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		Probation values Probation staff are committed to the following core values:

			We place service delivery and customer focus first in all that we do.
			We work with our partners to contribute to community safety, the social inclusion agenda and public protection.
			We are forward looking, responsive and proactive in dealing with the changing environment.
			We treat all people fairly, openly and with respect.
			We challenge attitudes and behaviour which result in crime and cause distress to victims.
			We promote equality of opportunity and value diversity in all aspects of our work.
			We encourage and foster innovation, creativity and continuous improvement.
			We will be fit for purpose and able to hold our own in a competitive world.


		Current Sample Salaries (from April 2009 - March 2010

			Senior Probation Officer £34,677 - £39,424 Probation Officer £27,638 - £35,727 Probation Services Officer £20,977 - £27,102 Admin Staff (various) £13,917 - £20,566 Placement Case Manager £20,977 - £27,102 Unpaid Work Supervisor £20,977 - £27,102


		Statement to all staff and service users on equal opportunities We all have a personal responsibility not to discriminate against, directly or indirectly, harass or victimise any person on grounds of race, colour, nationality, citizenship, ethnic or racial origins, gender, marital status, disability, age, political or religious beliefs, sexual orientation, dependants, trade union membership or any other ways.


		This website make community punishment issues easy to understand:' Rethinking Crime & Punishment Rethinking is campaigning to raise the level of public debate about the use of prison and alternative forms of punishment in the United Kingdom. www.rethinking.org.uk - especially 'what are the facts'

Jobs & careers

Click here for the latest information on the new Probation Qualifications Framework. May 2010

>> View Latest job vacancies

More than 60% of our 850 staff work directly with offenders.
This includes:

Qualified Probation Officers - working directly with offenders
Probation Services Officers - assisting the work of probation officers
Admin Officers - providing administrative support to probation staff
Placement Managers - supervising offenders on Community Orders carrying out (Community Payback) Unpaid work
Prison-based probation staff - working to prepare prisoners for their release into the community.

Other staff work in supporting roles such as training, research, information technology, admin & clerical, finance, human resources and communications.

For a comprehensive brochure about careers in the Probation Service visit the National Probation Service's site www.probation.homeoffice.gov.uk
From here go to the site's page on Working in Probation - you can either read on screen or download* the brochure on careers.
*to read the document in PDF format you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. This is available for free from the Adobe website.

For details of all jobs currently being advertised please click on the 'Latest job vacancies' link above

We also advertise our job vacancies in the local, national & specialist media. Our vacancies are most frequently advertised in:

Bucks Free Press
Bucks Herald
Milton Keynes Citizen
Oxford Times
Probation Bulletin
Reading Chronicle
Slough Express
The Guardian


		Introduction

	Latest vacancies

	Becoming a Probation Officer

	Professional organisations & trade unions



				For further information about the National Probation Service for England and Wales visit www.probation.homeoffice.gov.uk

				For further information about the Home Office visit www.homeoffice.gov.uk For general inquiries about careers in the National Probation Service visit the Home Office website: www.homeoffice.gov.uk/atoz/recruit.htm

For further information about the criminal justice system:

CJS Online
www.cjsonline.org

Guide to the Criminal Justice System in England and Wales
www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/cjspub1.html

Crime Reduction website
www.crimereduction.gov.uk

The Court Service
www.courtservice.gov.uk

The Prison Service
www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk

The Police and Probation Service
www.homeoffice.gov.uk

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)
www.cps.gov.uk

Lord Chancellors Department
www.lcd.gov.uk
The Lord Chancellors Department's main role is to secure the efficient administration of justice in England and Wales.

For facts about crime see the British Crime Survey: www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/bcs1.html

For publications on Home Office research and statistics visit:
www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds

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