The Place to Be

Good Afternoon,
Hope you are well,

I am emailing you today because I require an experienced Probation Officer to work in Skegness.

Skegness is a beautiful part of the country based in the wondrous lands of Lincolnshire. Attached is the beaches of Skegness where accommodation is available and you can enjoy the luxuries of working in such a beautiful part of the country. The land is so glorious that you will almost forget you are working as you will feel like you are on holiday relaxing on the coasts of the most beautiful part of Britain.

The town is popularly known as Skeg, Skeggy, Costa del Skeg or Skegvegas and has a famous mascot, the Jolly Fisherman. At the end of Lumley Road is the town's clock tower, built in 1898-99 to mark Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897. The luxurious gardens beyond the clock tower known as the pleasure gardens. Overall Skeggy or Skegness is the place to be.

The job is even better, you will be working within a team who will be responsible for the rehabilitation of the offenders.

Your day to day role will involve the following:

• Arrange re-categorisation reviews in line with statutory requirements and timescales
• Complete required SPR-L reports within the timescales indicated in the parole process or categorisation.
• Undertake individual work to address offending behaviour, risk of re-offending and risk of serious harm needs in appropriate cases
• Maintain records to a satisfactory standard
• Contribute to arranging transfers from prison in liaison with Case Administrator, OCA and ISP Manager in appropriate cases
• Represent Prisons in Oral hearings as required.
• Represent Prisons at external MAPPA meetings as required

To be eligible for this role you will need the following:

- Qualified Probation Officer
- Up to date DBS (not essential)
- Recent Experience within 3 years

Are you ready to experience a challenge of a life time and the rewards that come with it?

You will be among the many to join the fastest growing recruitment agency in the country where everything is made easy. Timesheets done online, Compliance documents is a breeze which can be done in a matter of moments, a dedicated payroll team and lastly but not least your own personal consultant who works around the clock to make sure you get the best opportunities possible and to make work something you finally enjoy.

Get in touch and you will realise the potential you could have with Seven Criminal Justice

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Good luck to whomever decides to sample the delights of 'Skeggy'. As the old saying goes, 'there are other agencies available' and it's probably as good a time as any to talk about the issue. 

In the current shitty climate, many colleagues just want to get out and find other career paths, but for some that might not be an option. As illogical as it may seem, just as CRC's appear only too keen to wave off experienced staff, they are desperately seeking experienced officers through specialist recruitment agencies. I was approached by one a couple of weeks ago and here is what was said. Oh, and before anyone asks, I'm not getting a 'cut' and don't do advertising:- 

I'm sorry not to have got back to you, but since our first exchange it's becoming clear to me that the mood amongst many readers has changed to that of anger, hostility, resignation and depression. I'm not at all sure how an upbeat piece about agency work would go down in the current climate given that many people are deciding to get out completely - they've had enough and are saying probation is finished - a view I certainly have a great deal of sympathy with. Are you aware of this and how would you address it?

Jim,

I appreciate the current climate as I am an avid reader of your blog, plus I am currently speaking to my contacts within the privately run CRC’s which help me to get a picture of what is happening.

I can say that we have had people mention this to us when we contact them to register them with our agency. I would always say that change is a difficult thing, but that there are other CRC’s who they could work for that would help them through this and possibly change their point of view. I recently placed a temporary PSO in to a CRC, they are extremely happy because they are desperately needed.

I feel that with the control of becoming a contract worker, the flexibility to work and retrain, the comfort of knowing that they can leave when they want to or move offices if needed, this would provide someone with more confidence about going back in probation work.

I will end by saying that I know the probation staff do care about their job, they genuinely care about the people they are trying to help. If we can help them by meeting the criteria they require in a contract role, then we can help them get back in to a job where they can help people whilst staying in control of their working situation.

Jim,

I have put together something to be posted if you can. I appreciate any help you can give us to keep good probation staff in employment.

During the changes which have been happening across the Probation sector, affecting both CRCs and the NPS across England and Wales, Servoca have been working with Probation skilled staff to help them find employment whilst transitioning into new roles and careers.

We work closely with CRC’s and in some areas, the NPS, to help balance the workload whilst moving in to the new delivery model by providing experienced probation staff. We aim to help people who are choosing/facing redundancy gain temporary or permanent employment whilst re-training or deciding on their next career move.

We are currently working on temporary PO and PSO roles, as well as numerous other roles associated with the potential new and current operating models, and in order to do this we are looking for candidates to help fill these roles.

If you wish to have a confidential chat or wish to see what roles you can apply for in your area, please email probation@servoca.com or call 0203 031 4769. You can also visit our website at www.servocaresourcing.com.