Careers
Welcome to HM Inspectorate of Probation Careers.
Here you’ll find information about our current vacancies, a chance to meet our staff, and why we’re committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce.
Our Expressions of Interest page provides information about the relevant roles and how to sign up to receive vacancy notifications for HM Inspectors and HM Assistant Inspectors.
Expressions of InterestWhat the job entails
A career at HM Inspectorate of Probation is varied and challenging. As an inspector or assistant inspector, you will be part of a team working to improve probation and youth justice services through professional and rigorous assessment.
You will help us to build up a picture of each service by conducting interviews and focus groups with senior leaders, staff and service users; analysing samples of cases and other sources of data; and writing/contributing to inspection reports. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to thematic inspections that address key national issues.
If you have relevant experience, coupled with empathy and curiosity, read on!
Mentoring scheme
We are pleased to launch our Mentoring Scheme for inspection staff vacancies. All applicants for Assistant Inspector and HM Inspector posts who are invited to attend our assessment centre will be contacted by one of our recruitment mentors. Our recruitment mentors are current members of our inspection staff team. They will offer one-to-one support and guidance to candidates throughout the assessment centre process and be on hand to answer questions – about the recruitment process or the job role itself. We are committed to recruiting the best people into our organisation and to enabling candidates to give their best throughout the recruitment process.
Meet our staff
Want to know what it’s like to transfer from probation and youth justice services to the Inspectorate? Or how you can juggle working as an inspector and having a family? Or learn more about our commitment to diversity? Click on the videos below to find out more.
- Avtar
- Simi
- Julie
- Paulette
Meet Avtar, one of our experienced HM Inspectors…
One of the best decisions I’ve ever made was to join the Inspectorate. It’s an organisation that is working so hard to improve probation service delivery…
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Meet Simi, our Head of Probation Inspection Programme…
I became involved in driving service delivery improvements at a local level when the opportunity arose for me to join HM Inspectorate of Probation.
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Meet Julie, retired HM Inspector, who discusses her career during her time at the Inspectorate…
I’ve had time since I retired to reflect on what working for them meant for me. It was hard work, it was fun there were lots of positive teamwork going on and I enjoyed the travel. And I can confidently say it’s one of the best jobs I ever had…
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Meet Paulette, one of our newest HM Assistant Inspectors…
This is the only job I’ve done so far in my career where I’ve been afforded the opportunity to really reflect on how to actually improve practice…
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Current jobs
Expressions of Interest
If you would like to subscribe to our mailing list and be notified about future recruitment campaigns for HM Inspector and HM Assistant Inspector positions, please visit our Expressions of Interest page.
Inspection Support Administrator - AO
Salary The national salary range is £22,940 London salary range is £27,000. Your salary will be dependent on your base location
Number of jobs available 1
Detail of reserve list 12 Months
Region National
City/Town National
Grade AO
Organisation Grade for MoJ AO
Post Type Permanent
Working Pattern Full Time
Role Type Administration / Corporate Support
Closing date 11:55pm 30 September 2024
Who are we looking for? We are looking for an AO (band E) to join us. This post is open to substantive AOs (band Es) and AAs (band Fs) on promotion.
We are looking for a committed, motivated and organised person who is looking to develop a range of skills and is wanting to make the most of a great development opportunity to gain experience and knowledge in a different business unit. Training on all elements of the role will be provided as well as ongoing support during your time with us. We warmly welcome applications from minority ethnic and/or Welsh speaking candidates.
The Inspection Support Team is responsible for the delivery of a high standard of planning and support to our inspections. To succeed in this role, you will need to have the ability to organise and prioritise work in the face of competing demands and have experience of using Microsoft Office 365 applications, in particular Word and Excel.
We offer flexible working and the successful candidate will be based at the Justice Centre or satellite office closest to your home. There will be occasional travel to the Manchester office, as well as the annual staff conference.
All the posts we offer will be conditional upon evidence from references and various statutory checks
How do we select?
You must complete your application, demonstrating how you meet the required standard in Behaviours, by no later than Monday 30 September 2024, 23:55. Candidates successful at the sift will be invited to attend an interview via Microsoft Teams during the week commencing 4 November 2024. The interview will be conducted using success profiles, focussing on Strengths.
Overview
The operations team is part of our Operations Directorate and has responsibility for the delivery of operational logistics planning and management and inspection support.
The Inspection Support Administrator is responsible for supporting the Inspection Support Officer in ensuring that all processes to enable the delivery of inspections are completed in an accurate and timely manner.
Key requirements of the role
- Ensure a high standard of planning and support to our inspections, with work completed accurately and to agreed timescales.
- Produce all inspection documentation to the required standard and meeting inspection milestones.
- Selection of case samples in accordance with specified criteria
- Schedule inspection fieldwork weeks, considering availability and diversity needs of those being interviewed.
- Monitor the planning process of all inspections and react promptly to changes and issues that arise.
- Make hotel and travel arrangements and provide other logistical support as required.
- Monitor the Admin mailbox, dealing appropriately with emails received.
- Liaise with lead inspectors and external stakeholders for each inspection to understand their requirements and facilitate good working relationships.
- Maintain robust record retention systems, ensuring risks to delivery are identified with managers.
- Recognise and promote diversity issues in all aspects of work.
Short-term placement: joint thematic inspection of the delivery of out-of-court disposal work.
HM Inspectorate of Probation promote excellence in probation and youth justice services across England and Wales.
We do this through independent inspections, research, and effective practice guidance.
We carry out many thematic inspections examining different aspects of work with adults and children and young people. We work closely with colleagues from other criminal justice inspectorates and the inspectorate’s covering education, health and social care. This inspection will be conducted jointly with His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services.
We are seeking a short-term placement inspector with detailed knowledge of our inspection topic to be seconded into our inspection team for a period of up to eight weeks over a five-month timeframe to help plan, carry out and write up inspection findings.
- We are seeking someone who can work as part of a team with proven experience in the following topic: Delivering out-of-court disposal work with children under the supervision of youth justice services. The placement is set to begin in January 2025, with exact dates to be confirmed with candidates. Fieldwork will take place between January and March 2025, and there will be a week of training in November 2024.
Short-term placements provide an excellent opportunity to learn about inspection, gain more knowledge about the inspection topic and contribute to improving practice. Guidance will be provided in inspection skills and procedures.
Applicants should be aware that the role will require some travel within England and Wales and overnight stays away from home.
For further details of the post, including the application and selection procedure, please see the attached information.
We particularly welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds.
If you have any questions, please contact Maria Jerram, Lead Inspector maria.jerram@hmiprobation.gov.uk (07889) 413422
helen.davies@hmiprobation.gov.uk (07919) 490420
Jon.gardner@hmiprobation.gov.uk (07811) 734368
Further information about this short term placement is available here.
Closing date: 23:59 20 September 2024
