make a community. That's why we build homes and deliver services for everyone in the community to thrive. At Places Leisure we are changing lives by creating active places and healthy people for communities to thrive, and we want to be the UK's leading health and wellbeing enabler.</p><p>We aren't your typical company. We apply the same philosophy to our People as we do to our communities, ensuring our team is appreciated and supported. At Places for People, you're more than just a number - you're part of our cause.</p><p><strong>More about your role</strong></p><p>This a varied and interesting role, as Duty Manager you will wear many hats! Such as managing, recruiting and training staff, dealing with customer's concerns, driving up memberships, preparing reports and attending meetings. You will represent the Places Leisure and you will need to be a motivated individual who will take on responsibility to lead a team and ensure the efficient day to day running of the centre.</p><p>You will need a flexible approach to work being open to working shifts including evenings, weekends and public holidays.</p><p>This is a permanent role for the right candidate. For more information please download our job profile available on our website.</p><p><strong>More about you</strong></p><p>With this role you will be managing a large team, so previous experience in a supervisory/management capacity within a leisure facility would be desirable. As a Duty Manager you will become one of our registered first aiders and therefore first aid experience would set you apart from other candidates. We are looking for someone with excellent customer service and leadership skills.</p><p><strong>It is essential that you hold a NPLQ qualification. </strong></p><p><strong>Benefits</strong></p><p>We are a large, diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for.</p><p>We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:</p><ul><li>We align with the Real Living Wage foundation</li><li>Full Health &amp; Fitness membership for you, a nominated adult and up to 4 juniors</li><li>A bonus scheme for all colleagues at 2%</li><li>Flexible working (including part time working, shift work and more)</li><li>An opportunity to purchase additional annual leave</li><li>Lots of opportunity to access ongoing personal learning and development</li><li>Access to our Company Pension scheme</li><li>Cashback plan for healthcare costs – up to £500 saving per year</li><li>Discounts of up to 50% on activities, centre shop and cafes</li><li>Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more.</li></ul>





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Duty Manager

<p>At Places for People, we hire People, not numbers! So, if you like the sound of one of our jobs, please apply - you could be just who we're looking for! Of course, experience and track record are important, but we're more interested in hiring someone that embodies our People Promises. That's someone that does the right thing, is enthusiastic and motivated to grow, believes in Community spirit, is respectful and enjoys their work. As the UK's leading Social Enterprise, we don't discriminate based on any protected attribute. In fact, we're dedicated to creating inclusive and thriving Communities for both our Customers and Employees. </p><p><strong>More about Places for People</strong></p><p>Places for People (PfP) are a UK-based social enterprise andone of the country's largest housing and placemaking organisations. Since being founded in 1965 and operating across England and Scotland, we own and manage tens of thousands of homes and have over 14000 people working for us. </p><p>Our work not only includes housing but regeneration and placemaking, community development and support services as well care and support for the elderly </p><p><strong>More about the team</strong></p><p>The Operations team are an integral part part of the IT function. This is an exciting time to join a growing area of the Group. </p><p><strong>About the role</strong></p><p>Are you ready to lead a bold transformation that will redefine customer service across the UK's biggest social enterprise? We are seeking an IT Director with vision, energy, and expertise to harness the power of data and technology to deliver a step change in how we serve millions of customers. </p><p>This is more than an IT leadership role—it's an opportunity to shape the future of a purpose-driven organisation that impacts lives every day. </p><p>Reporting to the <strong>CIO</strong>, we are looking for an IT Director to play a lead role in company-wide transformation, leveraging cutting-edge technology and data insights to create seamless, customer-centric experiences. You will work at the heart of our IT leadership team, influencing strategy and driving innovation that aligns with our social mission. This role will lead the delivery and continuous improvement of IT services. </p><p>You will own the IT Service Management framework, embedding ITIL4 best practices, and will play a key role in shaping a secure, high-performing, and customer-focused IT operations function. Working closely with the wider IT team, you will ensure our infrastructure, services, and teams are positioned to support both current operations and future growth. </p><p>At Places for People we know relationships matter. Ideally we want the IT Director to be in our Preston based office for at least 3 days a week. <br><br>At Places for People, we are committed to a safe working environment so a basic DBS check is mandatory. </p><p> The remit of the role is divided into several key areas: </p><ul><li><strong>Digital and Data Transformation:</strong> As part of the IT leadership team you will develop and execute a roadmap that delivers measurable improvements in customer service and operational efficiency. </li><li><strong>IT Service Delivery: </strong>To support the increasing digitisation of the customer experience you will lead the transformation of IT Operations. This includes responsibilities for incident, problem, change, and event management to minimise disruption.</li><li><strong>Technology Governance &amp; Security:</strong> Ensure compliance, resilience, and security across all systems and platforms.</li><li><strong>Team Leadership:</strong> Inspire and develop a high-performing IT team, fostering a culture of collaboration, agility, and continuous improvement. </li><li><strong>Stakeholder Engagement:</strong> Work closely with senior leaders and operational teams to embed technology solutions that support organisational goals. </li><li><strong>Vendor &amp; Partner Management:</strong> Build strategic partnerships with technology providers to deliver best-in-class solutions. </li></ul><p><strong>About you</strong></p><p>As well as having a strong knowledge of IT infrastructure the ideal candidate will a proven track record of leading and developing teams. Knowledge of service management frameworks and best practices along with service management tools is desired. </p><ul><li>Strong technical expertise of using IT to improve customer outcomes.</li><li>Proven senior leadership experience in IT operations within a medium-to-large organisation. </li><li>You can evidence the application of industry good practice service management frameworks (e.g. ITIL).</li><li>Experience with service management tools and operational monitoring systems</li><li>Exceptional leadership, communication, and decision-making skills</li><li>Experience in strategic planning and budget management </li></ul><p>We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for. </p><p>We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include: </p><ul><li>Competitive salary, with a salary review yearly</li><li>Pension with matched contributions up to 7%</li><li>A car allowance/ company car</li><li>Excellent holiday package – 36 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell leave</li><li>Private medical insurance cover</li><li>A bonus scheme of up to 20%</li><li>Training and development</li><li>Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more </li></ul>





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Director of IT

<p>At Places for People, we hire People, not numbers! So, if you like the sound of one of our jobs, please apply - you could be just who we're looking for! Of course, experience and track record are important, but we're more interested in hiring someone that embodies our People Promises. That's someone that does the right thing, is enthusiastic and motivated to grow, believes in Community spirit, is respectful and enjoys their work. As the UK's leading Social Enterprise we're dedicated to creating inclusive and thriving Communities for both our Customers and Employees. </p><p><strong>So, what are you waiting for? Join a community that cares about you!</strong></p><p>The Data and Platform Engineering team are the foundation for the Data Office function. Responsible for designing, building, and maintaining PfP's data platform we extract data from source, transform it into a usable format, load it into consumer models and marts <em>and</em> build and manage the infrastructure to do all this work. </p><p>Data Engineering are transforming the way PfP consumes data, transitioning from On Premise to Google Cloud. This is an exciting time to join a growing business function and gain hands on experience working with market leading technology such as BIG Query, Looker, Data Flow, and more. </p><p><strong>More about your role </strong></p><p>The Data Architect is a leading role in our data engineering team. </p><p>Responsible for overseeing the end-to-end design and optimisation of our data architecture. </p><p>The primary focus will be lead the design, documentation (HLD) and development of our data architecture ensuring that it aligns with business objectives, scalability requirements, and industry best practise. </p><p>The Data Architect will ensure that Database / Data Model designs (conceptual, logical and physical) are documented and optimised for storage, retrieval, query performance and cost. The Data Architect will ensure that Data Governance policies and best practices are adhered to and that we have a high level of compliance to legislation / standards and promote data quality and security. The Data Architect will develop and document data integration strategies to facilitate seamless data flow in and out of the data platform with a key focus on quality, integrity, reliability, and robustness. </p><p>The role will require close links to be established into the Infrastructure and Application Architect functions to ensure that the Data Office is kept abreast of changes and that data engineering requirements are built into the fabric of PfP's overall architecture. </p><p><strong>More about you </strong></p><p>You are an experienced and talented data solutions architect with a proven track record and hands on experience with Google Cloud Platform, Azure or AWS. You are an innovative thinker who is used to researching new technologies to find the best solution to a challenge. You approach problems logically, breaking them down into deliverable outcomes and documenting your proposals via High Level Designs in a comprehensive manner. </p><p>You will also take a protective stance to ensure that risks to the platforms are minimised in line with business appetite and are well versed in data security / GDPR requirements. </p><p>You are self-motivated with excellent leadership skills, capable of driving innovation and mentoring team members. </p><p>At Places for People, we prioritise our dedication to safer recruitment. Therefore, a basic DBS check is mandatory for this position. </p><p><strong>Experience &amp; Skills</strong></p><ul><li>A proven track record of working as a Data Architect or similar role with strong track record. </li><li>Good understanding of Google's Big Query platform. </li><li>Expertise in data platform architecture, configuration, and optimisation with a focus on MPP databases like Google BigQuery. </li><li>Strong knowledge of data modelling, schema design, ERD and optimising for query performance. </li><li>Strong knowledge of database design principles, data warehousing concepts, and ETL/ELT processes. </li><li>Exceptional problem solving and analytical skills with an eye for identifying opportunities for improvement. </li></ul><p>We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for. </p><p>We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include: </p><ul><li>Competitive salary, with a salary review yearly</li><li>Pension with matched contributions up to 7%</li><li>Excellent holiday package – 35 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell leave</li><li>Cashback plan for healthcare costs – up to £500 saving per year</li><li>A bonus scheme for all colleagues at 2%</li><li>Training and development</li><li>Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more. </li></ul>





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Data Domain Architect

<p>At Places for People, we hire People, not numbers! So, if you like the sound of one of our jobs, please apply - you could be just who we're looking for! Of course, experience and track record are important, but we're more interested in hiring someone that embodies our People Promises. That's someone that does the right thing, is enthusiastic and motivated to grow, believes in Community spirit, is respectful and enjoys their work. As the UK's leading Social Enterprise, we don't discriminate based on any protected attribute. In fact, we're dedicated to creating inclusive and thriving Communities for both our Customers and Employees. </p><p><strong>So, what are you waiting for? Join a Community that cares about you!</strong></p><p><strong>More about your role</strong></p><p>We have an exciting opportunity in our Customer Accounts Team for you to play a key role in the delivery of an efficient, target driven and performance focused service. </p><p>You will have the confidence and communication skills needed to deal with income recovery and debt related issues and be able to effectively maximise income for our customers and the business. You will be able to proactively and decisively identify customers who fall behind with their rent and other charges and provide advice and assistance to customers to support them in maintaining their tenancies. </p><p>The role will be mainly based around the<strong> East Midlands </strong></p><p>The essential criteria for this role is listed below. </p><ul><li>previous debt collection knowledge </li></ul><ul><li>good time management </li></ul><ul><li>previous telephony </li></ul><p>For more information please download our job profile available on our website. </p><p>. </p><p><strong>More about you</strong></p><p>To be considered for this role, it is essential that you have in depth specialist knowledge of debt enforcement. This includes income recovery, court procedures and enforcement action. You will also require a comprehensive understanding of the Universal Credit, Housing Benefit and other Welfare Benefits system<strong>.</strong></p><p>We need you to have excellent communication skills and a confident and firm polite manner. In line with the challenging nature of this role you will need to ensure that all communication between customers, Debt Resolution Managers, peers and external agencies are effective and you are able to provide new and imaginative approaches to challenges. </p><p>This role will also require you to have a flexible attitude and commitment to continuous improvement is essential. Ideal candidates will have previous Housing and income recovery experience coupled with being a confident I.T. user. Experience of using the Northgate (NEC) housing system would be an advantage. </p><p><strong>Benefits</strong></p><p>We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for. </p><p>We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include: </p><ul><li>Competitive salary, with a salary review yearly </li></ul><ul><li>Pension with matched contributions up to 7% </li></ul><ul><li>Excellent holiday package – up to 35 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell leave </li></ul><ul><li>Cashback plan for healthcare costs – up to £500 saving per year </li></ul><ul><li>A bonus scheme for all colleagues at 2% </li></ul><ul><li>Training and development </li></ul><ul><li>Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more </li></ul><ul></ul>

Customer  Rent Account Manager

<p>We are The Hire Place UK, part of the Places for People Group; we are looking for a Tool Fitter.<br><br><strong>More about your role</strong></p><p>We are looking to hire a Tool Fitter on a permanent basis. </p><p>Based on site 5 days a week in Merstham (Monday to Friday 8am - 5pm), you will be responsible for providing high quality and efficient equipment maintenance and repair service. On a daily basis, you will be responsible for preparing tools and equipment for hire, carrying out maintenance and repairs in the Merstham depot. </p><p>The equipment will then be hired out and used by our customers on their sites. As well as carrying out tool fitter works to both tools and equipment, you will also carry out maintenance and repairs on customer sites.</p><p>For more information please download our job profile available on our website.</p><p><strong>More about you</strong></p><p>The ideal candidate will have experience in a similar role (i.e. Construction or Labour), however we are willing to provide full training those who have a positive attitude and are keen to pursue a career within the Hire industry. A full driving licence is required for this role.</p><p><strong>The benefits</strong></p><p>We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you job security and all the challenge you could wish for. Here people can flourish, thrive, better themselves and work in fantastic communities with inspirational colleagues and customers.</p><p>We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to help colleagues save money or make their lives a little bit easier which can include:</p><ul><li>Annual bonus</li><li>Excellent holiday pay and sick pay</li><li>Pension with matched contributions</li><li>Training</li></ul>





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