CIAG Adviser/Employment Engagement Lead

Career Connect; Boston; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident employer

Job summary

Career Connect is recruiting for a split role: 0.5 CIAG Adviser in custody and 0.5 Employer Engagement Lead. You will support offenders in custody as they prepare for work on release and build links to employers to create events and activities across East Midlands prisons.

We require at least 2 years’ experience working with employers for people facing barriers, excellent communication and presentation skills, and a willingness to work towards Level 4 IAG or higher.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience working with employers to seek opportunities for people facing multiple barriers.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills in verbal and written form.
• Willingness to work towards Level 4+ IAG qualification or higher.
• Ability to work in a prison/custodial setting with a non-judgemental approach.

Responsibilities

• Support offenders in custody as they prepare for work on release.
• Provide links to employers and build partnerships with stakeholders.
• Organise employment events and activities linked to local and national opportunities.
• Maintain databases and ensure quality and compliance with contract requirements.

Skills

Confident and proactive

Good communicator

Attention to detail

Experience with employers in context

Excellent communication and presentat'

Education

Level 4 or above in IAG

Tools

Databases

Job description

This job is a split role. 0.5 FTE CIAG advisor and 0.5 FTE Employer engagement lead. Therefore we are looking for an enthusiastic and confident Career Information Advice and Guidance (CIAG) Adviser to support offenders in custody as they prepare for work on release. Alongside this, we are looking for an Employer Engagement Lead, who can provide links to employers and work in partnership with stakeholders to create events and activities for 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. It also involves networking with employers and organising employment events and activities that are linked to local and nationwide employment opportunities across a number of prison sites within the East Midlands.

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 detailYou’ll need to have :* A minimum of 2 years’ experience of working with employers in the context of seeking opportunities for people facing multiple barriers* Excellent communication and presentation skills both verbal and writtenWe 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 or willing to work towards the qualification.

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CIAG Adviser/Employment Engagement Lead

Company: Career Connect Salary: £29,326 to £32,624 a year Hours: Full-time Location: PE22 0QX Working pattern: Field-based Job type: Permanent Posting date: 29 Oct 2026 Closing date: 18 Nov 2026

Summary

This job is a split role. 0.5 FTE CIAG advisor and 0.5 FTE Employer engagement lead. Therefore we are looking for an enthusiastic and confident Career Information Advice and Guidance (CIAG) Adviser to support offenders in custody as they prepare for work on release. Alongside this, we are looking for an Employer Engagement Lead, who can provide links to employers and work in partnership with stakeholders to create events and activities for 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. It also involves networking with employers and organising employment events and activities that are linked to local and nationwide employment opportunities across a number of prison sites within the East Midlands.

Essential requirements

• confident and proactive
• a good communicator with a non-judgemental approach
• comfortable working on databases and have a strong attention to detail
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience of working with employers in the context of seeking opportunities for people facing multiple barriers
• Excellent communication and presentation skills both verbal and written

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 or willing to work towards the qualification.

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