CFO Evolution Justice Services Support Worker - Through the Gate in Manchester

Are you passionate about helping others build a better future? The Growth Company is looking for a CFO Evolution Justice Services Support Worker - Through the Gate to support people before and after their release from custody across the North West. In this rewarding role, you’ll provide one-to-one case management, advocacy, mentoring, and tailored training to help participants overcome barriers and progress into education, training, and long-term employment. 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. 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 and debt.

Key Responsibilities:

• Engage with and case manage participants both prior to and following release from custody.
• Provide tailored advocacy, mentoring, advice, guidance, and training interventions to support individual needs and progression into education, training, and sustained employment.
• Design and deliver both group and one-to-one sessions, including initial assessments and the development of personalised action plans.
• Collaborate with community, voluntary, and mainstream ETE (Education, Training, Employment) services to address barriers and promote participant reintegration.
• Establish and maintain positive relationships with participants in custody and post-release.
• Promote awareness of available support services and the benefits of engagement.
• Provide services across custodial settings and community venues to ensure broad accessibility.
• Prepare resources and deliver group and one-to-one sessions to enhance communication, social skills, and employability.
• Record progress on CRM systems, coordinate follow-up activities, and contribute to service improvement through regular reporting.

About You:

• Experience working with offenders, or those disaffected and marginalised from mainstream services, in training, guidance, advice and counselling environments.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work in a target-driven environment, with a focus on the successful achievement of outcomes for participants.
• High level guidance skills, with the ability to deliver one-to-one and group sessions to at least Grade 2 standard.
• A warm, approachable empathetic style and the ability to establish a rapport and build relationships with participants that supports their progression to education, training and employment and facilitates desistance from crime.
• Access to a motor vehicle as this role involves visiting various sites.

Skills Required:

• Information Advice and Guidance and / or teaching qualifications, (or equivalent), desired, but experience working intensively with individuals and supporting their progression is most important.
• Knowledge regarding the issues affecting the rehabilitation of offenders, and desistance theory.
• Knowledge of National Probation Services or HM Prison environments and/or training, education, and employment opportunities locally and nationally, and of training and guidance.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills.

We are currently unable to provide sponsorship for work permits or visas. Therefore, we can only consider candidates who already have the legal right to work in the UK. Artificial intelligence can assist you during the application process, but every example and statement you include must be honest, accurate, and based on your own real experiences. If plagiarism is detected, meaning you present someone else’s ideas or experiences, or AI‑generated content, as your own, your application may be withdrawn, and internal applicants could face disciplinary action.

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.