Salary (full time equivalent)
Closing Date
17 Mar 2025 - 00:00
Type
Paid
Hours
Full Time
Location
Blackburn
Region
North West
Blackburn with Darwen UA
Support Worker
The Growth Company's (GC) Justice Services seeks Support Workers to deliver rehabilitation and Employment Training and Education support within our Creating Future Opportunities (CFO) Evolution Programme.
You will be dual trained as a Support Worker and Activity Facilitator, providing advice, guidance, coaching, mentoring, and support to participants through regular 1:1 meetings and group interventions.
Key Responsibilities
1. Identify individual learning needs and create action plans.
2. Plan training and interventions for each participant.
3. Develop supportive relationships with participants.
4. Enable participants to access and use information.
5. Record activities and progress on the CRM system.
6. Support participants in implementing future actions.
7. Prepare resources and facilitate group learning.
8. Job-match and broker employment opportunities.
About You
1. Experience working with offenders or marginalised individuals in training, guidance, advice, and counselling.
2. Strong interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills.
3. Ability to work in a target-driven environment, achieving successful outcomes.
4. High-level guidance skills for one-to-one and group sessions.
5. Warm, empathetic style to build rapport and support participant progression.
Skills Required
1. Desired: Information Advice and Guidance or teaching qualifications, or equivalent experience.
2. Knowledge of offender rehabilitation issues and desistance theory.
3. Familiarity with National Probation Services, HM Prison environments, and local/national training and employment opportunities.
4. Strong interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills.
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