Skills you need

You do not need specific skills to be a Community Payback supervisor, placement coordinator or operations manager. However, there are some important skills and experience to have.

Community Payback supervisor

Essential skills and experience

You’ll get all the training you need to help you work effectively and safely with offenders. However, it’s important you have: 

• great people skills 

• the ability to supervise and guide a group 

• empathy  

• experience working with people with complex needs 

You’ll require a full UK manual driving licence (standard or D1) to drive our minibuses to transport equipment and people to project sites when needed. 

We’d love to hear from you if you have a skill or trade such as painting and decorating or carpentry, for example.

Community payback placement coordinator

Essential skills and experience

We look for someone who has skills in:

• logistics management
• stakeholder management
• negotiation
• communication
• occupational health and safety or be willing to complete the necessary training

A good multi-tasker, you’ll have an eye for detail and excellent analytical skills.

Occasionally you’ll need to cover for Community Payback supervisors. You’ll require a full UK manual driving licence (standard or D1) to drive our minibuses to transport equipment and people to project sites when needed.

Community payback operations manager

Essential skills and experience

You’ll need: 

• strong leadership and team management skills 

• excellent communication and people skills 

• ability to work collaboratively with different stakeholders 

• experience with risk assessment and health and safety compliance 

• commitment to reducing reoffending and supporting rehabilitation 

You’ll require a full UK manual driving licence (standard or D1) due to the wide variety of remote work required – site visits, stakeholder and beneficiary engagement, covering multiple offices and managing our fleet of vans.