Community Payback Supervisor - Stoke / Staffs

Job Overview

This position is located at NPS Melbourne HSE Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 5RQ. As a Community Payback Supervisor, you will play a vital role in supporting individuals serving community sentences, ensuring their unpaid work is completed effectively and safely, thereby making positive contributions to the local community.

Key Responsibilities

• Directly supervise groups of offenders during their community payback unpaid work placements.
• Drive service vehicles when transporting people or equipment as required.
• Lead small teams in performing manual tasks such as clearing overgrown areas, restoring community facilities (e.g. sports halls, playgrounds), planting trees, laying flowerbeds, litter picking, and graffiti removal.
• Provide clear demonstrations and guidance to service users to ensure tasks are completed to standard.
• Work up to 7 hours on-site daily, including frequent weekend and occasional evening shifts depending on project schedules.
• Maintain wellbeing by adapting to variable work patterns where normal rest breaks may not be standard.

Essential Requirements

• Possession of a full UK Manual Driving Licence is mandatory; applications from holders of only an automatic licence will not be accepted.
• Right to work in the UK and the Civil Service is required; applicants must comply with nationality rules governing civil servants.
• Successful candidates must undergo criminal record and personnel security clearance checks.
• Empathy, strong communication skills, and leadership ability to manage diverse teams effectively.
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule to accommodate community payback project operations seven days a week, including frequent weekends.

Work Conditions & Benefits

• Starting salary of £28,064 pro-rata for part-time roles, with annual progression based on competence.
• Additional 50% pay supplement for weekend working.
• Supportive working environment valuing employee wellbeing and offering flexible work arrangements.
• Civil Service pension scheme with employer contribution of 28.97%.
• Annual leave entitlement, public holidays, and options such as season ticket advance.

Additional Information

The role requires adaptability to varied daily tasks with no two days being the same. The Probation Service encourages inclusion and diversity, and welcomes applicants who share the commitment to positively transform communities whilst supporting people under probation.

Immigration legislation changes effective from 22 July 2025 impact Skilled Worker visa sponsorship eligibility; candidates must ensure they have or maintain legal right to work.

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