Criminology Graduates

Red 5 People; Lewes; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable organization in Lewes seeks a dedicated individual to manage a caseload of clients within the criminal justice system. The role involves creating tailored plans for clients' releases, delivering sessions on essential life skills, and providing ongoing support. Candidates should have experience in similar fields or be criminology graduates with relevant experience. Benefits include generous leave, paid volunteering days, and an enhanced pension scheme.

Benefits

25 days of leave (increasing over time)

2 days paid volunteering

Enhanced pension scheme

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Experience working with individuals in the criminal justice system.
• Background in mental health, substance abuse, or homelessness support is valuable.
• Criminology graduates with relevant volunteer experience encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of clients at HMP Lewes and Worthing Probation Trust.
• Deliver one-to-one sessions on housing, healthcare, education, and employment.
• Create clear plans for clients' release and transition.

Skills

Experience with criminal justice system

Support for vulnerable clients

Communication skills

Housing and resettlement knowledge

Education

Degree in Criminology or related field

Job description

Join a charity recognised as a great place to work, with a cutting-edge criminal justice support programme. In this role, you will manage a caseload of clients at HMP Lewes and Worthing Probation Trust, focusing on through-the-gate support and creating a clear plan for their release.

Your primary responsibilities will include meeting with clients one-to-one to discuss and plan activities around housing, resettlement, healthcare, education, wellbeing, life skills, and employment. You will deliver 1:1 sessions on these themes and signpost to services both within the prison and upon release to ensure ongoing support.

Requirements

To apply, you must have experience working with individuals within the criminal justice system, or supporting vulnerable clients in areas such as mental health, substance abuse, or homelessness. Criminology graduates with relevant volunteer experience are also encouraged to apply.

Benefits

• 25 days of leave (increasing over time)
• 2 days paid volunteering
• An enhanced pension scheme
• Life assurance

If you have previously worked as a prison officer, probation officer, resettlement worker, supported housing officer, drug and alcohol worker, careers advisor, employment advisor, or hostel worker, you may be suitable for this role. Alternatively, you may be a criminology graduate looking for your first step on the career ladder, with some relevant voluntary or paid experience.