Prison Employment Lead

£40000

Sodexo, Ashford, Surrey

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Closing date: Closing date not specified

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Engage with prison stakeholders to set up a system identifying work-ready prisoners and actions needed for employability.
Collaborate with staff to match work-ready candidates to job opportunities arranged by the New Futures Network and other agencies.
Support IAG and Education providers to ensure prison induction highlights employment, education, and skills training for new arrivals, records prior experience and skills, and encourages employability skills development.
Manage an Employment Hub to centralise employment support, promote live vacancies to leavers, and track vacancies.
Champion innovations in industry recruitment practices (e.g., hospitality and construction drives).
Partner with the Strategic Employment Advisory Board to align employability programs with employer standards.
Organise events for stakeholders to bring employers into the prison and facilitate prisoner forums.
Work with Community Offender Management (COM) to share prison leaver information, reduce duplication, and refer those needing post-release support to Education, Training, and Employment services for ongoing assistance.

Demonstrates a genuine interest in the rehabilitation and resettlement of offenders.
Communicates effectively across various mediums, both spoken and written.
Proficient in IT, including the use of prisoner databases relevant to the role.
Manages data and information with strict confidentiality.
Strong knowledge of procedures, policies, and standards related to the Learning, Skills, and Employment pathway.
Skilled in analysis and scheduling.
Experience in partnership working.

HMP & YOI Bronzefield is the largest women's prison in Europe which accommodates a diverse and complex population of women from restricted Status women who require the highest levels of security, women on remand (Who are often experiencing custody for the first time), as well as supporting women with chronic mental health conditions., At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better everyday for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.