Regional Employment Specialist - (South West)

Seetec Group Ltd.; South Tawton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Seetec Group Ltd. as a Regional Employment Specialist to engage with employers and create job opportunities for ex-offenders within the criminal justice system. The role involves relationship building with local and national organizations, requiring excellent communication and interpersonal skills. In return, enjoy a competitive salary and great benefits while making a meaningful impact in the community.

Benefits

25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays + Birthday Day off

Pension - 5% Employee 5% Employer

Healthcare Cash Plan

Annual Salary pay review

Refer a Friend Scheme

Online portal with retail discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in building employer relationships.
• Passionate about supporting ex-offenders.
• Willingness to undertake relevant training.

Responsibilities

• Oversee employer engagement strategy.
• Identify suitable employers and create job opportunities.
• Work with prisons and coordinate forums.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Networking

Time management

Education

GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths

Job description

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Regional Employment Specialist - (South West)

Join our dynamic team as a Regional Employment Specialist

As Regional Employment Specialist, you will oversee our employer engagement strategy, establishing strong relationships with local and national employers to create job opportunities tailored to our service users. Your role will involve identifying suitable employers, working with prisons, coordinating forums and fairs within prisons, and ensuring that the employers identified will work with ex-offenders as they leave prison.

Our ideal candidate will have a proven track record of successfully building employer relationships and delivering impactful employment outcomes. You will be working in fast paced environments and will be passionate about supporting prisoners to overcome barriers of employment. As a strong collaborator, you work effectively alongside the Senior Leadership Team to ensure consistent, high quality service delivery across the region.

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In return for your dedication, knowledge, and commitment, we’re offering a competitive salary range up to£30,000(dependent on experience) with these great 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 pay 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

Interested? There’s an easy to apply route below to upload your CV! If you need any further information, talk to our experienced Internal Recruitment Team on 01702 595200

Communities and Education 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. 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.

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Location: South West - Some travel will be required across our prison estate, you will need to work on occasions within prisons

Hours: 37 Hours

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: 10 July 2025

Key Responsibilities

• Business to business sales, marketing, networking
• Very strong written and verbal communication skills
• Working with external senior managers in an account management capacity
• GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths at grade ‘C’ or above, or equivalent qualification or experience
• Willingness to undertake any relevant training to develop within the role
• Willingness to partake in vetting and screening process in line with HMPPS
• A valid driving licence to travel around specified geographical region
  
  
• An understanding of the judicial process and challenges faced by prisoners leaving custody
• Knowledge of employment legislation governing recruitment practices
• Administration or delivery of recruitment and assessment processes
• Working in recruitment, publicly funded services or other similar sectors
• Working with disadvantaged customer groups in the delivery of customer services. e.g. mental health

Skills and Experience

• Excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Ability to manage multiple work tasks and adhere to deadlines
• Excellent time management, planning and organisational skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, including negotiating and influencing skills
• The ability to use own initiative and work independently
• Ability to seek out solutions to problems
• High level of initiative and motivation
• Ability to meet the mobility requirements of the job, including travel around the geographical area of responsibility
• Ability to carry out the duties of the job with reasonable adjustments when necessary

Additional Information

Communities and Education Division is the Justice and Social Care division of Seetec, delivering tailored support to participants across a range of contracts, including as CFO Activity Hubs, 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.