Employee Caseworker

£21,000-23,000 depending on experience

Full Time

3 years fixed-term contract

Denham, Uxbridge

Blue Sky was set up to give paid grounds-maintenance and recycling work to people coming out of prison so that they can move successfully into long-term employment.  Together, we help them break the cycle of re-offending and achieve long-term benefits for society.  It’s a vital service which could only be enhanced by your strengths building successful relationships.

As an award winner we have been recognised as “an exceptional social enterprise,” by Charles Clarke MP, former Home Secretary.  We have ambitious plans for the future and are looking for an outstanding professional to play a key role in executing them.

About the job

You will be an experienced job broker with a broad knowledge of offender resettlement issues to join our team. Working closely with the Employment and Training manager you will develop and manage key relationships with potential employers of ex-offenders, the probation service and Blue Sky employees themselves.

About you

You will have had experience of working with either the Probation Service or another voluntary sector organisation working with disadvantaged groups. Experience of providing a job brokering service, vocational training, IAG and a genuine desire to help turn around lives through coaching and mentoring are essential. You should also be able to demonstrate excellent communication and organisational skills as well as the ability to work as part of a team.

What we offer

In return, we can offer outstanding benefits including a competitive salary, generous annual leave, and a contributory pension. This organisation is going places and the successful candidate can expect to build skills in social entrepreneurship and gain invaluable personal development.

What Next?

A job application pack can be downloaded from http://www.blueskydevelopment.co.uk/ or please contact Malika Hamid, HR Officer, Blue Sky Development and Regeneration, Colne Valley Park Centre, Denham Court Drive, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB9 5PG.  Telephone: 01895 839 848. 

CVs will not be accepted. No agencies please.

Closing date:            4^th January 2011

Interview date:            w/c 17th January 2011

We shall ensure fairness and equal opportunities throughout our workforce and in service delivery.  We welcome applications from suitably skilled candidates regardless of ethnicity, gender, disability. sexuality, religion or age.