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Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share, Flexible Working Vacancy Approach External Location Barnstaple Region South West Closing Date 05-Aug-2025 Business Unit Community Payback Post Type Permanent Other Number of jobs available 1 Reserve List 12 Months Job ID 7937 Descriptions & requirementsPlease note:Working pattern will be full time (37 hours) and will have operational needs of working Saturdays supervising a Community Payback Group which will be a 9.25 hour day. Remaining work pattern to be agreed upon appointment. **Please note: Candidatesmusthold a full UK Manual Driving Licencewhen applying for this role, thisis amandatory technical requirementin order to carry out this role. We cannot accept candidates who hold an automatic Driving Licence only.**Please note: Community Payback Placement Coordinators will be expected to work weekends when needed. This may be to cover for CP supervisors, or to visit CP project sites – such as schools which aren’t accessible on weekdays – to complete project risk assessments or meet beneficiaries, for example. You will be paid a higher rate for any weekend days you do work. The post holder will support the CP Manager to ensure that all Community Payback placements meet the policy objectives of the organisation and comply with relevant legislation. Post holders may be required to undertake weekend working as part of their normal pattern of working.Overview of the job This is a high-profile role within PS responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with a range of current and future partner organisations, customers and stakeholders. This will involve working with a range of voluntary and statutory organisations. The post holder will ensure that sufficient work placement that meet the quality standards set out in the Community Payback Guidance are available so that the sentence of the Court can be carried out effectively. The post holder will support the CP Manager to ensure that all Community Payback placements meet the policy objectives of the organisation and comply with relevant legislation. Post holders may be required to undertake weekend working as part of their normal pattern of working. Summary The job holder will identify and establish community-based work projects that fulfil the requirements of the Community Payback Guidance Manual. This includes monitoring and review of existing projects. The post holder will conduct relevant health and safety assessments of work placements and ensure compliance with organisational policy and health and safety legislation. The post holder will have oversight of the placement induction procedure, defining tasks and safe working practices and appropriate allocation and use of required tools and equipment. Responsibilities, Activities & Duties The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties: Find and assess a wide range of suitable Community Payback placements, including those providing an opportunity for service user training and future employment and placements appropriate for people with protective characteristics. Assess the viability of income generation opportunities within new placements, discuss with beneficiaries and manage the process to maximise this potential. To complete a schedule of safe working practice for work and create a project file in accordance with Health and safety standards. Promote positive relationships with beneficiaries/ stakeholders, including meetings and site visits as required to manage customer/stakeholder relationships and promote a positive perception of the PS with community networks. Ensure that a safe working environment for staff, service users and beneficiaries is maintained on all Community Payback work sites in compliance with Health and Safety legislation and PS policy. Ensure that placements remain compliant with quality requirements and take action as required to improve or discontinue placements where quality standards cannot be met. Be responsible for coordinating tools, equipment, appropriate clothing and PPE and other resources used on Community Payback placements and ensure that all equipment complies with Health and Safety requirements and that users know how to safely use the equipment. Ensure that relevant Health and Safety Training is provided to staff both in response to ad‐hoc needs and as required by the service delivery plan. To support investigations into Health and Safety incidents and ensure that serious incidents including near misses are reported and that lessons learnt are shared within the team. To support the electronic, social media and other innovative means to receive nominations for new placements from the public and promote Community Payback, within PS guidelines. Liaise with probation practitioners as necessary to exchange information and maintain appropriate working arrangements. To participate in rota planning, delivering and reviewing the service user induction. Recruit, support and coordinate Mentors who will encourage service user compliance, engagement and access to local support networks. To cover the CP supervisor role where required to avoid cancellation of work placements for operational reasons. To contribute to training of CP supervisors and beneficiaries, as appropriate The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the job holder. An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh. Civil Service Success Profile Criteria Behaviours Managing a Quality Service Working Together Communicating and Influencing Delivering at Pace Making Effective Decisions ExperienceUK Manual Driving License Evidence of working as part of a team, sharing good practice, knowledge of community networks and the skills to promote a strong team ethos Examples of maintaining positive working relationships with a range of stakeholders (beneficiary organisations) and represent the organisations at meetings and Forums Experience of conducting workplace reviews to make judgements about compliance with quality standards TechnicalHealth and Safety Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) Level 3 or Managing Safely qualified Ability to drive a Minibus D1 and trailer Qualified as an assessor for NVQ awards for service user e.g. OCN Additional Information About the Recruitment ProcessTo apply to this role you will be required to complete a short application form and detail responses to two Civil Service Behaviour questions.Your application will be sifted once the application deadline has closed. You will then receive further instruction on the progress and outcome of your application.If you are successful in therecruitment process to join the Probation Service, your starting salary will be £26,475The Probation Service offers the opportunity for annual pay progression through a Competency Based Framework (CBF), which if eligible, will see your pay increase. CBF is designed to enable you to move up through the pay band range as your competence grows.Probation Service also increase their pay band ranges annually in line with Civil Service Pay guidance, which will also apply an increase to band pay rangeswhere applicable. Where applicants provide multiple location preferences, reserve lists will be managed in accordance with location preference/s, as indicated in your application. We will appoint in merit list order for each location outlined in the vacancy and hold a separate locational reserve list for each of these locations. After appointments have been made using this locational appointment process, any remaining candidates who met the benchmark for the role will remain on a locational reserve list in accordance with their preferences for 12 months. Please only indicate preferences where you are prepared to work. If you are subsequently offered a role from the reserve list for a location preference indicated in your application and decline it, you will be removed from the reserve list for the vacancy, across all locational preferences. All offers of employment will be made strictly in merit order, based on your performance throughout the recruitment process. Candidates at the top of the merit list will be offered vacancies as they arise in their chosen locations. The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows. This is an informal, non-contractual form of flexible working that blends working from your base location, different MoJ sites and / or from home (please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas). Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working.Similarly, Hybrid Working will not suit everyone’s circumstances. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review. For nationally advertised roles, the successful candidate(s) will be appointed to aMoJoffice location, which may include their nearest Justice Collaboration Centre or Justice Satellite Office. This will be discussed and agreed on the completion of pre-employment checks. Some of MoJ’s terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on 'modernised' terms in their current post or onto 'unmodernised' MoJ terms if they are on 'unmodernised' terms at their current post. Details will be available if an offer is made. Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week excluding breaks which are unpaid. HMPPS welcomes part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns, where they meet the demands of the role and business needs. All applications for part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance withthe HMPPS’ Flexible Working policy. The MoJ offers a range of benefits: Annual leave is 25 days on appointment and will increase to 30 days after five years’ service, plus public holidays.Leave for part-time and job share posts will be calculated on a pro-rata basis Pension The National Probation Service is covered by the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) run through the Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF).Please visit .uk for further information. Please note: Any current Civil Servant who is a member of the PCSPS, by accepting an offer of employment to the National Probation Services will be opted out of the PCSPS and auto enrolled into the Local Government Pension Scheme. Training The Ministry of Justice is committed to staff development and offers an extensive range of training and development opportunities. Networks The opportunity to join employee-run networks that have been established to provide advice and support and to enable the views of employees from minority groups to be expressed direct to senior management. There are currently networks for employees of minority ethnic origin, employees with disabilities, employees with caring responsibilities, women employees, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender. All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to taking up post Support A range of ‘Family Friendly’ policies such as opportunities to work reduced hours or job share. Access to flexible benefits such as voluntary benefits, retail vouchers and discounts on a range of goods and services. For moves to or from another employer or moves across the Civil Service this can have implications on your eligibility to carry on claiming childcare vouchers. You may however be eligible for alternative government childcare support schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. 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Civil Service Nationality Rules This job is broadly open to the following groups: UK nationals nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles. Contact Information If you require any assistance please call 0345 241 5358 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail quote the job reference Job Description AttachmentPS JES 0098 Community Payback Placement Coordinator JD v3.0.pdf(Job Description Attachment) Candidates must have a full UK Manual Driving Licence to be eligible to apply for this role. We cannot accept applications from candidates who only hold an automatic driving licence. Evidence of Experience Experience Questions Interview stage assessmentsInterview Dates To be confirmed Communicating and Influencing Managing a Quality Service Strengths Strengths will be assessed but these are not shared in advance. To learn more about Strengths and how they are assessed please click here . Use of Artificial Intelligence (Al) You must ensure that any evidence submitted as part of your application, including your CV, statement of suitability and behaviour examples, are truthful and factually accurate. 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