Why I became a probation officer

...to take with my career. I started volunteering with the Prison Advice and Care Trust (Pact), a through the gate support service for prisoners who have just been released from...
...to take with my career. I started volunteering with the Prison Advice and Care Trust (Pact), a through the gate support service for prisoners who have just been released from...
...for the future. I would never say that I have been in the closet or hid my sexuality from anybody, as I’ve never felt the need to. However, when I...
...coach prisoners and give them the best chance of rehabilitation. So how will the scheme work? Read on for more… An individualised approach As a prison officer, you’ll be given...
Before any prison officer is ready to start their new career in the prison service, they receive Prison Officer Entry Level Training (POELT) to prepare them for the job ahead....
...I’d been caught in a negative cycle, but I broke that cycle and set new goals for myself. I was encouraged to study, to volunteer and to seize opportunities to...
...give them any help that we can – helping with rehabilitation and transitioning to life outside prison, and just being a support system for them as they readjust to normal...
...of achievement for me! I’m now coming to the end of the POELT course and I can honestly say it has been one of the best team building, learning and...
Apprenticeships are for everyone – not just people starting out in their careers and not just for young people. We want everyone in the prison service to have access to...
...speak any English. Staff were looking to get translators for them, but I fortunately I knew all 3 languages. So I did their interviews and assessments in their native languages,...
...National Probation Service and fortunate for my team of supportive colleagues, managers and incredible administration staff. We are working through an unprecedented time and whilst there will certainly be more...