Family Connections Worker; Probation Services

• Family Connections Worker (Probation Services) - Kent

As a Family Connections Worker based in Kent, you’ll work 17.5 hours per week, primarily remotely, as part of a flexible team delivering Forward Trust’s Family & Significant Others interventions within the wider Personal Wellbeing Service. You’ll support adult and young men across the Criminal Justice system to strengthen family relationships, build resilience, and improve overall wellbeing.

What you’ll do:

• Deliver tailored 1:1 and group interventions under the Family & Significant Others framework
• Carry out risk, initial and comprehensive assessments
• Manage a diverse caseload, creating care plans that put clients at the centre
• Work collaboratively with partner agencies, Probation, and the wider Interventions Alliance team
• Contribute to KPIs, targets, and outcome reporting
• Maintain high standards of safeguarding, risk management, and record keeping

You’ll thrive in this role if you:

• Are client-centred, organised, and confident facilitating groups
• Enjoy working both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Can adapt to flexible working needs, including occasional evenings/weekends
• Are comfortable travelling within your cluster when needed (with notice)
• Handle sensitive information with professionalism and integrity

You’ll be part of a mission-driven team focused on creating positive change, with scope to innovate, collaborate, and make a meaningful difference every day.

If you’re passionate about supporting change, strengthening family connections, and empowering individuals on their journey, we’d love to hear from you.

Please see attached Job Description for full detail

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 -

• 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)

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

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. Please note that some of our roles may require a minimum period of sustained recovery (normally around 3 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,…