Supporting People on Probation Navigator

The Forward Trust; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Join The Forward Trust as a Supporting People on Probation Navigator in Essex. This role focuses on assisting individuals on probation by delivering tailored interventions and fostering supportive community relationships. You'll be part of a charity committed to helping people transform their lives, truly making a difference.

Benefits

Flexible working

Training and development opportunities

Simply Health Cashback Scheme

Season Ticket Loan Scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Crisis Loan Scheme

Electric Car Scheme

25 days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays

Contributory Pension Scheme

Death in Service Payment

Critical Illness Insurance

Qualifications

• Experience in prisons, probation, or social services.
• Ability to form strong alliances with service users.
• Passion for helping others and belief in change.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals on probation to navigate their challenges.
• Deliver interventions in-person and potentially virtually.
• Maintain accurate records and safeguard self and others.

Skills

Needs and risk assessment

Action planning

1:1 and group interventions

Record keeping

Education

Psychology degree

Job description

Location: Essex

Salary: £24,000 per annum plus benefits

Vacancy Type: Fixed Term Contract until July 2026, Full Time

We are recruiting for a Supporting People on Probation Navigator - FTC until July 2026 - Essex

Why Work for Us?

Adults have a proven reoffending rate of 25%. Forward Trust are on a mission to change that because we believe another life is possible.

We support People on Probation in Surrey to successfully complete their Probation Supervision, to stop offending, and to live their potential.

Delivering interventions and providing support so that they build relationships with their community, other services, pro social friends, families, and themselves. Building a crime free life stops the cycle of harm.

Role/Team Overview

We are looking for more people who share our vision to join our Supporting People on Probation Team in Essex as a Supporting People on Probation Navigator. You might have worked in prisons, probation, police or the courts before. You could be a psychology graduate, life coach, counsellor or psychotherapist. You might have worked in education, social services, health, or social prescribing, maybe you were or are a foster carer. Perhaps right now are able to bring different life skills and experiences that are transferable. The important thing is that you really enjoy working with others, are good at building rapport, are passionate about making a difference, and believe that everyone can turn their life around. Join us as a Supporting People on Probation Navigator, at Forward Trust, make a difference to individual lives whilst building your career in a leading Charity who prove every day that "another life is possible". We believe that everyone can live a fulfilling life, whatever their past.

Our People on Probation Interventions help adult men understand their lifestyle and associates, their family and significant other relationships, their emotional wellbeing, and how to overcome social exclusion. You will walk alongside them as they navigate the consequences of their crimes on their relationships and themselves, leave behind relationships that lead to offending, and repair and build relationships that move them Forward to another life.

The Job

• Supporting People on Probation Navigator - Essex
• This is a full time, fixed term contract until July 2026
• Some interventions may be delivered virtually to meet the need of the Service User; however, this is an in-person service, and you should expect to attend a work location daily.
• Some evening work.
  
  

What We Need From You

• Belief in the ability of anyone to change, that another life is possible.
• A genuine passion for helping others and an ability to form strong working alliances with Service Users, Colleagues, Probation Practitioners and all stakeholders.
• Transferable skills or direct experience of needs and risk assessment, action planning, delivering 1:1 and group interventions, keeping detailed accurate records, safeguarding self and others, taking part in continuous professional development.
• Trustworthy, a team player, confident and safe when working independently.
• Creativity, collaboration and flexibility.
• Strives to meet and exceed own and shared targets as well as high standards for delivery.
  
  

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)
  
  

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for the Forward Trust, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.