The Forward Trust
Location
Woking, Surrey | United Kingdom
Job description
We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise that empowers people to break the cycle 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. We believe and are committed to providing opportunities to all people including those with ‘Lived Experience’ we encourage applications from all background including those in recovery from addiction, co-dependency or gambling, have experience of previous offending or homelessness.
You will be working as part of the Integrated Substance Misuse Service delivered by Forward Trust at HMP Send a female training prison. The service operates within an integrated health and well-being framework to provide support to those who identify having drug and alcohol issues. The Service is designed to deliver both psychosocial and clinical Interventions, this included the previously accredited RAPt Women’s Substance Dependence Treatment Programme (WSDTP), now formally known as ‘Footsteps in Recovery’. A 12-step intensive abstinence-based treatment programme.
In the role you will work alongside a team of case management Health and Wellbeing Practitioners supporting the delivery of client centred treatment using both harm reduction and abstinence-based treatment approaches, depending on need. You will manage a caseload, providing appropriate advice and guidance, conduct assessments, formulate, and deliver care plans involving both structured 1:1s and group-work sessions. Further to this you will work with a multi-agency approach to contribute to effective release planning and effective reintegration into the community alongside internal and external partnership agencies.
As programmes-based Health and Wellbeing Practitioner your role will be dedicated to the delivery of the services treatment programmes including intensive 12-step programme 'Footsteps in Recovery'. Group therapy, assignment review sessions, workshops, step lectures, and individual counselling all form part of an intensive daily treatment schedule.
You will also be responsible for contributing to the targets set by Forward and the local commissioners.
You will have well developed verbal skills and interpersonal group work facilitation skills to stimulate groups and clients, relating positively and empathetically.
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