Public Service Commission Kenya Assistant Director - Probation Jobs

Public Service Commission Kenya Assistant Director - Probation Jobs

Duties and Responsibilities

An officer at this level may be deployed at the Headquarters, Regional Offices or Probation Institutions

At Headquarters:

Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:-

(i) developing, implementing and reviewing Probation and Aftercare policies;

(ii) coordinating compliance to the presentence, Bail, sentence review, release boards assessment reports;

(iii) analysing and preparing supervision reports form field station;

(iv) designing, piloting and disseminating offender specific intervention models;

(v) analysing offender treatment interventions efficacy form field stations;

(vi) undertaking benchmarks for best practices on emerging trends;

(vii) Implementing ratified International Conventions on offender management;

(viii) developing and maintaining data bank on case committees and their membership;

(ix) compiling a list of case committees and members from gazettement;

(x) analysing case committee reports and recommendations for the National Case Committees;

(xi) designing, piloting and disseminating crime prevention strategies and peace keeping activities;

(xii) coordinating pre-release report to Power of Mercy Committee, Borstal Institution Boards, Rehabilitations School Committees;

(xiii) developing and implementing of child and youth justice strategies;

(xiv) liaising with relevant stakeholders on offender management;

(xv) Interpreting and disseminating of offender data and programs to relevant gov-ernment agencies and other stakeholders;

(xvi) coordinating appraisals, survey and reviews on offender and victim service pro-grams.


At Regional Offices:

Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:-

(i) undertaking Community Service Orders and Probation and Aftercare functions;

(ii) undertaking quality control functions;

(iii) preparing and presenting reports for special needs offenders;

(iv) coordinating the implementation of restorative justice programs;

(v) conducting home visits and follow-ups for high-risk offenders’ resettlement and rehabilitation;

(vi) coordinating the identification, engagement induction of Community Probation Volunteers;

(vii) supervising and strengthening Community Probation Volunteers program;

(viii) undertaking social inquiries for high court cases;

(ix) undertaking supervision of high risk offenders;

(x) preparing bail assessment reports for high-risk cases;

(xi) rehabilitating high-risk offenders and administering appropriate interventions;

(xii) organizing and participating in case conferences and case committees;

(xiii) undertaking assessment of high-risk offenders; and

(xiv) coordinating prevention of sexual and gender-based violence(SGBV).

At Probation Institutions:

Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:-

(i) coordinating admission ,assessment and classification of probationers;

(ii) spearheading the development, implementation and reviewing of supervision plans for all probationers admitted to the institutions;

(iii) ensuring temporary safe accommodation and provision of basic amenities for all probationers admitted;

(iv) coordinating offender Vocational training, rehabilitation, treatment and re-integration programs;

(v) coordinating stakeholders engagement on offender management;

(vi) coordinating supervision of offenders in accordance with risk levels;

(vii) guiding on implementation of recommendations of case committees and management committees;

(viii) facilitating formal education for school going probationers as well as relevant skills training; and

(ix) facilitating empowerment of offenders for resettlement.


For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:-

(i) served for a minimum period of three (3) at the grade of Principal Probation
Officer, CSG 8;

(ii) a Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: Social Work, Sociology, Criminology, Law, Counselling Psychology, Social Psychology or equivalent quali-fication from a university recognized in Kenya; and

(iii) demonstrated professional competence and managerial capability as reflected in work performance and results.

How to Apply

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