Support Worker

The Growth Company’s (GC) Employment team - Justice Service are looking a Support Worker to work within the CFO (co-financing organisation) Activity Hub and on an outreach basis.

The Activity Hub builds its foundation from a community ethos which aims to support people on Probation (our participants) on a community order or licence to develop social capital through a range of interventions. This will also include close working with the National Probation Service and partnerships.

You will provide one-to-one and group work support for hub participants to deliver a range of information, guidance and training which contribute to the participants’ journey and progression into employment, training, education, and a life free from crime.

You may on occasion be required to travel to the Scarborough Hub so access to your own transport would beneficial.

Key Responsibilities:

• To engage with and case manage participants in the activity hub and to provide advocacy, mentoring, advice and guidance and training interventions that meet the needs of the individual.
• Support the achievement of life skills and approaches to reduce reoffending.
• Establish and deliver both group and one-to-one activities as part of participant interventions, including initial assessments, action plans, and progress/risk reviews.
• Engage with community, voluntary sector and mainstream training, education and employment support services to ensure that participants are given the support they need.
• Contribute to making contact and establishing relationships with new participants and assist them to understand the benefits of engaging with the activity hubs.
• Deliver services, both at the hub and t other community and voluntary sector venues.
• Network, market and promote the service to partner organisations and participants.
• Update Management information systems accurately as required.
• Carry out associated administration work as needed.

About You:

• Knowledge regarding the issues affecting the rehabilitation of individuals with criminal convictions, and desistance theory.
• Knowledge of National Probation Services and/or HM Prison environments and/or training, education, and employment opportunities locally and nationally (desirable).
• A warm, approachable empathetic style and the ability to establish a rapport.
• A positive and can-do attitude.

Skills Required:

• Experience working with individuals and supporting people to achieve their goals.
• Information Advice and Guidance and/or teaching qualifications, (or equivalent) is desirable.
• Experience of working with individuals with criminal convictions, or those disaffected and marginalised from mainstream services, in training, guidance, advice and counselling environments is desirable.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work in a target-driven environment.

As part of our commitment to increase the diversity of our workforce, we provide a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the minimum requirements for a role. This commitment applies to candidates who have a disability or are from a Minority Ethnic community.

Due to the nature of the role, you will be required to complete an online application form and a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check as part of our safer recruitment process. The DBS check will be conducted by Due Diligence Limited (DDC Ltd) on behalf of The Growth Company. Please note that the successful candidate will not be required to pay for this.

If you are on the Barred List, it is against the law to be hired for a role that includes regulated activity with the concerned group.

The GC has now committed to ‘Ban the Box’. Ban the Box is a campaign to increase opportunities for people with convictions to compete for jobs. We’re supporting the campaign by removing conviction questions at the applications stage.

The Growth Company aims to promote a culture of flexibility and agile working. Going forward we will be transitioning to a culture where full agile working will be a feature of many of our roles.

Should you apply for any of our roles, we will be completing interviews virtually or face to face, dependent on the role. This will be explained further should you reach interview stage. We will be more than happy to explain the measures we have put in place, ahead of you attending any of our premises.

Reasonable adjustments for interviews, whether virtual or face to face, will be considered.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: Up to £26,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Sick pay

Day range:

• Monday to Friday

Shift:

• 8 hour shift

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 02/03/2023
Reference ID: 3424