Community Payback Supervisor - Wales
| Posting date: | 22 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £26,475 to £31,650 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 February 2026 |
| Location: | Wales, UK |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | HM Prison and Probation Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Job description
Essential part of the Supervisor role is to drive a mini bus. Basic IT skills is also essential. An essential part of the job role is to work one day on a weekend.
Mae y gallu i ‘yrru bws mini yn rhan hanfodol o rôl y Goruchwylydd. Mae sgiliau TG sylfaenol hefyd yn hanfodol. Mae gweithio un diwrnod ar benwythnos yn rhan hanfodol o'r swydd.
**Please note: Candidates must hold a full UK Manual Driving Licence when applying for this role, this is a mandatory technical requirement in order to carry out this role. We cannot accept candidates who hold an automatic Driving Licence only.**
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 there because you genuinely want to help.
If this sounds like you, apply now.
If you are successful in the recruitment process to join the Probation Service, your starting salary will be £26,475
Please note: Community Payback Supervisors will be expected to work weekends as part of their normal working pattern. You will be paid a higher rate of 50% for weekend days you do work.
Post holders may be required to undertake weekend working as part of their normal pattern of working.
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.
Probation Service also increase their pay band ranges annually in line with Civil Service Pay guidance, which will also apply an increase to band pay ranges where applicable.
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.
Essential part of the Supervisor role is to drive a mini bus. Basic IT skills is also essential. An essential part of the job role is to work one day on a weekend.
Mae y gallu i ‘yrru bws mini yn rhan hanfodol o rôl y Goruchwylydd. Mae sgiliau TG sylfaenol hefyd yn hanfodol. Mae gweithio un diwrnod ar benwythnos yn rhan hanfodol o'r swydd.
**Please note: Candidates must hold a full UK Manual Driving Licence when applying for this role, this is a mandatory technical requirement in order to carry out this role. We cannot accept candidates who hold an automatic Driving Licence only.**
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 there because you genuinely want to help.
If this sounds like you, apply now.
If you are successful in the recruitment process to join the Probation Service, your starting salary will be £26,475
Please note: Community Payback Supervisors will be expected to work weekends as part of their normal working pattern. You will be paid a higher rate of 50% for weekend days you do work.
Post holders may be required to undertake weekend working as part of their normal pattern of working.
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.
Probation Service also increase their pay band ranges annually in line with Civil Service Pay guidance, which will also apply an increase to band pay ranges where applicable.
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.
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