Probation Officer[2] at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

Qualifications and Requirements:
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have a Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: Social Work, Sociology, Criminology, Guidance and Counselling, Social Psychology or any other relevant and equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya.

Responsibilities:      
Duties and Responsibilities An officer at this level will work under the supervision and guidance of a senior and experienced officer. Duties and responsibilities include:

(i) Interviewing accused persons for bail reports;

(ii) Conducting and presenting social inquiry reports on probation and community service offenders as required by the Courts;

(iii) Making pre-trial and post-trial social enquiry reports for the Courts on referred offenders;

(iv) Conducting and submitting social enquiry reports to Correctional Institutions and Discharge Boards; and

(v) Keeping updated records of the offenders under supervision.