Careers Advisor

Release day goes better with a plan. You help them write it.

Someone in custody is starting to think about life after release. Encouragement alone will not get them far. They need a realistic goal, an honest CV and a first step they can actually take.

That is the work of a Careers Advisor in our careers information, advice and guidance (CIAG) service, delivered inside a prison. If you have coached, advised or trained people towards work, you will recognise much of this job. The setting is what makes it different.

The opportunity

You will own a caseload of prison-based participants, helping each person set realistic employment or training goals through one-to-one sessions and workshops. Success is someone leaving custody with clear goals, an achievable action plan and the confidence to take up work or training, which supports sentence progression and helps reduce reoffending.

Every working day starts at the prison gate, and your mobile phone stays outside. You will work on site during core operational hours, with strict start and finish times, and follow prison routines, instructions and security procedures without exception. Some participants will be hard to reach and some conversations will be challenging. You will hold clear boundaries while offering encouragement, honest challenge and realistic advice, and keep going when progress takes time. Your work is measured against outcomes and against Ministry of Justice, prison and contract standards. If you work well within structure and get real satisfaction from seeing someone leave with a credible plan, this setting will suit you.

What You'll Be Doing

• Running one-to-one careers guidance sessions and agreeing realistic goals and action plans.
• Delivering structured workshops on CVs, interview preparation and job search.
• Managing your caseload so every session has a purpose and outcomes keep moving.
• Working with prison staff and partners on sentence planning and routes into work or training.
• Keeping accurate, timely records and following safeguarding, data-security and Ministry of Justice requirements.

What You'll Need

Essential (you need all of these):

• Experience delivering one-to-one guidance or group-based employability support, for example in careers advice, employability, coaching or training.
• Experience supporting people who face barriers to employment.
• Experience handling challenging or sensitive conversations calmly while keeping professional boundaries.
• A track record of delivering against your own targets, with results to show.
• Evidence of reliable working: keeping to start times, appointm...

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