This Outcome in a day campaign is a fantastic way for you to visit our one of our Unpaid Work sites and get a sense of what it’s like working in Community Payback Team and then to find out on the same day if you have been successful at interview. Please note any candidates that are successful will be alerted on the same day that they have passed the interview threshold, you will then be contacted the following week with more information about location / merit list details.
- Meet some of our team and see what they have to say about their work. Our aim is to bring to written job description to life to help you get a better understanding of the role.
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Meet our friendly assessors who will test to see if you have the abilities, behaviours, and strengths to be a Community Payback Supervisor.
All interviews will be held on 12th September 2026 at Redwood, Salford, we anticipate that the assessment day will run from 09:00-16:00. The day will be split into two sections with a break in the middle. The morning has been designed to enable you to get a sense of the role with onsite experience and for you to get the benefit of meeting some of the team to ask questions. Interviews will then take place in the afternoon.
We will meet at our Salford Probation Office w you will be split into small groups and driven to site. Please dress accordingly for the weather and bring any refreshments you may need. T will be tea/coffee/water facilities available. T is a local shop should you wish to purchase any food/drink on the day.
Details of the exact day including start time and what to bring will be shared with you once you have completed your application and passed the initial online stage.
During the day you will be asked to complete a face-to-face interview w we will test behaviours and strengths.
Your natural strengths are assessed to find out what motivates and energises you. We will also assess your spoken English abilities.
You will be advised whether you have been successful or not on the same day. If you are offered and accept a role we will then commence the vetting process. This can take upwards of 12 weeks.
The Community Payback Supervisor role is a physical one. Staff are expected to work on varied projects that involve practical tasks that should be seen by the public to be a credible punishment providing reparation to the community. The post holder will exercise appropriate authority to maintain discipline and good behaviour within working groups, alerting the relevant staff to any infringement of discipline or behaviour. It may be required to undertake weekend working as part of a normal pattern of working. The work may involve working alongside volunteers or staff from partner organisations.
**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.**
Please note: Community Payback Supervisors will require a flexible approach with start times, working Monday to Friday are to be expected to work weekends as part of their normal working pattern. You will be paid a higher rate for weekend days you do work.
Post holders will be required to undertake regular weekend working as part of their normal pattern of working to support operational needs. The work may involve working alongside volunteers or staff from partner organisations.
This role is not eligible for new Skilled Worker visas in accordance with the current immigration rules.
From 22 July 2025, the Government introduced changes to the Skilled Worker visa route. The department cannot consider sponsoring you for this role unless you have held a Skilled Worker visa prior to the 22 July 2025 changes. If you have held a Skilled Worker visa continuously, please raise this during your vetting checks and eligibility will be assessed in accordance with the immigration rules and transitional provisions in place.
If you are applying for this role and you have not held a Skilled Worker visa prior to the 22 July 2025 changes, you will need to consider your options for obtaining and/or maintaining your right to work in the UK in light of these changes. Successful applicants must ensure they have and maintain the legal right to live and work in the Civil Service and in the United Kingdom.
The Department will continue to comply with UK Immigration Rules applied in the UK and Civil Service. You can read more about Skilled Worker visas and the eligibility criteria ."
**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 t 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 £28,064
On a typical day, you’ll spend up to 7 hours supervising a group at a Community Payback unpaid work placement. Post holders may be required to undertake weekend working as part of their normal pattern of working.
Working pattern
The Community Payback supervisor role is accommodated to people on probation who work or have caring responsibilities. Community Payback projects run 7 days a week tfore you will: work frequent weekends, and you may be asked to cover some evenings. You will be paid a higher rate of 50% for weekend days you do work.
In this role, the pace of our work means that rest breaks don’t always happen in the standard way. When this happens, we make sure your wellbeing is looked after.
Your wellbeing really matters to us, so we want to be open about this from the outset. If you’re someone who enjoys a varied, active role w no two days are the same, this is a great environment to make a real difference while being fully supported.
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 w 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.
Right to work in the UK
You must have the right to work in the UK and Civil Service (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules).
Skilled Worker visa changes from 22 July 2025
In accordance with current immigration rules, this role is not eligible for a new Skilled Worker visa.
From 22 July 2025, the Government introduced changes to the eligibility criteria for Skilled Worker visas. As a result:
HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) cannot consider sponsoring you to work as a community payback supervisor unless you have held a Skilled Worker visa prior to the 22 July 2025 changes.
If you have held a Skilled Worker visa continuously, please raise this during your pre-employment checks and your eligibility will be assessed in accordance with the immigration rules and transitional provisions in place.
If you apply to be a community payback supervisor and you have not held a Skilled Worker visa prior to 22 July 2025, you will need to consider your options for obtaining and/or maintaining your right to work in the UK in light of these changes.
If your application is successful, you will need to ensure that you have and maintain the legal right to live and work in the Civil Service and in the United Kingdom.
HMPPS will continue to comply with UK Immigration Rules applied in the UK and Civil Service. You can read more about Skilled Worker visas and the eligibility criteria .
Civil Service recruitment: nationality rules
Civil Service
This guide is intended to assist departments with managing their responsibilities on nationality rules related to Civil Service recruitment.
You can read more about Skilled Worker visas and the eligibility criteria (https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa)
About us:
The work is varied, challenging and meaningful and comes with job security, great benefits and career progression opportunities - not to mention the chance to make a real difference to people’s lives and our communities.
To hear more about a day in the life of a Community Payback Supervisor, : https://vimeo.com/728198635?fl=pl&fe=sh
About the Recruitment Process
To apply to this role you will be required to complete a short application form and detail responses to two Civil Service Behaviour and one Experience based questions.
Your application will be sifted once the application deadline has d. You will then receive further instruction on the progress and outcome of your application.
Take a look at a short video about Community Payback Supervisor : https://vimeo.com/663030374?fl=pl&fe=sh
If in the event we receive a high volume of applications, we may only assess candidates against the lead behaviour. T is also no guarantee that you will progress to the next stages of the recruitment process; however, we will keep you informed at each stage.
About the role
Community Payback Supervisors will work with a diverse mix of individuals, so it’s important that you’re empathetic, a good communicator and happy to take the lead.
It’s all about supporting offenders on their journey and making your community a better place. Whether that’s building benches or cleaning the streets, you’re t because you genuinely want to help people.
As a Community Payback supervisor, you’ll be at the heart of this work, leading small teams to complete their unpaid work hours.
You’ll supervise and motivate them to complete a range of manual tasks to pay back for the harm they’ve caused. These tasks could include clearing overgrowth to make public spaces safer, restoring community facilities such as sports halls and playgrounds, planting trees or laying flowerbeds, and litter picking and graffiti removal
