The Forward Trust
Location
Sussex | United Kingdom
Job description
Adults have a proven reoffending rate of 25%. Forward Trust are on a mission to change that because we believe another life is possible.
We support People on Probation in Sussex to successfully complete their Probation Supervision, to stop offending, and to live their potential. Delivering interventions and providing support so that they build relationships with their community, other services, pro social friends, families, and themselves. Building a crime free life stops the cycle of harm.
We are looking for more people who share our vision to join our Supporting People on Probation Team in Sussex as a Senior Supporting People on Probation Navigator . You will have experience as a senior practitioner and you might have worked in prisons, probation, police or the courts before. You could be a psychology graduate, life coach, counsellor or psychotherapist. You might have worked in education, social services, health, or social prescribing, maybe you were or are a foster carer. Perhaps right now are able to bring different life skills and experiences that are transferable. The important thing is that you really enjoy working with others, are good at building rapport, are passionate about making a difference, and believe that everyone can turn their life around. Join us as a Supporting People on Probation Navigator , at Forward Trust , make a difference to individual lives whilst building your career in a leading Charity who prove every day that “another life is possible”. We believe that everyone can live a fulfilling life, whatever their past.
Our People on Probation Interventions help adult men understand their lifestyle and associates , their family and significant other relationships , their emotional wellbeing , and how to overcome social exclusion . You will walk alongside them as they navigate the consequences of their crimes on their relationships and themselves, leave behind relationships that lead to offending, and repair and build relationships that move them Forward to another life.
In Sussex we work alongside the Probation Service within the Brighton, Hastings, Crawley, Worthing, Littlehampton, Eastbourne and Lewes probation service offices. We are also required to work alongside Prison Resettlement Teams within HMP Lewes. A full UK driving license is desirable for this role as travel between venues is essential. A workday for you might include facilitating a group music intervention, allocating a case to be seen by a navigator, meeting someone prior to being released from prison, delivering a 1:1 with a Service User experiencing family breakdown, taking someone to the Doctors for the first time in their adult life, and mentoring and coaching a member of the team.
It's important work, and with it comes responsibility. You will have close relationships with Probation Practitioners and will agree with them and your Service Users their Action Plans and interventions. These form part of your Service Users enforceable sentence conditions. Some of your clients are vulnerable in their mental and physical health, and for all of them there are consequences if they are unsuccessful. Therefore, you will make every contact matter and keep excellent records. You will also as a Senior Navigator assume line management responsibility for a member of the team, whilst supporting the Team Leader with the day-to-day management operational responsibilities. This is an excellent opportunity for anyone seeking to take the next step towards management.
Your Sussex Team is a part of Forward Trust’s national Commissioned Rehabilitative Services (CRS) , which we provide directly for HMPPS . The Sussex Service is part of the Personal Wellbeing umbrella where we are lead provider in 7 areas ( Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire , Essex , Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Sussex, Surrey ); and subcontractors in Kent and Cheshire , providing family support. We also provide CRS Accommodation services preventing homelessness for people on probation in Wales in Dyfed-Powys, South Wales and Gwent . And, across all London and Yorkshire and The Humber we provide Dependency and Recovery support. Join a vibrant and passionate wider CRS team as part of Forward Trust where 30% of our staff have lived experiences of addiction or offending.
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£26.99k - £32.99k per annum