Employment Specialist (Criminal Justice) – Ref:LZ391 Permanent

This is a brand new criminal justice contract.

You will be part of an award-winning organisation that delivers cutting edge contracts helping ex-offenders re-integrate back into society.

Together with their supply chain partners, you will provide specialist support to ensure that people do not re-offend by ensuring that they have a stable progressive release, with support around housing, family re-integration, drug and alcohol, and employment support.

You will have a caseload of 50-60, providing one to one support to ex-offenders who have served a minimum 12 months sentence, this will consist of low-high level risk ex-offenders i.e. sex offenders – so you need to be confident, and adaptable to challenging situations.

There are a range of realistic targets you have to work towards to ensure that your clients rehabilitate, these includes: job starts, short courses, work experience, vocational training or general support measures, so you also need to be goal and target motivated with the ability to work independently.

Access to a vehicle is ideal, if not, you must be flexible to travel – it is an exciting varied role so no day is the same!

To apply, you must have worked within the Employment Services sector as an Employment Advisor, Employment Consultant, Job Coach, or an Employer Engagement staff looking for a slight change.

This is also a great career opportunity for university graduates with a background in Criminology/Criminal Studies.

Give Lawrence a call now for an informal chat (number on our Red 5 People website).

Interviews will take place ASAP