In-Custody Careers Adviser - (HMP Bristol)

Seetec Business Technology Centre; West of England; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Birthday day off

Pension 5% employee 5% employer

Healthcare plan

Annual salary review

Job summary

Seetec Business Technology Centre is recruiting a Careers Adviser to join our In-Custody Information, Advice and Guidance team at HMP Bristol. You will provide career advice and guidance, helping participants explore learning and employment options and coordinating employer visits and talks to support transition back into the community.

You’ll use strong communication to engage participants, build confidence, and create a welcoming environment.

Qualifications

• Level 4 CIAG qualification or willingness to undertake.
• Experience delivering careers advice to adults.
• Good knowledge of local labour market; able to use Microsoft Office/Teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of participants and support achievement of targets.
• Provide careers advice and information to help work, learning and development goals.
• Handle challenging situations professionally and confidentially.
• Record information timely and accurately in the tracking system.
• Deliver employability workshops and coordinate careers events/speaker visits.

Skills

Careers guidance

Communication skills

Relationship building

Diversity awareness

Education

Level 4 CIAG

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Role

We're recruiting a Careers Adviser to join our In-Custody Information, Advice and Guidance team. If you're passionate about helping people, we'd love to hear from you!

Working in custody, you'll support our participants by providing career advice and guidance and helping them explore their learning and employment options in preparation for life in the community. You'll use a variety of delivery methods, including the coordination of job fairs or sectors specific talks, plus visits from employers or motivational speakers.

We'll need your excellent communication skills as you encourage participant engagement and form positive relationships with those you are supporting. You'll also help build confidence and break down barriers.

This role does require a Level 4 CIAG (Careers, Information, Advice & Guidance) qualification, however, if you don't currently hold this we are able to support you through the qualification once you're in post.

Our ideal candidate will have experience in delivering careers advice, however, we're mainly looking for someone with an engaging personality, who is comfortable working with a diverse group of people and can provide a warm and welcoming experience whilst helping our participants take their first steps back into learning or employment.

This is a rewarding role that will allow you to utilise your current skills to influence, support and encourages others to build a better future.

In return for your dedication, knowledge, and commitment, we're offering a competitive salary range of £26,351- £29,545 per annumwith these great additional benefits:

• 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays + Birthday Day off (with the opportunity to buy additional days)
• 2 Volunteer Days
• Pension - 5% Employee 5% Employer
• Healthcare Cash Plan, incl. 3 x salary life assurance
• Annual salary review
• Refer a Friend Scheme
• Free access to BenefitHub - an online portal with access to a wide range of retail discounts, cycle to work scheme and additional voluntary benefits

Our Communities division is part of an employee-owned organisation and we continually pride ourselves on our sense of community, both in the incredible work we do throughout UK and Ireland. People are at the front, centre and heart of every service we provide and each decision we make.
What it means to be employee-owned.

Location: HMP Bristol
Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Thurs 7:45-16:30 and Friday 7:45-12:15)
Contract: Maternity Cover 12 Months
Closing Date: 19 November 2026

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of participants, supporting the achievement of personal and team targets
• Provide careers advice and information, supporting participants to achieve work, learning and personal development goals
• Deal with challenging situations in a professional and confidential manner
• Ensure all information is recorded timely and accurately to the tracking system
• Deliver employability workshops and coordinate careers events/relevant speaker visits

Skills and Experience

• Level 4 qualification In Careers, Information, Advice and Guidance (or willingness to undertake)
• Experience in the delivery of careers advice to adults
• A good working knowledge of the local labour market
• Able to use a range of Microsoft Office programs, including 365 products and modern digital technologies i.e. Microsoft Teams
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Able to develop and sustain positive professional relationships

Additional Information

Seetec is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share and uphold this commitment in conjunction with the requirements of the Prevent Duty and the positive promotion of modern British values.

Dependent on the role applying to you may be required to process a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS/DS) check. Seetec support the recruitment of ex- offenders and will not discriminate in any way. Our full policy statement of Ex-Offenders can be found on our website under About us .

Seetec is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.