Probation Officer Advice & Supervision

• As an advisor, you provide advice to clients such as the judiciary, the public prosecution service, and correctional institutions, based on file research, interviews with offenders/suspects, and scientifically validated diagnostic instruments.
• You assess the risk of recidivism and what is needed to prevent it, including appropriate probation interventions.
• As a supervisor, you operate within a judicial framework, such as a court judgment with special conditions or a decision to suspend pre-trial detention.
• You motivate probationers to cooperate with set goals and find the right balance between setting boundaries and providing guidance, controlling and motivating.
• You work in a close-knit team and consult regularly with colleagues and partners in the safety chain (public prosecution service, judges, police, treatment institutions, municipalities).
• You pick up signals and pass them on, with an eye for victim interests and public safety, while also being there for the probationer.

• Relevant HBO diploma (minimum bachelor's degree).
• Socially engaged while maintaining professional distance.
• Naturally curious about the person behind the offense.
• Easily makes contact with people and is good at networking.
• Knows how to consciously use oneself as an instrument in conversations, even about very sensitive topics.
• Enjoys working independently and appreciates the dynamics of teamwork.

Competencies.

• Problem analysis
• Judgment
• Flexibility
• Consistent action

• A job with guaranteed variety and intensive, challenging assignments.
• Significant responsibility for execution and results.
• Stimulating and informal work environment with good secondary conditions and facilities.
• Opportunities for talent development and freedom to organize work in consultation with the team.
• Internal training opportunities through the Probation Academy.
• Unique specializations possible, such as Electronic Monitoring (EM), Terrorism, Extremism and Radicalization (TER), TBS cases, sex offense specialization, and training in Judicial Interventions.
• A Certificate of Conduct (VOG) and possibly an e-assessment are part of the selection procedure.