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Key Responsibilities

Enjoy helping and supporting others. Communicate well and listen with empathy. Stay calm and professional in challenging situations. Are reliable, resilient, and eager to learn.

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Responsibilities

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Every day at HMP Channings Wood, you'll support people to overcome challenges, build confidence, and take positive steps towards recovery.

We're looking for compassionate, motivated people who want a rewarding career helping others. You don't need experience in substance misuse services or prisons. If you can build relationships, listen without judgement, and genuinely care about people, we'll provide all the training and support you need.

→Provide one-to-one and group recovery support.
→Build positive relationships with people using our service.
→Encourage engagement with treatment and recovery programmes.
→Work closely with healthcare and prison colleagues.
→Help individuals achieve their goals and make lasting positive changes.

You don't need extensive experience in substance misuse services to apply. If you are caring, resilient, a good listener, and passionate about helping others, we would love to hear from you.

This is a fantastic opportunity to start or develop a career in support work. We provide training, guidance, and ongoing professional development to help you succeed in the role.

What We Offer

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This is an exciting time to join our team. HMP Channings Wood is preparing for a significant prison expansion, creating new opportunities as our service grows to meet the needs of a larger prison population.

Join us now and you'll become part of a growing team with exciting development and progression opportunities ahead.

✓25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.

✓Paid weekly Wellbeing Hour.

✓Pension scheme and employee wellbeing support.

✓Discounts on shopping, travel and entertainment.

✓Ongoing training and career development.

You might be a great fit if you:

Enjoy helping and supporting others.
Communicate well and listen with empathy.
Stay calm and professional in challenging situations.
Are reliable, resilient, and eager to learn.

Requirements

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We want to understand your experiences, achievements and strengths, so please make sure your application reflects your own story and clearly shows how you meet the essential criteria and the impact you've made in previous roles.

There's no need to write in a particular style. The strongest applications are those that are authentic, specific and clearly demonstrate your skills, experience and potential. We look forward to learning more about you.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

CGL points 20 to 21 (£26,296.03 - £27,165.10)

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

20/9/2026

Hannah Pellowe | hannah.pellowe@cgl.org.uk | 01803814722

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.