In-Custody Careers Adviser
| Posting date: | 14 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £23,088 to £29,545 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 June 2024 |
| Location: | Guys Marsh, Shaftesbury |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Seetec |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 30558 |
Summary
We’re recruiting a Careers Adviser to join our In-Custody Information, Advice and Guidance team. If you’re passionate about helping people, we’d love to hear from you!
Working in custody, you’ll support our participants by providing career advice and guidance and helping them explore their learning and employment options in preparation for life in the community. You’ll use a variety of delivery methods, including the coordination of job fairs or sectors specific talks, plus visits from employers or motivational speakers.
We’ll need your excellent communication skills as you encourage participant engagement and form positive relationships with those you are supporting. You’ll also help build confidence and break down barriers.
This role does require a Level 4 CIAG (Careers, Information, Advice & Guidance) qualification, however, if you don’t currently hold this we are able to support you through the qualification once you’re in post.
Our ideal candidate will have experience in delivering careers advice, however, we’re mainly looking for someone with an engaging personality, who is comfortable working with a diverse group of people and can provide a warm and welcoming experience whilst helping our participants take their first steps back into learning or employment.
This is a rewarding role that will allow you to utilise your current skills to influence, support and encourages others to build a better future.
In return for your dedication, knowledge, and commitment, we’re offering a competitive salary range of £26,000 - £29,545 per annum (for those qualified at L4) or £23,088 - £24,500 per annum (unqualified) with these great additional benefits:
25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays + Birthday Day off (with the opportunity to buy additional days)
2 Volunteer Days
Pension - 5% Employee 5% Employer
Healthcare Cash Plan, incl. 3 x salary life assurance
Annual salary 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 208282.
Seetec Group 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.
Location: HMP Guys Marsh
Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Thurs 7:45-16:30 and Friday 7:45-12:15)
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 07 June 2024
Key Responsibilities
Manage a caseload of participants, supporting the achievement of personal and team targets
Provide careers advice and information, supporting participants to achieve work, learning and personal development goals
Deal with challenging situations in a professional and confidential manner
Ensure all information is recorded timely and accurately to the tracking system
Deliver employability workshops and coordinate careers events/relevant speaker visits
Skills and Experience
Level 4 qualification In Careers, Information, Advice and Guidance (or willingness to undertake)
Experience in the delivery of careers advice to adults
A good working knowledge of the local labour market
Able to use a range of Microsoft Office programs, including 365 products and modern digital technologies i.e. Microsoft Teams
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Able to develop and sustain positive professional relationships
INTERVENTIONS ALLIANCE is the Justice and Social Care division of Seetec, delivering tailored support to participants across a range of contracts, including CFO Activity Hubs, Education, Training and Employment (ETE), Accommodation, Personal Wellbeing and Approved Premises. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to build a better future, regardless of 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 their local communities and address barriers to work.
Interventions Alliance 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 - Interventions Alliance supports the recruitment of ex-offenders and will not discriminate in any way. Our full policy statement of “Ex-Offenders” can be found on our website under” About us”
Interventions Alliance 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.
Working in custody, you’ll support our participants by providing career advice and guidance and helping them explore their learning and employment options in preparation for life in the community. You’ll use a variety of delivery methods, including the coordination of job fairs or sectors specific talks, plus visits from employers or motivational speakers.
We’ll need your excellent communication skills as you encourage participant engagement and form positive relationships with those you are supporting. You’ll also help build confidence and break down barriers.
This role does require a Level 4 CIAG (Careers, Information, Advice & Guidance) qualification, however, if you don’t currently hold this we are able to support you through the qualification once you’re in post.
Our ideal candidate will have experience in delivering careers advice, however, we’re mainly looking for someone with an engaging personality, who is comfortable working with a diverse group of people and can provide a warm and welcoming experience whilst helping our participants take their first steps back into learning or employment.
This is a rewarding role that will allow you to utilise your current skills to influence, support and encourages others to build a better future.
In return for your dedication, knowledge, and commitment, we’re offering a competitive salary range of £26,000 - £29,545 per annum (for those qualified at L4) or £23,088 - £24,500 per annum (unqualified) with these great additional benefits:
25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays + Birthday Day off (with the opportunity to buy additional days)
2 Volunteer Days
Pension - 5% Employee 5% Employer
Healthcare Cash Plan, incl. 3 x salary life assurance
Annual salary 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 208282.
Seetec Group 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.
Location: HMP Guys Marsh
Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Thurs 7:45-16:30 and Friday 7:45-12:15)
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 07 June 2024
Key Responsibilities
Manage a caseload of participants, supporting the achievement of personal and team targets
Provide careers advice and information, supporting participants to achieve work, learning and personal development goals
Deal with challenging situations in a professional and confidential manner
Ensure all information is recorded timely and accurately to the tracking system
Deliver employability workshops and coordinate careers events/relevant speaker visits
Skills and Experience
Level 4 qualification In Careers, Information, Advice and Guidance (or willingness to undertake)
Experience in the delivery of careers advice to adults
A good working knowledge of the local labour market
Able to use a range of Microsoft Office programs, including 365 products and modern digital technologies i.e. Microsoft Teams
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Able to develop and sustain positive professional relationships
INTERVENTIONS ALLIANCE is the Justice and Social Care division of Seetec, delivering tailored support to participants across a range of contracts, including CFO Activity Hubs, Education, Training and Employment (ETE), Accommodation, Personal Wellbeing and Approved Premises. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to build a better future, regardless of 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 their local communities and address barriers to work.
Interventions Alliance 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 - Interventions Alliance supports the recruitment of ex-offenders and will not discriminate in any way. Our full policy statement of “Ex-Offenders” can be found on our website under” About us”
Interventions Alliance 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.
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