Counsellor£31,022 - £36,363PBNI are now seeking to fill counsellor roles to enhance the skill base of the organisation and create more flexibility in-house as to the use of this resource. We have a vacancy in Belfast as part of the Substance Misuse Court Team. The successful applicant will be responsible for providing counselling support to our Service Users. The position is full time and will be on a Fixed Term basis for up to 2 years duration (with the possibility of extension/being made permanent). If you are interested in finding out more about this exciting opportunity please read the candidate information. Applications close 06 October 2025Apply Online |
Probation Service Officers£31,022-£36,363We are recruiting for suitably qualified and experienced individuals to join the Probation Board for Northern Ireland as a Probation Service Officer. This will be for the Belfast and Greater Belfast area. The Probation Service Officer role is varied, and your area of focus might differ depending on the needs of the local probation team that you join. You will work directly with people serving a custodial or a community sentence or on licence following release from custody. As a Probation Service Officer, you may be delivering and facilitating offender behaviour programmes that challenge and change attitudes and thinking. You could be providing interventions that assist people to tackle the causes of their offending. For example, coping skills or the substance misuse intervention. PBNI offer a competitive salary, and terms and conditions, with currently 20 offices located throughout N Ireland, we will be retaining a reserve list for all locations. To find out more, please read the candidate information pack. Applications close 06 October 2025Apply Online |
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We place a wide range of roles from administration staff to Probation Officers with this agency.
We work in partnership with Honeycomb to fulfil our temporary recruitment needs. The agency we use is an Equal Opportunities employers.
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The Probation Board for Northern Ireland matches agency worker pay and holiday entitlements with permanent workers from Day 1 – many organisations don’t match these terms for the first 12 weeks of placement.