Working with Offenders

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Working with Offenders

• Janet Woolnough
• Purple Door Careers Recruitment

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Working with offenders

• Probation Officer, Probation Service Officer
• Community Safety Officer, Antisocial Behaviour
  Officer
• Roles in Youth Offending Teams YOT Worker,
  Family Intervention Project Officer (FIP), ISSP
  Officer (Intensive Supervision and Surveillance
  Officer, Resettlement and Aftercare Officer
• Substance Misuse Worker, DIP Worker (Drug
  Interventions Programme)
• Other youth roles Youth Worker, Connexions
  Personal Adviser

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Key Employers

• Probation Service Probation Officer training on
  hold till next year, Probation Service Officer
  vacancies advertised when available
• Prison Service NOMS Graduate Scheme or Prison
  Officer recruitment
• Local authorities / Housing Associations
  Community Safety teams
• 3rd Sector Organisations e.g. Addaction, Rainer,
  CRI, NACRO
• Police Forces

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Researching ideas and job vacancies

• Useful Information
• www.skillsforjustice.com useful general
  information and links
• Useful Jobsites
• www.jobsgopublic.com
• www.police-jobs.co.uk
• www.allpolicejobs.co.uk
• www.redsnappergroup.co.uk
• www.communitysafetyjobs.co.uk
• www.guardian.co.uk
• Local authority websites

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Benefits of Work Experience

• Essential for many roles
• Build experience related to your career interest
• Develop skills sought by employers
• Lets you test out job ideas
• Build useful networks and contacts for the future

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Getting Experience

• Work with offenders
• Appropriate Adult, Restorative Justice Volunteer,
  Mentor, Circles of Support.
• Motiv8, Catch 22, Action for Children, SOVA
  Wessex
• Other relevant experience
• Witness or Victim Support
• Special Constable and Police Staff Volunteers
• Finding volunteering opportunities
• www.port.ac.uk/careersandrecruitment
• www.spanglejelly.co.uk
• www.do-it.org.uk

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FHSS Programmes after XMAS!

• Monday January 4th 4-6pm
• Public Sector / Local Government
  Management/Health and Housing Sectors
• Wednesday January 6th
• 1-2pm Marketing
• 2-3pm Human Resources / HR Management
• Monday January 11th 4-5pm
• EC/ European Commission careers
• Wednesday January 13th
• 1-2pm Heritage Careers
• 2-3pm Hospitality / Leisure Management Sector

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Using Purple Door Careers and Recruitment

• Volunteering and Graduate Jobs
• CV Wednesday 11-4 each week
• Extensive information resources
• One-to-one careers advice/e-guidance
• Help with applications and interviews
• Events
• www.port.ac.uk/careersandrecruitment