Prisoner Education

About the company

Reed Further Education are a leading recruitment agency working with colleges, prisons, universities, and training providers across the UK. We are always looking for talented and aspiring support staff to join our team and help us deliver high-quality education and support services to learners and participants.

Your tasks

An exciting opportunity has become available supporting offenders to overcome barriers, develop essential life skills, and successfully reintegrate into their communities. This rewarding role provides one-to-one support and group-based interventions to help participants progress towards education, training, and employment outcomes.

• Deliver tailored one-to-one advice, guidance, coaching and mentoring sessions.
• Assess individual learning and support needs and develop personalised action plans.
• Build strong and supportive relationships that motivate and encourage engagement.
• Support participants through the gate and into the community as part of the CFO Evolution programme.
• Deliver engaging group learning sessions focused on employability, social skills and communication.
• Help participants identify goals and create realistic progression pathways.

Requirements

• Experience working with offenders, ex-offenders, or individuals from disadvantaged or marginalised backgrounds.
• Experience within HM Prison Service, Probation Service or related criminal justice settings.Excellent communication, interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
• Experience delivering one-to-one guidance and/or group sessions.
• Ability to manage a diverse caseload and work within a target-driven environment.

Desirable Skills & Qualifications

• Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) qualification.
• Teaching, Training or Assessing qualification.
• Experience supporting individuals towards positive progression and sustainable outcomes.

What we offer

Benefits of Working for Reed Further Education / Our Client

• Exclusive representation to leading FE colleges, prisons and training providers in the area.
• A specialist further education consultant who will search for jobs on your behalf.
• A Health Cash Plan and Reed Discount Club.
• Entitlement to Statutory Sick Pay, Statutory Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay, Parental Leave and Antenatal/Pre-Adoption Appointment Payment.
• Access to Training and Development via Reed Assessment Centre and Reed Learning.
• Great referral bonuses (up to £200 per successful referral).
• Access to roles throughout the UK and online/remote learning opportunities.

How to apply

To apply for this role, please send us your updated CV by clicking 'Apply Now'.

Other

Reed Further Education are working on a role that you, or someone you know may be interested in. If you are looking for work, read on to find out how to join the UK's leading FE recruiter with additional benefits, offers and referral schemes.

Justice Case Worker & Activity Facilitator HMP Humber (with occasional cover at HMP Hull) | £30,000 | Full-Time | Permanent

All candidates who register with Reed Further Education will have 2 years' referencing taken up and will be required to have a DBS check completed. All offers are conditional upon satisfactory background checks.

Reed Further Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment by completing mandatory training within 6 weeks of your first assignment and annually thereafter.