Group Programmes Facilitator

Forward Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Training and development opportunities

25 days annual leave

Support for families

Job summary

The Forward Trust is hiring a Group Programmes Facilitator to lead therapeutic group programmes at HMP Brixton. You will deliver group sessions and 1:1 interventions using a trauma-informed, recovery-focused approach, helping individuals build sustainable recovery pathways and positive futures.

You will coordinate referrals, assessments and timetables, develop mutual aid groups, and oversee lived experience volunteers.

Qualifications

• Experience facilitating groups or delivering psychosocial interventions.
• Excellent communication, organisation and relationship-building skills.
• Commitment to trauma-informed, person-centred practice and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate therapeutic group programmes including Stepping Stones, SDTP and The Bridge.
• Deliver engaging group sessions and 1:1 interventions using a trauma-informed, recovery-focused approach.
• Support individuals to build sustainable recovery pathways and positive futures.
• Coordinate referrals, assessments, programme timetables and outcomes.
• Develop and grow mutual aid groups and peer-led recovery initiatives.
• Recruit, support and oversee lived experience volunteers and peer mentors.
• Work closely with healthcare professionals, prison staff and recovery teams to deliver outstanding support.
• Monitor programme performance and help shape continuous service improvement.

Skills

Group facilitation

Psychosocial interventions

Communication

Relationship-building

Team collaboration

Prioritisation

Trauma-informed practice

Job description

Group Programmes FacilitatorLocation: BrixtonSalary: £30,221.79 per annumVacancy Type: PermanentClosing Date: 28th of August 2026

What you'll be doing:

• Lead and coordinate therapeutic group programmes including Stepping Stones, SDTP and The Bridge.
• Deliver engaging group sessions and 1:1 interventions using a trauma-informed, recovery-focused approach.
• Support individuals to build sustainable recovery pathways and positive futures.
• Coordinate referrals, assessments, programme timetables and outcomes.
• Develop and grow mutual aid groups and peer-led recovery initiatives.
• Recruit, support and oversee lived experience volunteers and peer mentors.
• Work closely with healthcare professionals, prison staff and recovery teams to deliver outstanding support.
• Monitor programme performance and help shape continuous service improvement.

What we're looking for:

• Passion for supporting people to achieve lasting recovery.
• Experience facilitating groups or delivering psychosocial interventions.
• Excellent communication, organisation and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to motivate, inspire and engage people from diverse backgrounds.
• A collaborative team player who thrives in a multi-disciplinary environment.
• Confident managing competing priorities while maintaining high standards.
• Commitment to trauma-informed, person-centred practice and continuous improvement.

What you need to know:

• It is a fixed-term contract (minimum 3 years) in line with funding arrangements.
• It is based at HMP Brixton.
• Flexibility to work occasional evenings and weekends on a rota basis is needed

Be part of a team that's changing lives every day.

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.

Benefits

• Flexible working
• Support for Families – We support our employees through every stage of family life by offering enhanced maternity and paternity pay for eligible employees who have completed 26 weeks' continuous service, alongside family-friendly policies and a supportive, inclusive workplace.
• 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.