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National Probation Service
| How do you advertise vacancies that graduates could apply for? | Science and Maths, IT, Engineering/Building Maintenance |
| From which degree discipline do you normally recruit graduates? | Any |
| Do you have any minimum academic requirements? (e.g. Yes/No) | No |
| What sort of work experience do you feel is appropriate for the kind of graduate roles that you recruit for? | Depends on the role applied for; for admin roles they will look for 6 months in a similar field and for the Probation Services Officer they would require any experience of working with offenders - could even be voluntary work. |
| What for you makes an applicant stand out from the crowd? | Relevant experience and a demonstration that they can do the job - the ability to show that they can meet certain criteria. |
| What common mistakes do you see applicants make at interview? | People not putting themselves across very well, not elaborating, not selling themselves, rambling on and not elaborating. |
| What kind of training do you provide for new starters within your organisation? | Trainee Probation Officers - all new starters do a 2 year full time University course. For admin staff there is an induction course and in house training on systems and continuous training throughout their career. |
| What is the average starting salary of a graduate within your organisation? | 16000 |
| Do you offer any other kind of work for undergraduate students? | Other |
| Do you know approximately how many graduates your organisation has recruited over the past 5 years?
Please provide details | In the last 12 months they have recruited approximately 9 Trainee Probationers and over the past 5 years about 130 in South Yorkshire |
| What is involved in your recruitment process? | National newspaper, On own website, Graduate Link |
| How does your organisation ensure a good work-life balance? | Flexi-time; listening to people's needs with regards to hours; flexibility with people |
| How are people inducted into your organisation? How long is the process? | Induction - 2 day course - shown around the building, introduced to the probation service, given information regarding health and safety. |
| How does the organisation embrace employees to make them feel part of the team? | Very welcoming, given chain of command, straight onto induction. Staff annual conference, individual Christmas parties. |
| What kind of training do you provide for new starters within the organisation? | Training on Lotus Notes, External courses where required, ongoing in-house training |
| What benefits/rewards are offered by the organisation? | Health-care scheme is free,
Essential car user allowances,
Car loan scheme where applicable,
Flexi-time,
Pension scheme,
22 days holiday plus statutory 8 days
2 discretionary. |
| What is the recruitment process for a graduate applying for work with your organisation and what core competencies do you look for? | Application form and interview.
Trainee Probation Officers are then judged against the following competences:
Ability to relate to others,
Teamwork,
Knowledge and understanding of group individual work commitments,
Planning and organisation,
Self management,
Motivation and commitment,
Values,
Openness to new ideas,
Problem solving skills. |
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