In-Custody Careers Adviser - (Hmp Channings Wood)

Seetec; West Alvington; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days leave + BH + Birthday Day off

Pension - 5% Employee 5% Employer

Healthcare Cash Plan & life assurance

Annual salary review

Refer a Friend Scheme

BenefitHub access

Job summary

Seetec is recruiting a Careers Adviser to support participants at HMP Channings Wood, delivering CIAG and guiding learning and employment options. You will build rapport, encourage engagement and help individuals take first steps back into education or work.

The role requires a Level 4 CIAG qualification (or support to attain it) and involves arranging workshops, employer visits and career talks within a prisoner rehabilitation context.

Qualifications

• Level 4 qualification in Careers, Information, Advice & Guidance (CIAG) or willingness to undertake
• Experience delivering careers advice to adults is desirable
• Good working knowledge of the local labour market and available learning/employment options
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and modern digital tools
• Excellent communication and presentation skills and ability to build positive relationships

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of participants and support achievement of personal and team targets
• Provide careers advice and information to help participants access work, learning and development opportunities
• Deliver employability workshops and coordinate career events and visitor sessions
• Record all information accurately in the tracking system

Skills

Level 4 CIAG

Careers advice delivery

Microsoft Office 365

Excellent communication

Relationship building

Education

Level 4 CIAG qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office 365

Microsoft Teams

Job description

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 £26,000 - £29,545 per annum (for those qualified at L4) with these great additional benefits:

• 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays + Birthday Day off (with the opportunity to buy additional 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 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, and internally within our employee owners. People are at the front, centre and heart of every service we provide and each decision we make.

Location: HMP Channings Wood

Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Thurs 7:45-16:30 and Friday 7:45-12:15)

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: 21 October 2021

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

Communities is the Justice and Social Care division of Seetec, delivering tailored support to participants across a range of contracts, including as CFO Activity Hubs, Education, Training and Employment (ETE), Accommodation, Personal Wellbeing and Approved Premises. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to build a better future, regardless their past choices or the challenges they face. We are committed to combining our knowledge, skills and talents across the justice and social care sectors to deliver services and interventions that overcome the barriers that hold people back from living more fulfilled lives. Ultimately, our aim is to equip individuals with the necessary skills needed to desist from offending, successfully reintegrate into to their local communities and address barriers to work. 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. You will be required to process a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Seetec support the recruitment of ex- offenders and will not discriminate in anyway. 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.