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Current vacancies

Find vacancies in your area or register your interest.

We are currently accepting applications for select roles and locations. If you don’t find a vacancy for the role you are interested in at your desired location, please return to this page to register your interest. We will notify you when opportunities become available in your preferred location.

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