Prison Employment Advisor

Career Connect; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A social impact organization is seeking a Prison Employment Advisor in Lancaster to assist offenders in achieving their resettlement goals. You will engage with individuals through training and employment opportunities, making a significant impact on their lives. Candidates should be confident, good communicators, and eager to work collaboratively with various partner organizations. This full-time role offers a monthly salary range of £26,485 - £30,012, along with flexible benefits.

Benefits

Flexi time

Perkbox

Cycle scheme

Car Lease scheme

Holiday Purchase Scheme

Flu Jabs / Glasses

Employee Assistance Programme

Generous Sick Pay

Staff Development

Qualifications

• Experience helping offenders or vulnerable groups.
• Ability to engage participants to progress towards goals.
• Comfortable working in a prison environment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver support for resettlement goals of offenders.
• Engage participants in learning and training opportunities.
• Work with one-to-one or group settings.

Skills

Confident and proactive

Good communication skills

Effective at working with partner organisations

Attention to detail

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic and confident Prison Employment Advisor to help us deliver the CFO Evolution contract in the North‑West. The contract works with offenders in custody and Through the Gate to help them address their resettlement goals.

The job involves working with people on remand or serving custodial and community‑based sentences supervised by the National Probation Service to engage them in learning training and employment opportunities either through one‑to‑one or group work.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference to people and communities.

Qualifications

You’ll need to be:

• confident and proactive
• a good communicator with a non‑judgemental approach
• effective at working with partner organisations to ensure the best results for our participants
• comfortable working on databases and have a strong attention to detail

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 would love to hear from you.

We will give you all the training you need to do the job and to get established in the new role.

Are you ready to join a high‑performing team and make a contribution to changing lives?

The closing date for this vacancy is 17‑Nov‑2025.

Interviews are expected to take place on 24‑Nov‑2025 via MS Teams.

If you would like an informal discussion regarding a vacancy please contact us and we can arrange a time to speak.

We can organise a time to speak to answer any queries.

The CFO Evolution is HMP Lancaster Farms delivered by the HMPPS CFO programme. To learn more about the work of HMPPS CFO please visit.

Company

Its an exciting time to join Career Connect. Over the last year we’ve made a positive impact on the lives of more than 90,000 people across the country.

Our vision is for a society where every individual realises their full potential. Our mission is to drive social mobility by enabling more people to access and succeed in education, training and employment.

We work in schools, in the community and across the criminal justice sector delivering impartial person‑centred careers and transition support that changes lives. We also train those who work in advice and guidance roles helping them to help others.

Benefits

• Flexi time
• Perkbox (Multiple benefits)
• Cycle scheme and Car Lease scheme
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Flu Jabs / Glasses
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous Sick Pay
• Staff Development

Employment Type: Full‑Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1

Monthly Salary: £26,485 - £30,012