Team Leader

Career Connect; Woodthorpe; On-site; GBP 29,396 - 33,958; Full time

Job summary

Career Connect is seeking a confident Team Leader in Woodthorpe, England. The role involves leading a team of careers advisors to support offenders in custody, preparing them for work upon release. Applicants should have 2+ years of experience with offenders, line management skills, and the ability to connect with vulnerable individuals. The salary ranges from £29,396 to £33,958 per annum. Full job description is available on the company page.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience of working with offenders.
• Experience in managing teams and helping offenders or vulnerable groups.
• Ability to embrace quality and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of careers advisors.
• Engage offenders in learning, training, and employment opportunities.
• Support individuals to prepare for life after release.

Skills

Experience of working with offenders

Experience of line managing people

Ability to connect with people

Managing teams to help vulnerable groups

Education

Career Information Advice and Guidance level 6 Diploma

Job description

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.

Application Requirements

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience of working with offenders
• Experience of line managing people, to enable them to fulfil their potential at work
• Experience of managing teams who help offenders or other vulnerable groups to move forward in their lives
• Ability to connect with people to help them progress in a prison environment, embrace quality and compliance requirements of the contract, and work towards individual targets

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.

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