...is now the Regional Probation Director for Kent, Surrey and Sussex. She has worked in probation for 27 years, dedicating her career to helping prison leavers turn their backs on...
...up things required in a home. The role is a mix of hands-on and desk based, for example carrying out risk assessments and writing reports. Every person is different, so...
...occasionally been an advantage. For example, I’ll always remember this time I was booking in new prisoners and 3 different prisoners came in who all spoke different languages, and didn’t...
...a help desk within our Service Centre as well - that's probably one of the most challenging roles, it's very constant, you have to be on the ball. We do...
...it wasn’t very fulfilling, I was just on the front desk. But I was interested in people’s lives and how I could make a difference. I watched lots of YouTube...
...what we’ve achieved – the number of fence panels we’ve painted or the number of bags of leaves we’ve collected – is rewarding. It’s great seeing the sense of satisfaction...
...boy’s story – with the hope of stopping the cycle of offending. “Recent evidence has indicated that the number of young people coming into custody with mental health needs has...
...was shadowing me. This was a good opportunity for the minister to see the sheer number of questions prison officers get asked on a daily basis about absolutely anything. I...
...overtime is available. A typical day? Because we work with a wide range of people on probation, and across a number of different unpaid work sites, no 2 days as...
...pro rata – roughly half that of a full-time prison officer– I still get a good number of days off. And I get the same employee benefits as full-time officers.”...