Probation Officer

Do you remember why you became a Probation Officer? Do you want to get back to delivering truly person-centered care? How about living within a thriving community, set in a stunning natural environment? If so, come and join our friendly team of experienced health and social care professionals in the beautiful Falkland Islands.

The Role

As a sole Probation Officer, with support from the Social Services Team, you will work with offenders who have been either sentenced by the courts to a Probation Order, Community Service or Suspended Sentence Order.  You will prepare pre-sentence reports for judges and magistrates in the court and manage community sentences, working  with offenders in the community and custody to reduce reoffending.  You will also manage the Youth Diversion Scheme, and on occasion work with young people who have been convicted of an offence.

You will need to have experience of working with people who have been convicted of a range of offences, including serious sexual and violent offences, and experience of delivering interventions to effect change – either on a one to one basis or as part of a programme - to address a range of offending.  You will work closely with prison officers and the Head of Prison Service to contribute to sentence planning, provide progress updates, and preparing for release.

The Person

You will be a an experienced qualified probation officer with ten years post qualifying experience with the ability to adapt practice to a small close knit, community. The ability to work as a sole practitioner is essential along with sound judgement and assessment skills and a flexible and adaptable approach.

The Package

• Initial 2-4 Years Fixed Term Contract, with potential for extension by mutual agreement.
• Salary Range - FIG Grade C - £42,141.00 - £48,590 starting salaries will be dependent upon qualifications and experience.
• Eligibility for a 25% Gratuity, paid upon successful completion of the contract.
• 30 Days Annual Leave, plus government and public holidays (totalling 41 days leave).
• Relocation Allowance, to help with moving costs.
• Flights Package for you and your dependents, including mid-term return flight home.
• Government Housing for rent at a subsidised rate and a starter pack to help you settle in.

How to Apply

For more information and to apply online to join our team in a unique and breath-taking location, with penguins, dolphins and the wilderness just next door to your office, please visit our new recruitment website: www.jobs.gov.fk.

Applications close at 19.30 UK time on 05 December 2024 with interviews to be held on the 12 and 13 December 2024.

If you have any questions about working for the Falkland Islands Government or would like further information about applying, you can find contact details at the above link.

The Working Environment

Health & Social Services

Based out of King Edward VII Memorial Hospital in Stanley, the Health and Social Services directorate provides primary, community and secondary healthcare in the Falkland Islands, as well as social services and welfare provision for those most in need.

Falkland Islands Government (FIG)

The Falkland Islands is a British Overseas Territory, with full internal self-government.

As the largest employer in the Falkland Islands, we offer many unique and fulfilling job opportunities, across the full spectrum of public services. Our responsibilities include those typically managed by central government – taxation, legislation and policy, as well as those usually managed on a local level such as town planning, health and social services, and education. FIG also provides services specific to the needs of the Falkland Islands, such as fisheries research, power generation and the Government Air Service, FIGAS.

For more information about working for Falkland Islands Government, take a look at our recruitment microsite: www.jobs.gov.fk

The Falkland Islands

Set in the South Atlantic Ocean, around 400 miles east of South America and 8000 miles south-west of the UK, the Falkland Islands are a small, thriving community with a British way of life, benefiting from good local services, a varied social calendar and an absence of traffic jams!

The Falkland Islands’ stunning natural environment provides an unspoiled landscape and amazing wildlife to observe and explore, including penguins, whales and dolphins, all seen from the shore.

For those with a sense of adventure, it provides opportunities which are hard to match anywhere else in the world.