Jordan Burnie
Exeter,Devon
Summary
Experienced qualified Probation Officer who was worked in criminal justice for 12 years, as a Probation Officer and Senior Probation Officer responsible for managing Community Probation teams. Skilled in risk assessing and intervention planning. Performed to a high standard throughout my career and focused on continuous professional development. Builds good relationships with community partner agencies.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Inspector (Secondment)
His Majesty's Inspectorate of Probation
12.2023 - Current
- Work as part of HMI Probation’s team of inspection staff by undertaking assessments of front-line practice, including observation of interventions being delivered in Probation Services and Youth Justice Services in the UK.
- Provide accurate and concise written feedback to lead inspectors on individual cases.
- Provide feedback to individual case managers/ responsible officers about their work, including development of rehabilitation interventions and risk management.
- Lead and facilitate meetings of staff groups and service users, gaining feedback of their experiences of rehabilitation interventions that are delivered.
- Contribute to HMI Probation’s work on policy areas, based on inspection findings.
- Deliver training to probation and youth offending staff on how to assess practice, using HMI Probation’s inspection standards
- Represent the organisation at external meetings, with community organisations (Police, social services, housing, Courts, substance misuse services) partners to support inspections and research.
- Recognise and promote diversity issues in all aspects of work, including with case managers, hearing about experiences and offering support / signposting for them.
Senior Probation Officer
His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS)
04.2022 - Current
- Developed strong working relationships with law enforcement agencies, facilitating smooth communication and information sharing, including through chairing Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements Level 2 meetings.
- I was responsible for the quality delivery of good practice and team performance improvement within policy and national standards for rehabilitation and risk management.
- Oversight and countersignature of Parole reports, to assess and support whether prisoners can be safely released and rehabilitated in the community.
- Completion of complex pre-sentence reports to assist the Courts with sentencing by identifying appropriate requirements to support rehabilitation and manage risk.
- Enhanced offender rehabilitation by conducting thorough risk assessments, countersigning of risk assessments and oversight through countersigning and developing tailored intervention plans to support rehabilitation and community integration, including areas such as homelessness, mental health needs, child protection, substance misuse, employment and financial.
- Supervised probation officers, contributing to their professional development and overall team success.
- Participated and led regular community outreach meetings to raise awareness about probation services, contribute to community planning and build relationships with local organisations. Including with children services (child protection), chairing joint homeless accommodation forums, substance misuse review meeting with drug and alcohol partners, domestic abuse forums and multi-agency community safety partnerships.
Probation Officer
HMPPS
06.2016 - 04.2022
- Managed and supported a caseload of 30 -40 Medium - Very High risk of serious harm people on Probation, both in the community and custody.
- Responsible for completion of risk assessments, based on offending behaviour, personal factors, lifestyle, mental health and diversity needs for complex people on Probation.
- Responsible for creating plans to address rehabilitation needs, including areas such as homelessness, mental health needs, child protection, substance misuse, employment and financial.
- Delivered one-to-one supervision for people on Probation, through interventions linked to plans, pro-social modelling and enforcement of court requirements/release conditions.
- Engaged and worked alongside regularly with community partners to support the people I managed on Probation, including child protection services, substance misuse services, mental health partners, local authorities (homeless services), Job centres and domestic abuse services.
- Completion of Parole reports to assess whether a prisoner can be safely released in to the community, with a resettlement plan.
- Completion of pre-sentence reports to assist the Courts with sentencing by identifying appropriate requirements to support rehabilitation and manage risk.
- Responsible for adhering to equality and safeguarding legislation, promoting diversity and rehabilitation interventions for people with racist or discriminatory views.
Probation Service Officer / Trainee Officer
HMPPS
11.2013 - 06.2016
- Managed and supported a caseload of 40-50 low to medium risk of serious harm people on Probation, both in the community and custody.
- Responsible for completion of risk assessments, based on offending behaviour, personal factors, lifestyle, mental health and diversity needs for complex people on Probation.
- Responsible for creating plans to address rehabilitation needs, including areas such as homelessness, mental health needs, child protection, substance misuse, employment and financial.
- Delivered one-to-one supervision for people on Probation, through interventions linked to plans, pro-social modelling and enforcement of court requirements/release conditions.
- Engaged and worked alongside regularly with community partners to support the people I managed on Probation, including child protection services, substance misuse services, mental health partners, local authorities (homeless services), Job centres and domestic abuse services.
- Completion of pre-sentence reports to assist the Courts with sentencing by identifying appropriate requirements to support rehabilitation and manage risk for Low to medium risk offenders.
- Responsible for adhering to equality and safeguarding legislation, promoting diversity and rehabilitation interventions for people with racist or discriminatory views.
Education
Graduate Diploma - Community Justice
University of Portsmouth
United Kingdom07-2016
Bachelor of Science - Criminology And Social Policy
University of Swansea
United Kingdom07-2013
No Degree - BTEC National Diploma - Uniformed Public Services
New College
United Kingdom07-2009
Skills
- Offender risk and needs assessing Intervention and rehabilitation planning Community work Child protection and safeguarding Supervision in the community of people on Probation and release planning for people in custody Delivering interventions for rehabilitation, including through pro-social modelling, substance misuse, homelessness, employment, domestic abuse, mental health and financial Management of community Probation teams Chairing and leading multi-agency meetings Oversight of quality, countersigning Inspecting work to set standards
Languages
English
References
Louise Arscott (Line Manager)
Louise.Arscott@justice.gov.uk
Head of Devon and Torbay Probation Delivery Unit
His Majestys Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS)
Kathryn Webber
Quality Development Officer and personal reference
Kathryn.Webber@justice.gov.uk
Timeline
Assistant Inspector (Secondment)
His Majesty's Inspectorate of Probation
12.2023 - Current
Senior Probation Officer
His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS)
04.2022 - Current
Probation Officer
HMPPS
06.2016 - 04.2022
Probation Service Officer / Trainee Officer
HMPPS
11.2013 - 06.2016
Graduate Diploma - Community Justice
University of Portsmouth
Bachelor of Science - Criminology And Social Policy
University of Swansea
No Degree - BTEC National Diploma - Uniformed Public Services
New College
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