The State Department for Internal Security and National Administration is hiring Assistant Director - Probation.
Eight vacancies available, and applicants must have at least 8 years of experience.
Job Scale
CSG 7
Requirements;
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -
(i) cumulative service period of (8) years, three (3) of which must be at the grade of Principal Probation Officer, CSG 8 or in a comparable and relevant position in the public service;
(ii) a Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: Social Work, Sociology, Criminology, Law, Counselling Psychology, Social Psychology or equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
(iii) demonstrated professional competences and managerial ability as reflected in work performance and results
Duties and Responsibilities;
An officer at this level may be deployed at the Headquarters, Institutional Boards, Rehabilitation School Committees, Regional Offices or Probation Institutions
At Headquarters
Duties and responsibilities 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; and
(xii) coordinating pre-release report to Power of Mercy Committee, Borstal Institution Boards, Rehabilitations School Committees
At Institutional Boards and Rehabilitation School Committees
Duties and responsibilities will include: -
(i) developing and implementing of child and youth justice strategies;
(ii) liaising with relevant stakeholders on offender management;
(iii) Interpreting and disseminating of offender data and programs to relevant government agencies and other stakeholders; and
(iv) coordinating appraisals, survey and reviews on offender and victim service programs;
(v) coordinating storage and retrieval of information on offenders and probation and aftercare programmes; and
(vi) preparing periodic progress reports.
At Regional Offices
Duties and responsibilities 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 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 stakeholder’s 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;
(ix) facilitating empowerment of offenders for resettlement; and
(x) preparing periodic progress report.
Apply via https://www.psckjobs.go.ke/AdvertDetailsExt.aspx?kpx=24/2026&kpage=ActiveAdverts.aspx
Deadline: 26-05-2026