Prison Employment Lead

Here at Serco, we're looking for a Prison Employment Lead to join our fantastic team at HMP Dovegate - a Category B adult male facility near Uttoxeter, Staffordshire where we care for up to 1160 male adult prisoners over the age of 21 serving a range of sentences including trial, remand, those awaiting sentence and convicted men serving long and short term sentences. In order to prepare prison leavers for work on release, HMPPS have invested significantly in a variety of activities that give prisoners the opportunity to develop work skills and gain experience. Within the prison estate employment is managed as part of the reduction of re- offending agenda, which alongside education and a range of other support agencies, specifically provides prisoners with the necessary skills and knowledge to live a law- abiding life after leaving prison. The primary function of the Prison Employment Lead (PEL) is to lead on the construction of an end to end Prison Employment pathway, which starts to promote the very real prospect of employment on release to prisoners from the beginning of their journey through the establishment. A critical role within our Reducing Offending unit, you will hold responsibility for improving the employability of prisoners and supporting prison leavers into employment on release, into meaningful, sustained employment by working with employers in the community. We are looking for someone who enjoys working as part of a team in a pressurised challenging environment and is confident in decision making. You will have commercial experience and an understanding of contract management. You will principally be responsible for:

• Identifying work ready candidates.
• Prioritising actions and services needed to ensure prisoners achieve work readiness
• Matching work ready candidates to suitable vacancies supplied by the New Futures Network and other employment stakeholders within the prison estate.
• Working with external stakeholders to identify work placements on release as well as opportunities to develop the work offer with in the prison
• Working with men unemployed within the prison to identify suitable work experience work placements on the inside to enhance their CV ready for release
• Quality assuring submission of banking and ID applications for residents
What you'll need to do the role This is a demanding role which requires leadership of administrative staff so you will hold experience of leading and developing others. Your strategic thinking, ability to articulate clearly will support with the success of engaging and building partnerships with internal and external teams. Finally, you will be passionate about making a difference and adding value to prisoners' rehabilitation whilst offering flexibility as there will be a need to travel as and when required. Why Serco A place you can make an impact - The nature of our business means you will do interesting work that matters - delivering essential services that touch people's lives.

At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services. We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone. By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks - SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability) and In@Serco (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging.


• Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
• Free onsite parking
• Exclusive access to onsite fitness facilities
• Subsidised meals
• Blue Light discounts
• Serco discounts which include cinema, merlin entertainment and online shopping discounts, and discounts on mobile phone plans and leisure centre memberships
• A range of benefits to support the health and wellbeing of you and your family such as Employee Assistance Programme, Health Cash Plans, free flu jabs and more
• A wealth of career development training to suit your future aspirations. These range from role specific training, leadership coaching, formal study and much more to support you to build your career with Serco
• A safe and supportive culture
• A company passionate about diversity and inclusion