We are looking for an enthusiastic and confident Community Support Worker to help deliver the CFO Evolution contract across the North West.

This contract supports ex-offenders in community venues, including Probation Offices and Approved Premises, to overcome barriers and progress towards a positive future.

The job involves working with people on remand or serving custodial and community-based sentences, supervised by the National Probation Service, to engage them in learning, training and employment opportunities, either through one-to-one or group work. 

• Support individuals on your caseload into quality learning and employment opportunities.
• Promote the project within prisons, probation offices and with other stakeholders to generate your own referrals.
• Motivate and support your participants to attend and engage in the Discovery Wing, His Majesty's Prison Risley and Buttermere Wing, His Majesty's Prison Lancaster Farms project.
• In prison and community, support your participants to access and attend the community-based Activity Hubs.
• To contribute to team targets by successful achievement of individual targets across a number of key performance indicators, on a monthly basis.
• Follow the guidance given to ensure you deliver a quality service.
• Undertake an initial assessment of your participant’s needs and develop a programme of support, including a personalised action plan.

For the full job description, including the key areas of responsibilities and accountabilities, please click the 'apply now' button. 

We promote equality and diversity across all that we do and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Part-time workers are always welcome. Inclusion and diversity are a significant feature of our charity’s values, cutting across everything that we do. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are keen to hear from applicants with disabilities. Around a quarter of our workforce have a disability. Please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process.

• Understanding of offender management services, His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) and the wider Criminal Justice System.
• Knowledge of issues around social exclusion and disadvantage.
• Understanding of the principles of equal opportunities.
• Experience of working with disadvantaged groups and individuals in prisons and community locations.
• Experience of delivering training or presentations to individuals and groups. 
• Competency in a range of IT applications including case recording systems and databases, Excel spreadsheets, word processing and knowledge of Outlook e-mail and Calendar.
• Ability to achieve monthly performance targets across a number of key performance indicators.