Recovery Champion

Forward Trust; Southend-on-Sea; Remote; GBP 19,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and development opportunities

Simply Health Cashback Scheme

Cycle to work scheme

25 days annual leave (rising to 30)

Job summary

Forward Trust in Southend-on-Sea is seeking a Recovery Champion to provide person-centered recovery support. You will work closely with the STARS recovery community, BRIC Coordinator and wider Southend team to help clients achieve their goals across a 35-hour week.

The role uses harm reduction and abstinence-based approaches to support people along their recovery journey, including group facilitation and one-to-one interventions.

Qualifications

• Experience of recovery and/or the local recovery community.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• A person-centred and non-judgemental approach.
• Someone who is organised, proactive and committed to supporting positive outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Manage a small caseload of recovery support clients.
• Provide recovery advice, guidance and harm reduction support.
• Complete assessments, care plans and 1:1 interventions.
• Facilitate recovery support groups and Welcome PODs.
• Deliver lived experience workshops and support service-user involvement.
• Develop links with local recovery communities and partner agencies.
• Support clients to access services including housing, benefits, training and employment.
• Work collaboratively with services including Probation to provide joined-up support.

Skills

Recovery experience

Communication skills

Empathetic approach

Person-centred

Organisation & proactivity

Job description

Are you passionate about supporting people on their recovery journey?

We’re looking for an enthusiastic and empathetic Recovery Champion to join our team in Southend-on-Sea, working full time (35 hours per week). You’ll work closely with the STARS recovery community, BRIC Coordinator and wider Southend team to provide person-centred recovery support and help people achieve their goals.

This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference, using both harm reduction and abstinence-based approaches to support people throughout their recovery journey.

What you’ll be doing:

• Manage a small caseload of recovery support clients
• Provide recovery advice, guidance and harm reduction support
• Complete assessments, care plans and 1:1 interventions
• Facilitate recovery support groups and Welcome PODs
• Deliver lived experience workshops and support service-user involvement
• Develop links with local recovery communities and partner agencies
• Support clients to access services including housing, benefits, training and employment
• Work collaboratively with services including Probation to provide joined-up support

What we’re looking for:

• An enthusiastic, empathetic and approachable individual
• A good understanding of professional boundaries
• Experience of recovery and/or the local recovery community
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• A person-centred and non-judgemental approach
• Someone who is organised, proactive and committed to supporting positive outcomes

If you’re passionate about recovery and want to help people make meaningful and lasting changes, we’d love to hear from you.

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 -

• 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. If you'd like more information about our family-friendly benefits, please contact our Recruitment Team at [e-mail]
• 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.

Please note that remote roles may require occasional travel for site visits, training and meetings.

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. 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.

To find out more about Forward’s commitment to being an inclusive employer and our current EDI strategy click here .

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.