Overview
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Role posted by The Growth Company's (GC) Justice Services. The role delivers rehabilitation and Employment Training and Education support for individuals and groups within the Creating Future Opportunities (CFO) Evolution Programme within the Community Activity Hub. You will be dual trained as a Support Worker and Activity Facilitator, providing advice, guidance, coaching, mentoring and support to a caseload of participants via regular 1:1 meetings and group interventions as appropriate. Our advisers and keyworkers work with a range of individuals, from those recently out of work to those with complex barriers such as physical disabilities, mental ill-health and debt.
Location: Doncaster, England, United Kingdom. Posted recently; multiple near-term opportunities may exist.
Responsibilities
* Assess individual learning needs and formulate tailored action plans.
* Design and deliver bespoke training sessions and targeted interventions for each participant.
* Build strong, supportive relationships through consistent and meaningful interaction.
* Guide participants in accessing and effectively utilising relevant information and resources.
* Accurately document all interventions, participant activities, and progress using the CRM system; coordinate subsequent actions with internal teams and external stakeholders.
* Provide ongoing support to help participants implement their personal development plans.
* Deliver additional one-to-one interventions as needed, offering guidance on pathways and empowering individuals to make informed choices.
* Create and maintain engaging learning materials to enhance participant development.
* Facilitate group-based learning activities to boost communication skills, social confidence, and employability through interactive workshops and presentations.
* Identify suitable job opportunities and actively broker matches between participants and potential employers.
About You
* Experience working with offenders, or those disaffected and marginalised from mainstream services, in training, guidance, advice and counselling environments.
* Strong interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills.
* Ability to work in a target-driven environment, with a focus on the successful achievement of outcomes for participants.
* High level guidance skills, with the ability to deliver one-to-one and group sessions to at least Grade 2 standard.
* A warm, approachable empathetic style and the ability to establish rapport and build relationships with participants to support progression to education, training and employment and facilitate desistance from crime.
Skills Required
* Information Advice and Guidance and/or teaching qualifications (or equivalent) desired, but experience working intensively with individuals and supporting progression is most important.
* Knowledge regarding issues affecting rehabilitation of offenders and desistance theory.
* Knowledge of National Probation Services or HM Prison environments and/or training, education, and employment opportunities locally and nationally.
* Strong interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills.
At GC, safeguarding the welfare of all individuals including vulnerable adults and young people is a top priority, and we expect all staff to uphold this standard. All appointments follow Safer Recruitment Procedures, including a DBS check carried out by Due Diligence Limited (DDC Ltd), at no cost to the successful candidate.
Please note: It is a legal offence to apply for a role involving regulated activity if you are on the Barred List.
We are committed to increasing workforce diversity and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the essential criteria and either have a disability or are from a diverse ethnic community. If this applies to you, you can request consideration under this scheme during the application process. Your request will be shared only with the Hiring Manager and Internal Recruitment Team.
Employment details
* Seniority level: Entry level
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Other
* Industries: Individual and Family Services
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