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Prison Service vacancies
Prison officer
As a prison officer, you’ll be part of a diverse team doing meaningful work in our prisons.
Operational support grade (OSG)
As an OSG, you’ll play a key role in supporting the smooth and safe running of the prison.
Youth justice worker
Make a positive impact on young lives. Develop a career working with 15 to 18 year olds and help them towards better futures.
Business administrator
As a Business Admin at the Ministry of Justice, you’ll play a vital role in keeping our prisons running
Prison catering
As a prison caterer, you’ll work as part of a team to prepare and cook meals for every prisoner, every day.
Prison education, skills and work (ESW)
Working in a ESW role, you will play a key part in helping prisoners access vital interventions that can reduce their risk of reoffending.
Psychologist
As a psychologist at HM Prison and Probation Service, your work will help complex people to lead better lives.
Probation Service vacancies
Approved premises
As a residential worker you’ll work as part of a wider team to provide 24-hour cover at an approved premises site.
Case administrator
As a case administrator you’ll use your great organisational and communication skills to support your probation colleagues to reduce reoffending.
Community Payback
A career in Community Payback gives you the power to make a positive impact on offenders’ lives as well as your community.
Probation services officer (PSO)
As a PSO you need to be able to analyse complex situations and make decisions, while being ready to listen and notice things about people that others won’t.
Trainee probation officer
You’ll work directly with people on probation in the community and in prisons to support them to make positive changes.
Our work is about people
- HM Prison & Probation Service employs over 42,000 staff across England and Wales
- We are committed to improving the rehabilitation of offenders and give our staff the tools and support they need to do this
- We are an inclusive employer and strive for a workforce that’s representative of our society