More than 60% of our 700+ staff work directly with offenders. 
 
This includes:
• Probation Officer - working directly with offenders
• Probation Services Officer - assisting the work of probation officers
• Administrative staff - providing administrative support to probation staff
• Placement Managers - supervising offenders on Community Orders carrying out Community Payback
• Prison-based probation staff - working to prepare prisoners for their release into the community
 
Other staff work in specialist/supporting roles such as training, research, information technology, admin & clerical, finance, human resources and communications. 

Want to volunteer to work with offenders?

Thames Valley Probation works in partnership with SOVA (Supporting Others through Volunteer Action) for all aspects of volunteering. If you're interested in becoming a volunteer, working with offenders,please visit the SOVA website: www.sova.org.uk

Recruitment as a Probation Services Officer or

Probation Officer

The new Probation Qualifications Framework provides work-based pathways to qualify as either a Probation Services' Officer (PSO) or as a Probation Officer (PO). To download the information leaflet, click here.

For more information about probation, visit  
www.probation.homeoffice.gov.uk 

For more information about the whole criminal justice system, visit:

www.direct.gov.uk

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

• To respect and value other people
  
• To act with integrity
  
• To work co-operatively and in partnership
  
• To positively change attitudes, thinking and behaviour
• To ensure quality and strive for excellence
  
• To provide a local public service that is value for money.