Prison Employment Advisor

Career Connect; Pendlebury; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A community support organization in the UK is seeking a Prison Employment Advisor to engage with offenders and help them achieve their resettlement goals. This role requires a confident, proactive individual who is a good communicator and can work effectively with partner organizations. The position offers the opportunity to make a positive impact on people's lives, especially those in vulnerable situations. The salary is between £26,485 and £30,012, and interviews will be conducted via MS Teams.

Qualifications

• Experience of helping offenders or other vulnerable groups.
• Comfortable working on databases.
• Skills to work towards individual targets.

Responsibilities

• Work with people on remand or serving custodial and community‑based sentences.
• Engage individuals in learning, training and employment opportunities.
• Collaborate with partner organisations for best results.

Skills

confident and proactive

good communicator

experience in engaging vulnerable groups

attention to detail

Job description

Prison Employment Advisor

Career Connect

Manchester, M27 8FB

£26,485 - £30,012

NEW

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.

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'd love to hear from you.

We'll 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?

A full job description can be downloaded at the bottom of this page.

Closing date for this vacancy is 08/01/2026. Interviews are expected to take place on 16/01/2026 via MS Teams.

If you would like an informal discussion regarding a vacancy please contact:

The CFO Evolution is Forest Bank delivered by the HMPPS CFO programme. To learn more about the work of HMPPS CFO please visit CreatingFutureOpportunities.gov.uk.