Probation Officers
Probation officers work to rehabilitate offenders. They supervise, counsel and help them before trial, during any prison or community sentence and on release from prison.
£33,396
Median Salary
New workers start around £17,326. Normal pay is £33,396 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £44,835.
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.
Skills employers are asking for
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Active Listening
- Learning Strategies
- Speaking
- Writing
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Learning
- Mathematics
- Science
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