Desistance And Wellbeing Practitioner

Ad Warrior Ltd; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Training and development opportunities

25 days annual leave rising to 30

Pension scheme

Job summary

Forward Trust in East Riding of Yorkshire seeks a dedicated Desistance and Wellbeing Practitioner to support individuals in custody through one-to-one and group wellbeing interventions. This full-time role involves coaching service users, developing Health & Wellbeing Champions, and promoting healthier lifestyles across the prison setting.

You will collaborate with prison staff and external partners, organise health campaigns, and contribute to a recovery-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering 1:1 and group wellbeing interventions.
• Ability to manage a varied caseload in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Commitment to safeguarding and person-centred support.

Responsibilities

• Deliver 1:1 support, group interventions and wellbeing workshops.
• Coach and mentor service users to achieve positive, lasting change.
• Support and develop prisoner Health & Wellbeing Champions.
• Promote healthy lifestyles, recovery and wellbeing across the prison.
• Organise health promotion events and awareness campaigns.
• Build strong partnerships with healthcare, mental health and substance misuse services.
• Support the delivery of a varied programme of wellbeing activities, including evenings and weekends.
• Maintain accurate records, care plans and case management documentation.

Skills

Relationship building

Coaching & mentoring

Group facilitation

Caseload management

Safeguarding awareness

Job description

Desistance and Wellbeing Practitioner (More Than My Past Practitioner) - HMP Millsike

Location: East Riding of Yorkshire

Salary: £26,000 per annum

About The Role

We're looking for a passionate and motivated More Than My Past Practitioner (Desistance and Wellbeing Practitioner) to join Forward Trust's Connections Team at HMP Millsike. More than My Past is a programme that we are delivering where we offer one-to-one support and workshops that promote personal development and rehabilitation, helping people build a life beyond crime.

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.

What You'll Be Doing

• 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

What We're Looking For

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.

About Us

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
• 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.