Job Description

Location

Preston

Company

Employment

Contract type

Permanent/ Full- time

Salary

Up to 27,500 per annum

Closing Date

05/09/2025

Ref No

4812

The Growth Company's (GC)

Justice Services is looking for Justice Case Workers to provide rehabilitation and Employment Training and Education support within the

Creating Future Opportunities (CFO) Evolution Programme

.



CFO Evolution provides tailored support for offenders, especially those who are disadvantaged, struggle to engage with mainstream services, face barriers to community reintegration, and lack essential life and functional skills needed by employers. This voluntary program includes through-the-gate elements to ensure comprehensive support not fully covered by existing initiatives.



You'll be dual-trained as a Justice Case Worker and Activity Facilitator, offering advice, guidance, coaching, mentoring, and support through regular 1:1 meetings and group sessions. To read more about this programme, please visit: HMPPS Creating Future Opportunities.

Currently, all applications are considered as expressions of interest.

Key Responsibilities:

Identify learning needs and create action plans. Build supportive relationships with participants. Record activities and progress on the CRM system. Support participants in implementing future actions. Facilitate group learning to improve communication, social interaction, and employability.

About You:

Experience working with offenders or marginalised individuals. Strong interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills. Ability to work in a target-driven environment. High-level guidance skills for one-to-one and group sessions at least Grade 2 standard. Warm, empathetic, and able to build rapport with participants.

Skills Required:

Desired: Information, Advice and Guidance, and/or teaching qualifications. Experience supporting individuals' progression. Understanding of offender rehabilitation and desistance theory. Knowledge of National Probation Services or HM Prison environments and local/national training, education, and employment opportunities.
At GC, safeguarding the welfare of all individuals including vulnerable adults and young people is a top priority, and we expect all staff to uphold this standard. All appointments follow Safer Recruitment Procedures, including a DBS check carried out by Due Diligence Limited (DDC Ltd), at no cost to the successful candidate.



Please note: It is a legal offence to apply for a role involving regulated activity if you are on the Barred List.



We are committed to increasing workforce diversity and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the essential criteria and either have a disability or are from a diverse ethnic community.



If this applies to you, you can request consideration under this scheme during the application process. Your request will be shared only with the Hiring Manager and Internal Recruitment Team.



We also aim to make our recruitment process inclusive and accessible. If you need reasonable adjustments or have any general enquiries at any stage or the recruitment process, please contact careers@growthco.uk or call us on 0161 237 4447.



Examples include:


Meeting the hiring manager or touring the venue in advance Extra time for tasks Interview questions shared beforehand Accessibility software or equipment for assessments
We're proud to support the Ban the Box campaign, which helps people with convictions access job opportunities. As part of this, we've removed questions about convictions from the initial application stage.



GC is committed to fostering a culture of flexibility and agile working. Many roles will increasingly support full agile arrangements. If you require more permanent flexibility, we encourage you to discuss this during your interview so your request can be considered early in the process.



All GC colleagues will work inline with the Health & Safety at work act and the GC Health & Safety Policy.