Recovery Programme Practitioner

Forward Trust; Swansea; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Training and development opportunities

Cycle to work scheme

25 days annual leave rising to 30 with

Contributory Pension Scheme

Death in Service Payment

Job summary

The Forward Trust is seeking a Recovery Programme Practitioner (Y Bont) to join our team at HMP Swansea. This full-time role (35 hours per week) is based at Swansea with some travel across South Wales, delivering a 12-week abstinence-based recovery programme for men in custody.

DBS checks and vetting are required. You will deliver structured interventions, co-facilitate across cohorts, manage caseloads, and coordinate with prison, healthcare and community partners to support successful

Qualifications

• Experience supporting people affected by substance misuse, recovery or criminal justice services.
• Strong communication and group facilitation skills.
• Experience managing caseloads and keeping accurate records.
• A collaborative approach and ability to build strong partnerships.
• Ability to speak Welsh would be advantageous but not essential.
• Existing prison clearance would be advantageous but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Deliver structured 1:1 and group interventions focused on substance misuse recovery.
• Co-facilitate the Y Bont Programme across multiple cohorts each year.
• Manage a caseload, assessments, care plans and progress reviews.
• Use trauma-informed, harm reduction and abstinence-based approaches tailored to individual needs.
• Work closely with prison staff, healthcare, probation, housing, employment and community partners.
• Support release planning and continuity of care into the community.
• Monitor outcomes, maintain accurate records and contribute to service targets.
• Help organise graduation ceremonies and family engagement events.

Skills

Substance misuse recovery

Criminal justice services

Communication skills

Group facilitation

Caseload management

Partnership building

Welsh language

Job description

Recovery Programme Practitioner (Y Bont) - HMP Swansea

Location: Swansea

Salary: £26,000 per annum

Vacancy Type: Permanent

About The Role

Help Change Lives. Build Recovery. Break the Cycle.

We’re looking for a passionate and motivated Recovery Programme (Y Bont) Practitioner to join our award-winning team delivering Y Bont, a therapeutic 12-week abstinence-based recovery programme based on the Incentivised Substance Free Living (ISFL) wing at HMP Swansea.

This is a full-time role (35 hours per week), primarily based at HMP Swansea, with occasional travel to other sites across South Wales. This is a unique opportunity to support men in custody who are ready to make lasting change, achieve abstinence, and build a positive future beyond prison.

If you’re committed to recovery, rehabilitation and making a real impact, we’d love to hear from you.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Deliver structured 1:1 and group interventions focused on substance misuse recovery
• Co-facilitate the Y Bont Programme across multiple cohorts each year
• Manage a caseload, assessments, care plans and progress reviews
• Use trauma-informed, harm reduction and abstinence-based approaches tailored to individual needs
• Work closely with prison staff, healthcare, probation, housing, employment and community partners
• Support release planning and continuity of care into the community
• Monitor outcomes, maintain accurate records and contribute to service targets
• Help organise graduation ceremonies and family engagement events

What We’re Looking For

We’re seeking someone who is organised, empathetic and confident delivering interventions in a challenging but rewarding environment. You’ll ideally have:

• Experience supporting people affected by substance misuse, recovery or criminal justice services
• Strong communication and group facilitation skills
• Experience managing caseloads and keeping accurate records
• A collaborative approach and ability to build strong partnerships
• Ability to speak Welsh would be advantageous but not essential
• Existing valid prison clearance would also be advantageous but is not essential

We actively value lived experience and welcome applications from people with experience of recovery and/or the criminal justice system.

Please Note

• This role is subject to Enhanced DBS and HMPPS vetting clearance
• Some flexibility is required, including occasional cover at other South Wales locations including Cardiff, Usk, Parc, Prescoed and community services

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
• 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.