Rehabilitation Support Specialist & Activity Facilitator

The Growth Company; Manchester; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

The Growth Company's Justice Services team seeks a CFO Evolution Justice Services Support Worker in Manchester to support participants in custody or on probation. You will be dual trained as a Support Worker and Activity Facilitator, providing guidance, coaching, mentoring and 1:1 sessions and group interventions.

The role offers a starting salary of £27,500, rising to £30,000 upon probation success and KPI achievement, with DBS checks and safeguarding procedures in place.

Qualifications

• Experience working with offenders or marginalised individuals in guidance roles.
• Ability to work in a target-driven environment with outcomes focus.
• High level guidance skills for one-to-one and group sessions.
• Warm, empathetic style with rapport-building.
• Knowledge of rehabilitation/desistance concepts.

Responsibilities

• Assess learning needs and tailor action plans.
• Design and deliver training and interventions for each participant.
• Guide participants to information and resources.
• Document interventions and progress in CRM; coordinate with teams.
• Provide ongoing support for personal development plans.
• Deliver additional one-to-one interventions as needed.
• Facilitate group learning to boost employability.
• Broker job opportunities between participants and employers.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Negotiation

Guidance

Rapport-building

Target-driven mindset

Desistance knowledge

Education

Information Advice and Guidance and/or Teaching qualifications

Job description

The Growth Company's Justice Services team seeks a CFO Evolution Justice Services Support Worker in Manchester to support participants in custody or on probation. You will be dual trained as a Support Worker and Activity Facilitator, providing guidance, coaching, mentoring and 1:1 sessions and group interventions.

The role offers a starting salary of £27,500, rising to £30,000 upon probation success and KPI achievement, with DBS checks and safeguarding procedures in place.