PEP: Peer Mentor Coordinator - North East

Descriptions & Requirements

Probation Employment Pathway Eligibility

Probation Employment Pathway (PEP) is a recruitment scheme targeted at supporting individuals who have history of criminal convictions and who face barriers to employment.

PEP is open to anyone who within the last 10 years has received:

• A custodial conviction and has been released from prison
• A conviction resulting in a community sentence
• An out of court disposal

The Probation Employment Pathway is an exception to fair and open competition and is only open to eligible applicants. Eligible applicants who pass our assessment processes will be offered up to a 2‑year fixed‑term appointment, under an accredited Exception 2 scheme within the Civil Service Recruitment Principles.

New entrants to the Civil Service will be expected to join at the entry point salary for the advertised band.

Occasional travel throughout the North Ea...