Recovery Programme Practitioner (Y Bont) - HMP Swansea

Forward Trust; Swansea; Remote; GBP 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and development opportunities

Season Ticket Loan Scheme

Cycle to work scheme

25 days annual leave

Job summary

Forward Trust is seeking a dedicated Recovery Programme Practitioner (Y Bont) to support men in custody at HMP Swansea. You will deliver 1:1 and group interventions, manage caseloads, and collaborate with prison staff, healthcare, and community partners to enable sustained recovery and smoother community transition.

The role is based primarily at HMP Swansea (35 hours/week) with occasional travel across South Wales; prior experience in addiction recovery and a collaborative approach are

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.

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

Recovery experience

Group facilitation

Caseload management

Trauma-informed

Partnership building

Welsh language advantage

Job description

Recovery Programme Practitioner (Y Bont) - HMP Swansea

• Recovery Programme Practitioner (Y Bont) - HMP Swansea

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

Working as part of a small, dedicated team, you will:

• 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 partnershipsAbility 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 -

• 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.

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.

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.