Team Leader

Career Connect; Leicester; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Connect is seeking an enthusiastic Team Leader to guide a team of careers advisors in supporting offenders to prepare for their reintegration into society. This role offers the chance to make a significant impact on the lives of individuals and the community, facilitating their transition to employment. Applicants should have a solid background in working with vulnerable groups and a commitment to helping others succeed.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years' experience working with offenders.
• Experience in line managing teams.
• Ability to engage and motivate vulnerable groups.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of careers advisors.
• Engage offenders in learning and employment opportunities.
• Ensure compliance with quality requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Team Management

Empathy

Education

Career Information Advice and Guidance level 6 Diploma

Job description

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We are looking for an enthusiastic and confident Team Leader, working with offenders in custody to help them prepare for work on release.

The job involves leading and mentoring a disperse team of careers advisors who are working with people serving custodial sentences, to engage them in learning, training and employment opportunities, so they’re ready to start a new life on release and break the cycle of reoffending.

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

You’ll Need To Have

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience of working with offenders
• Experience of line managing people, to enable them to fulfil their potential at work
  
  

We are especially looking for applicants who have experience of managing teams who help 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. Our teams are always supportive and friendly towards new starters, to help them to settle into the job.

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

Qualifications

Qualification requirement minimum expectation of Career Information Advice and Guidance level 6 Diploma or working towards the qualification

Salary range between £29,396 – £33,958 per annum

Interviews will be on 28/03/2025 via MS Teams

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

All potential candidates should read through the following details of this job with care before making an application.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Education

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