Support for ex-offenders
Help finding work
Our Unlocking Opportunities page provides you with a range of live employment opportunities with employers who are committed to recruiting ex offenders.
We’ll support you every step of the way to increase your chances of gaining employment.
Click the link below to find out more.
Additional Support
Pre-employment support
If you're not quite ready for work, there are lots of support options available, click the link below to find out more.
Pre-employment support services
Get Into Construction - Onsite Construction Hub Programme
Build Your Career in Construction!
The Leicestershire Construction Skills Hub is offering a free, three-week entry programme into the construction sector.
Get into Driving LGV/HGV/Forklift with Futures
Gain local labour market information for LGV/HGV/Forklift, careers advice, an understanding of transferable skills and how to create an effective and tailored CV and interview techniques.
Book your place on the NCS website
Inclusive employers
View our list of inclusive employers who are committed to offering fair opportunities to ex-offenders who apply for their jobs.
View inclusive employers
Leicester Mental Health and Wellbeing Service
Do you need support with your mental health and wellbeing? Are you unsure where to turn?
P3 offers a recovery service for people living in Leicester, providing information, advice, and guidance to empower people to improve and maintain their mental health and wellbeing.
Transport solutions
Increase your employment options with these transport solutions.
more on transport solutions
GamCare East Midlands
GamCare provide a full range of free, flexible services to support anyone affected by gambling harms across the East Midlands, including one-to one, face-to-face therapeutic support and treatment and group based Gambling Recovery Courses.
visit the gamcare website
Considering self-employment
If you're interested in becoming self employed there are several support options available.
More on self-employment
Children and young people's justice service
Leicester’s children and young people justice service works with young people aged 10 to 17 years. The service aims to prevent and reduce children and young people reoffending and works towards promoting safer communities.
more on the CYPJS
The VIP Project
The key objective of the VIP Project is to reduce re-offending and equip young people aged 11-25 with the skills they require to lead successful lives.
more on the vip project