Support Worker in Custody
The Growth Company's (GC) Justice Services is hiring a Support Worker in Custody (Activity Facilitator) for the Creating Future Opportunities (CFO) Evolution Programme. You will provide advice, guidance, coaching, mentoring, and support to participants through one-to-one meetings and group interventions. Help participants in custody prepare for release and resettle into their communities with practical help, advice, and motivation.
We make a lasting difference by supporting individuals to gain meaningful employment. Our skilled advisers and keyworkers assist a range of individuals, from those recently out of work to those with complex barriers like disabilities, mental ill-health, and debt.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Engage and case-manage eligible participants on the CFO Evolution programme, providing ongoing resettlement support.
2. Assess support needs initially and on an ongoing basis.
3. Create Action Plans, designing appropriate activities, training programmes, and interventions.
4. Provide advocacy, mentoring, advice, guidance, and training interventions tailored to individual needs.
5. Establish and deliver high-quality, engaging 1:1 and group sessions.
6. Monitor and track participants’ progress.
7. Develop strong relationships with HMPPS and other supporting agencies.
8. Facilitate effective Through the Gate and warm handover to the relevant Support Worker in the community.
About You:
9. Working with offenders, or those disaffected and marginalised from mainstream services, in training, guidance, advice and counselling environments desirable.
10. High level guidance skills, with the ability to deliver one-to-one and group sessions.
11. A warm, approachable empathetic style and the ability to establish a rapport and build relationships with participants that supports their progression to education, training and employment and facilitates desistance from crime.
Skills Required:
12. Knowledge regarding the issues affecting the rehabilitation of offenders, and desistance theory.
13. Working with offenders, or those disaffected and marginalised from mainstream services, in training, guidance, advice and counselling environments desirable.
14. Knowledge of National Probation Services or HM Prison environments and/or training, education, and employment opportunities locally and nationally, and of training and guidance.
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.