Job Description

Location

Blackpool, Blackburn

Company

Employment

Contract type

Permanent/ Full- time

Salary

Up to 42,000

Closing Date

29/08/2025

Ref No

4801





The Growth Company's (GC) Justice Services team has an exciting opportunity for a Service Manager working on Creating Future Opportunities (CFO) Evolution programme.



This role will be to lead a team of delivery staff and support staff to ensure successful delivery of the CFO Evolution Activity Hubs contract to maximise the achievement of outcomes and deliver the performance expectations of commissioners.



We help to make a lasting difference to the lives of people throughout the North of England and beyond, by supporting individuals to gain meaningful employment through contractual provisions such as CFO. Our highly skilled advisers and keyworkers work with a range of individuals; from people who have found themselves recently out of work, to those with complex barriers such as physical disabilities, mental ill-health, Benefit, and debt.

This role will cover Blackpool and Blackburn Activity Hubs.

Key Responsibilities:

Ensure the successful delivery of team targets for commissioners. Maximise the placing and sustainment of participants into jobs or learning. Working closely with HMPP staff and stakeholders. Lead and support a team of delivery and support staff to drive high levels of contract performance. Responsibility for P&L account results including achievement of income targets, managing staff productivity, client spend and office costs. Development of local relationships to ensure a good range of provision to support participants. Continuous improvement of systems, quality of provision and product development. Management of data integrity and data security, including maintenance of the required audit trail. Ensure services are delivered with probity and integrity.

About You:

Confidently present to partner organisations and other stakeholders in particular, Governors and HMPPS. Ability to produce written reports to a good standard. Fluent user of ICT. Results-driven. Confident people manager.

Requirements:

Must Have a strong understanding of the Justice Sector, Activity Hubs CFO Evolution interventions and services. Working knowledge of the principles of people management and employment law. Must have Previous management experience. Understanding of MI and financial information. Good labour market knowledge. knowledge of relevant policy (local and national). Track record of achieving tangible performance results. Have direct management of staff.
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.