Empowering Prison Careers Advisor

Ingeus UK; Kirklevington; Remote; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

EAP Support 24/7

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Community volunteering up to 2 days

Eyecare vouchers

Cycle to Work

Travel season ticket loan

Long service awards

Salary Finance

Critical illness cover

Dental insurance

Job summary

Ingeus UK is recruiting for an In Custody Careers Advisor (CIAG) to support prisoners inside a custodial setting at HMP Kirklevington Grange. The role offers a £27,800 salary and involves delivering tailored careers guidance, developing learning plans, and connecting prisoners with employers and training opportunities during custody and in preparation for release.

You will conduct one-to-one assessments, facilitate engaging group sessions, build trusted relationships, and coordinate with

Qualifications

• Experience delivering guidance, support or advisory services to individuals.
• Ability to assess individual needs and develop action plans to support progression.
• Experience of managing a caseload and working towards agreed targets or outcomes.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage, motivate and influence a diverse range of individuals.
• Experience of working with individuals facing barriers to employment or education.
• Good organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise and manage competing demands.
• Hold a Level 3 or Level 4 Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) qualification, or be willing to work towards this.

Responsibilities

• Caseload management: Conduct one-to-one assessments to identify prisoners’ skills, career aspirations and training needs and develop a Prisoner Learning Plan (PLP) and effectively manage your caseload to achieve sustained employment, training, education and completion of prison employment outcomes.
• Facilitation: Delivery of engaging sessions to groups of participants around topics such as employability skills, career planning and effective disclosure.
• Relationship Building: Foster genuine, trusting, and non-judgemental relationships with participants creating a safe space for personal growth.
• Stakeholder management: Engage with prison education departments, training providers, employers and probation services to create employment pathways.
• Quality Recording: Work towards agreed KPIs, targets, ensuring quality assurance standards in accordance with the service provider are met.

Skills

Caseload management

Facilitation

Relationship Building

Stakeholder management

Quality Recording

Education

Level 3/4 Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG)

Job description

Ingeus UK is recruiting for an In Custody Careers Advisor (CIAG) to support prisoners inside a custodial setting at HMP Kirklevington Grange. The role offers a £27,800 salary and involves delivering tailored careers guidance, developing learning plans, and connecting prisoners with employers and training opportunities during custody and in preparation for release.

You will conduct one-to-one assessments, facilitate engaging group sessions, build trusted relationships, and coordinate with