Employment/Education Service Manager
3 days ago
Bolton
Employment/Education Service Manager \n Across Manchester & Preston\n Up to £42,000\n Full-time, Permanent \n The Role:\n We are looking for a Service Manager to lead the delivery of the CFO Evolution Activity Hubs within community settings based across Manchester and Preston. This is a leadership role, overseeing a team of delivery and support staff to ensure high-quality services for participants. Working closely with delivery staff, stakeholders, and employers, you will drive performance, develop strong local partnerships, and support individuals recently released from custody helping them to settle in post-custody life whilst working towards achieving positive outcomes.\n Key Responsibilities\n\nLead and support a team of activity hub delivery and support staff to meet contract targets.\nEnsure participants are placed into jobs or learning opportunities and sustained in these outcomes.\nManage service delivery in custody, working closely with HMPPS staff and other stakeholders.\nOversee health and safety within custodial environments.\nBuild relationships with employers to meet recruitment and training needs.\nTake responsibility for P&L results, including income targets, productivity, and costs.\nDevelop local partnerships to ensure a wide range of provision and participant referrals.\nEnsure high-quality, compliant services with robust audit trails.\nDrive continuous improvement in delivery, systems, and quality.\nMaintain knowledge of policy, market intelligence, and opportunities.\nDeliver services with integrity, always meeting Health & Safety requirements.About You\n\nStrong people management experience, including direct management in prisons, probation service or working with ex-offenders.\nProven ability to achieve performance results.\nConfident communicator, able to present to prison staff, governors, and stakeholders.\nSkilled at report writing and fluent in ICT use.\nGood understanding of the justice sector, HMPPS, and CFO Evolution programmes.\nKnowledge of people management principles, labour markets, and relevant national/local policies.\nResilient, results-driven, and able to work under pressure.\nA strong team player with the ability to build partnerships and networks.Skills Required\n\nEffective leadership and staff management.\nExcellent organisational and financial management skills.\nStrong communication and networking abilities.\nAbility to interpret MI and financial information to support decision-making.\nCommitment to the values of integrity, empowerment, collaboration, and positive impact.Additional Information\n This role requires a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and enhanced security clearance. It is a legal offence to apply if you are on the Barred List. You will also be a vehicle driver with access to your own vehicle.\n \n If this sounds like the perfect role for you then please submit your CV.\n \n This vacancy is being handled by Aspire Recruitment. Please be aware we receive a high volume of applications and regularly receive applications from candidates who exceed the job credentials. We will only contact you within the next 14 days if you are selected for interview. \n \n Should you apply for this role, we will process your data as detailed in our