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Probation Officers

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About this career

£31,464

Median salary

New workers start around £17,157.09. Normal pay is £31,464 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £45,283.86.
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Jobs

Subjects achieved a 100% pass rate, including Maths, Further Maths, Physics, English Literature and Spanish.

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.

Skills

Job postings

Critical Thinking
72
Monitoring
71
Active Listening
71
Learning Strategies
70
Speaking
68
Writing
68
Reading Comprehension
64
Active Learning
59
Mathematics
49
Science
24