Supporting People on Probation Navigator
Location: Cambridgeshire
Salary: £26,000 per annum
Vacancy Type: Permanent
About The Role
We are looking for a dedicated and client-focused Health and Wellbeing Practitioner to join our team, supporting adult men and young men within the Criminal Justice System.
Working alongside a team of practitioners, subcontractors and partner agencies, you will provide personalised Personal Well Being Services designed to support individuals to make positive changes and improve their wellbeing.
The support you provide will be tailored to each individual's needs and may cover:
- Family and Significant Others
- Lifestyle and Associates
- Emotional Wellbeing
- Social Inclusion
What You'll Be Doing
As a Health and Wellbeing Practitioner, you will:
- Manage an allocated caseload, ensuring individuals receive appropriate and consistent support.
- Build positive, professional and trusting relationships with service users.
- Assess individual needs and develop appropriate care and support plans.
- Provide advice, guidance and practical support based on individual circumstances.
- Deliver structured 1:1 sessions and group-work programmes across the Personal Well Being Services.
- Support individuals to develop positive coping strategies, improve their emotional wellbeing and make sustainable lifestyle changes.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues, subcontractors and partner agencies to provide joined-up support.
- Provide transitional support for individuals moving from prison into the community, helping to prepare them for release and resettlement.
- Work closely with Health and Wellbeing agencies both within the prison and in the community to ensure continuity of care.
- Contribute towards service targets and outcomes set by Forward and local commissioners.
- Accurately record and monitor outcomes, demonstrating the impact of the support provided.
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with partner organisations and other professionals.
- Adapt your approach to meet the changing needs of individuals and the service.
- Travel to other projects within your cluster when required to support continuity of care.
- Work flexibly, including occasional evening and weekend shifts where required and with reasonable notice.
What We're Looking For
We are looking for someone who is:
- Passionate about supporting people to make positive changes in their lives.
- Client-centred, with the ability to understand and respond to individual needs.
- Confident in delivering both 1:1 and group-based interventions.
- Experienced in assessing needs and developing appropriate support or care plans.
- Able to provide clear, appropriate advice and guidance.
- A strong communicator who can build positive relationships with service users, colleagues and external agencies.
- Comfortable managing a caseload and working independently while also contributing effectively as part of a wider team.
- Organised and able to manage competing priorities effectively.
- Committed to partnership working and delivering positive outcomes.
- Flexible and adaptable, with a willingness to travel between projects when required.
- Able to work sensitively and professionally with individuals involved in the Criminal Justice System.
- Committed to promoting inclusion, wellbeing and positive change.
This is an opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of people within the Criminal Justice System. Through personalised support, partnership working and effective interventions, you will help individuals prepare for release, strengthen their support networks and develop the skills and confidence they need to move forward in the community.
All probation-based roles are subject to enhanced DBS checks and HMPPS security vetting. These checks can take up to 6- 16 weeks to complete. Any offer of employment will be conditional upon the successful completion of both checks.
Please note if you have lived overseas within the last 5 years then checks may take longer.
About Us
We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.
Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Please note that remote roles may require occasional travel for site visits, training and meetings.
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Forward Trust, please click apply to be redirected to our website to complete your application.
