Careers Advisor

Career Connect; Great Bowden; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 31,000; Part time

Job summary

A community support organization in Great Bowden seeks a part-time Careers Advisor to help offenders prepare for life after release. The role involves engaging individuals in valuable learning and job opportunities to break the cycle of reoffending. Ideal candidates will have a Level 4 qualification in Information, Advice and Guidance and experience working with vulnerable populations. A supportive team environment and flexible hours are offered.

Benefits

Flexitime

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Experience working with offenders or vulnerable groups.
• Ability to engage with individuals and help them progress.
• Comfortable working on databases.

Responsibilities

• Assist offenders in preparing for work upon release.
• Engage individuals in learning, training, and employment opportunities.
• Meet individual targets and compliance requirements.

Skills

Confidence

Good communication skills

Proactive attitude

Attention to detail

Education

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

Job description

Careers Advisor

Career Connect

• Market Harborough, Leicestershire
• £26,485-30,012 per year
• Permanent
• Part-time
• 7 hours ago

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. If you have experience of working with offenders or other disadvantaged people and you want to make a difference, we would love to hear from you. 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 have 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 to 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 to settle into the job. We are particularly interested in applicants who hold a Level 4 or above in IAG.

The contract requires a 37.5h working week but this vacancy is looking for someone that can work part time 19 hours per week. We 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.

A full job description can be downloaded at the bottom of this page. 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:

The closing date for this vacancy is 17/10/2025. Interviews are expected to take place on 24/10/2025 via MS Teams.