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Community Payback Supervisor - Workington - Full Time

HM Prison & Probation Service-Workington, United Kingdom

General Information:

  • Salary
  • £28,064 - £33,549
  • Working Pattern
  • Full Time
  • Vacancy Approach
  • External
  • Location
  • Workington
  • Region
  • North West
  • Closing Date
  • 30-Jun-2026
  • Business Unit
  • Community Payback
  • Post Type
  • Permanent
  • Civil Service Grade
  • Other
  • Number of jobs available
  • 1
  • Reserve List
  • 12 Months
  • Job ID
  • 18888

Descriptions & requirements:

  • Job description



  • Please note:Post holders will be required to undertake working one weekend day as part of their normal pattern of working.
  • A career in community payback gives you the power to make a positive impact on the lives of People on Probation as well as your community. People come from all walks of life to form one team in the Probation Service.
  • It's all about supporting People on Probation on their journey and making your community a better place. Whether that's building benches or cleaning the streets, you're t because you genuinely want to help.



  • If you are successful in the recruitment process to join the Probation Service, your starting salary will be £28,064.**



  • On a typical day, you’ll spend up to 7 hours supervising a group at a Community Payback unpaid work placement. Post holders may be required to undertake weekend working as part of their normal pattern of working.**

Working pattern



  • The Community Payback supervisor role is accommodated to people on probation who work or have caring responsibilities. Community Payback projects run 7 days a week tfore you will: work frequent weekends, and you may be asked to cover some evenings. You will be paid a higher rate of 50% for weekend days you do work.**

In this role, the pace of our work means that rest breaks don’t always happen in the standard way. When this happens, we make sure your wellbeing is looked after.



  • Your wellbeing really matters to us, so we want to be open about this from the outset. If you’re someone who enjoys a varied, active role w no two days are the same, this is a great environment to make a real difference while being fully supported.**
  • The Probation Service offers the opportunity for annual pay progression through a Competency Based Framework (CBF), which if eligible, will see your pay increase. CBF is designed to enable you to move up through the pay band range as your competence grows.
  • New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.**-
  • Overview of the job**
  • This is an operational role directly supervising work groups of offenders serving a community sentence. This may include driving service vehicles to transport people or equipment. The post holder will be responsible for all work site supervision tasks and will work with service users to ensure that all tasks are carried out to the best of their ability. This will include working alongside people to demonstrate good practice as necessary.



  • For further information on the summary, responsibilities, activities, duties of the role and the Civil Service Success Profile Criteria which will be used in the assessment process, please refer to the full Job Description Attachment.**



  • Right to work in the UK**- Skilled Worker visa changes from 22 July 2025
  • In accordance with current immigration rules, this role is not eligible for a new Skilled Worker visa.

  • From 22 July 2025, the Government introduced changes to the eligibility criteria for Skilled Worker visas. As a result:

  • HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) cannot consider sponsoring you to work as a community payback supervisor unless you have held a Skilled Worker visa prior to the 22 July 2025 changes.

  • If you have held a Skilled Worker visa continuously, please raise this during your pre-employment checks and your eligibility will be assessed in accordance with the immigration rules and transitional provisions in place.-
  • HMPPS will continue to comply with UK Immigration Rules applied in the UK and Civil Service. You can read more about Skilled Worker visas and the eligibility criteria.
  • Civil Service recruitment: nationality rules
  • Civil Service
  • This guide is intended to assist departments with managing their responsibilities on nationality rules related to Civil Service recruitment.**-

  • About us**:

  • The work is varied, challenging and meaningful and comes with job security, great benefits and career progression opportunities - not to mention the chance to make a real difference to people’s lives and our communities.**-

  • About the Recruitment Process**



  • About the role**
  • Community Payback Supervisors will work with a diverse mix of individuals, so it’s important that you’re empathetic, a good communicator and happy to take the lead.
  • It’s all about supporting offenders on their journey and making your community a better place. Whether that’s building benches or cleaning the streets, you’re t because you genuinely want to help people.
  • As a Community Payback supervisor, you’ll be at the heart of this work, leading small te