RECONNECT Worker- Bedfordshire & Milton Keynes - Bedfordshire at The Forward Trust

We are looking for a compassionate and motivated professional who is committed to supporting individuals as they rebuild their lives after custody. You will have experience working with people facing complex challenges and be confident in delivering person-centred support within multi-agency environments.

You will bring strong assessment, communication and organisational skills, along with the ability to build trust and maintain professional relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Experience working within mental health, emotional wellbeing or substance misuse services

• Experience conducting comprehensive assessments and developing tailored SMART care plans

• Experience delivering structured interventions with service users

• Experience using motivational interviewing techniques in both one-to-one and group settings

• Strong IT and database skills to support case management and reporting

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with service users and partner agencies

• Experience working collaboratively with partner organisations to achieve positive outcomes

• Good organisational and planning skills, with the ability to manage a varied caseload

• Flexibility to respond to the evolving needs of the service

Desirable experience includes:

• Experience working within the criminal justice sector

• Experience facilitating group interventions

• Experience implementing new projects within required timeframes

• Experience using clinical supervision to support practice

• Experience collecting and analysing service data for audit, research and reporting purposes

You will be passionate about empowering people to move forward, representing The Forward Trust in a positive and professional manner, and contributing to a supportive team that works together to create meaningful change.

A full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle is essential for this role.

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.
We are committed to our cause and the work we carry out as a charity. Equally the wellbeing and the employees who work for us are also important. Joining us an employee, we will offer you the following benefits -

• Flexible working
• Training and development opportunities
• Simply Health Cashback Scheme (optional)
  
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Crisis Loan Scheme
• Electric Car Scheme
• 3 x Wellbeing Days (pro rata'd for part time employees)
• Access to Blue Light Card
• 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
• Contributory Pension Scheme Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years service and up to 9% thereafter
• Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary)
• Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)

Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Diversity at Forward Trust

The Forward Trust commits to providing opportunities to everyone. We want to ensure we have a diverse team with a range of lived and professional experiences. This includes those with Lived Experience of addiction, offending, or homelessness.

When we recruit, we welcome applications from everyone. This is inclusive of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion and/or belief, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy and maternity and socio-economic background. Where operationally possible, we will consider flexible working requests and make reasonable adjustments for all roles.

To find out more about Forwards commitment to being an inclusive employer and our current EDI strategy clickhere.

We want our recruitment process to be accessible to everyone. If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know.

Employee Screening and Eligibility to Work

Dependent on role you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service Check, details of which will be shared with you at interview.

If successful in your application, you will be required to provide eligibility to work evidence in line with the Eligibility to Work in the UK requirements.

Our Commitment to Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults at risk. Forward Trust follow safer recruitment practices and support a culture of openness and accountability.

Job Info:

• Company: The Forward Trust
• Position: RECONNECT Worker- Bedfordshire & Milton Keynes - Bedfordshire
• Work Location: Bedfordshire
• Country: GB

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