My Past Practitioner - HMP Millsike

About The Role

We're looking for a passionate and motivated

More Than My Past Practitioner to join Forward Trust's Connections Team at HMP Millsike.

This is a full-time position working 35 hours per week, offering a unique opportunity to support people in custody to improve their physical, mental and emotional wellbeing, build resilience, and develop healthier lifestyles that can be sustained on release.

Working as part of our innovative Health & Wellbeing service, you'll collaborate with prison staff, healthcare professionals, peer mentors and external partners to create a positive, recovery-focused environment across the prison.

• Delivering 1:1 support, group interventions and wellbeing workshops
• Coaching and mentoring service users to achieve positive, lasting change
• Supporting and developing prisoner Health & Wellbeing Champions
• Promoting healthy lifestyles, recovery and wellbeing across the prison
• Organising health promotion events and awareness campaigns
• Building strong partnerships with healthcare, mental health and substance misuse services
• Supporting the delivery of a varied programme of wellbeing activities, including evenings and weekends
• Maintaining accurate records, care plans and case management documentation

We're seeking someone who is:

• Passionate about health, wellbeing and recovery
• Skilled at building positive relationships and motivating others
• Confident delivering both one-to-one and group-based interventions
• Organised, proactive and able to manage a varied caseload
• Comfortable working within a multidisciplinary environment
• Committed to safeguarding, inclusion and person-centred support

At Forward Trust, you'll be part of a team dedicated to helping people build healthier futures. Every day brings the opportunity to inspire change, improve wellbeing and support individuals on their journey towards recovery and resettlement.

All prison-based roles are subject to enhanced DBS checks and HMPPS security vetting. These checks can take up to 5 months 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.

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 life, 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 & 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 -

• Training and development opportunities
• BHSF 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)

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. Some of our roles may require a minimum period of sustained recovery (normally around years). This is assessed on a case-by-case basis, and exceptions may be considered depending on the role and individual circumstances.

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.

We want our recruitment process to be…