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Probation Officers

Overview

£20,556 Entry Level Salary

£34,100 Average Salary

£45,909 Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

  • Keeps accurate and comprehensive records.
  • Works with prisoners in giving advice on problems such as drug and alcohol abuse, addressing training needs, finding work and getting accommodation.
  • Draws up probation plans with offenders and helps them follow it, advises them on any work and helps them with any family or social problems.
  • Enforces court orders and serves the public by providing a wide range of supervision programmes for those in receipt of a community sentence.
  • Produces pre-sentence reports to the court about an individual’s crime, their personal circumstances, the suitability of sentencing, the likelihood of re-offending and the future risk to the public.

Education Requirements

Required Level Percentage achieved
Level 2 3%
Level 3 5%
Level 4-5 (Higher Education) 12%
Level 6 (Bachelors) 59%
Level 7 (Masters or equivalent) 22%

3 Annual Openings

Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs.

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