Careers Adviser

Career Connect; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community support organization in the East Midlands seeks an enthusiastic CIAG Adviser to work with offenders in custody. This role involves engaging individuals in training and employment opportunities to facilitate successful reintegration into society. Candidates should have a Level 4 qualification in IAG and be confident communicators. The position offers a supportive environment with flexitime benefits.

Benefits

Flexitime

Qualifications

• Experience helping offenders or vulnerable groups.
• Ability to work in a prison environment and comply with contract requirements.
• Skills to work towards individual targets.

Responsibilities

• Engage offenders in learning and employment opportunities.
• Prepare individuals for work on release.
• Support individuals to break the cycle of reoffending.

Skills

Confident and proactive

Good communicator with a non-judgemental approach

Strong attention to detail

Education

Level 4 or above in Information Advice and Guidance (IAG)

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic and confident Career Information Advice and Guidance (CIAG) Adviser, working with offenders in custody to help them prepare for work on release.

The job involves working with people serving custodial sentences, to engage them in learning, training and employment opportunities, so they’re ready to start a new life on release and break the cycle of reoffending.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference to people and communities.

You’ll need to be:

• Confident and proactive
• A good communicator with a non‑judgemental approach
• Comfortable working on databases and having a strong attention to detail

We are especially looking for applicants who have experience of helping offenders or other vulnerable groups to move forward in their lives. If you’re someone who can really connect with people to help them progress, work in a prison environment, embrace the quality and compliance requirements of the contract and have the skills to work towards individual targets, we’d love to hear from you.

We’ll give you all the training you need to do the job and to get established in the new role. Our teams are always supportive and friendly towards new starters, to help them settle into the job. We are particularly interested in applicants who hold a Level 4 or above in IAG.

The contract requires a 37.5‑hour working week and we also offer flexitime, so when we ask our staff to do extra we always make sure they’ve got those hours to take back another time. It’s a great benefit of working for Career Connect.

Are you ready to join a high‑performing team and make a contribution to changing lives?

If you would like an informal discussion regarding the vacancy, please contact: [e-mail]

The closing date for this vacancy is 07-Nov-2025.

Interviews are expected to take place on 12-Nov-2025 via MS Teams.