Senior Investigator - Prisons and Probation Ombudsman

The role is based in prison and involves working in group and one to ones to deliver an offending behaviour programme; Building Choices. You will work as part of a team providing an integral rehabilitative service to assist in reducing reoffending.

We operate a flexible working policy, however, when in group delivery the expectation will be for you to be on duty at 07:45 to be ready for an 08:00 session start time.

Whilst this role is advertised at HMP Stocken and you will begin your training and delivery here, Group workers are recruited on a peripatetic (mobile) basis and may be required to deliver programmes at other establishments across the East Midlands region as required - HMP Whatton, HMP Ranby and HMP Onley.

Apply before 11:55 pm on Saturday 28th November 2026

490476

Executive Officer

HMPPS Band 4

Permanent

Other

Full-time

1

This position is based at HM Prison Stocken, Oakham, LE15 7RD.

Please refer to Job Description

Please refer to Job Description

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Managing a Quality Service
• Developing Self and Others
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Deliver a 10 minute facilitation exercise. Options for the exercise will be shared with candidates once confirmation of interview is received.

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Technical skills.

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Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Successful candidates must undergo an enhanced (or equivalent) criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.

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• Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
• Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk
• Telephone : 0345 241 5358

Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. If you feel a department has breached the requirement of the Recruitment Principles and would like to raise this, please contact SSCL (Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com) in the first instance. If the role has been advertised externally (outside of the Civil Service) and you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/complaints

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