Weston College is the regional provider for the Prison Education Framework (PEF) across the South West of England and is now seeking to recruit an outstanding and highly motivated Information Advice and Guidance Advisor at HMP Portland.
This is a full-time role, working 37 hours per week.
Day to day of the role
- Provide and deliver high quality, unbiased and impartial face to face information, advice and guidance, designed to inspire the individual into making better informed career choices;
- Deliver information, advice and guidance on all matters relating to learning and work including employment, education and training in 1:1 or group settings, using appropriate resources and tools;
- Achieve a range of set quantitative and qualitative targets using a case load management approach, utilising the customer management system effectively, actively steering the customer journey;
- Working with priority groups to ensure they achieve their desired outcomes. Engage with these customers to identify barriers to their progression in life, in education, training and ultimately employment. This will include the use of appropriate diagnostic processes and assessment tools.
Required skills and qualifications
- Knowledge of local labour market and issues relating to learning and employment.
- Good knowledge of employment, training and personal development opportunities that are available.
- Significant recent experience of working with adults in a related field, ideally determining need and supporting customer choices.
- Effective communication skills including written and verbal and be able to relate to a wide range of people and organisations.
HMP Portland is an adult male prison and young offender institution (YOI) on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, for men aged 18 and over. Residents can train and earn qualifications in professions such as bricklaying, painting and decorating and carpentry and joinery. Other courses offered include functional skills, PSD and music. Portland residents have the opportunity to leave the prison for short periods of time, this is known as ROTL (release on temporary licence) which can be used to gain work experience in the local community and prepare them for release.
Benefits
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Dedicated staff welfare officer and wellbeing champions
- Generous pension scheme
- Local and national staff discounts
- Free parking
- Various staff committees including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Autism and Menopause
- Focus on staff wellbeing
- Wellbeing@weston hub
- Eye care including free eye test and a contribution towards glasses
- Employee assistance programme - available 24/7, 365 days a year
- Training and development opportunities with a focus on progression
Weston College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The successful candidate will be required to obtain the appropriate prison clearance before starting the role.
Please be aware that Weston College reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.
Due to the volume of recruitment, we are unable to offer feedback to any unsuccessful candidates.
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received.