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TipTopJob; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Training and development opportunities

Simply Health Cashback Scheme

Season Ticket Loan Scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Crisis Loan Scheme

Electric Car Scheme

Wellbeing days

Blue Light Card

25 days leave

Job summary

The Forward Trust is recruiting a Health and Wellbeing Practitioner to support adults and young men in the Criminal Justice System, delivering personalised wellbeing support to build resilience and assist reintegration. You will work alongside experienced practitioners and partner organisations across custody and community settings to ensure seamless, person-centred care.

This role focuses on delivering both individual and group sessions, assessing needs, recording outcomes, and contributing to

Qualifications

• Experience delivering one-to-one and group health and wellbeing sessions.
• Ability to assess needs and develop personalised support plans.
• Experience working with prison teams, community services and partner agencies.

Responsibilities

• Manage your own caseload and build trusted relationships with clients.
• Assess individual needs and develop personalised support plans.
• Deliver engaging one-to-one and group wellbeing sessions.
• Provide practical wellbeing advice and interventions.
• Record outcomes and contribute to service targets.

Skills

Caseload management

Communication

Organisational skills

Team collaboration

Job description

• Emotional wellbeing

Location: Essex

Salary : A GBP 26,000 per annum

Vacancy Type: Permanent, Full Time

Are you passionate about helping people overcome barriers and build positive futures? Do you believe everyone deserves the opportunity to make lasting change?

Were looking for a Health and Wellbeing Practitioner to join our dedicated team, supporting adult and young men within the Criminal Justice System to improve their wellbeing, develop resilience and successfully reintegrate into their communities.

This is more than a job its an opportunity to transform lives.

What youll be doing

Working alongside experienced practitioners and partner organisations, youll deliver personalised health and wellbeing support that empowers people to make meaningful, sustainable changes.

Youll provide tailored one:to:one and group interventions covering:

• Family and significant relationships
• Lifestyle and positive social networks
• Emotional wellbeing
• Social inclusion and community integration
  

From supporting individuals in custody to helping them transition successfully back into the community, youll play a vital role in every stage of their journey.

Youll be responsible for

• Managing your own caseload and building trusted relationships with clients
• Assessing individual needs and developing personalised support plans
• Delivering engaging one:to:one and group sessions
• Providing practical advice, guidance and wellbeing interventions
• Working closely with prison teams, community services and partner agencies to ensure seamless support
• Recording outcomes and contributing to service performance targets
• Helping people develop the confidence and skills to lead healthier, more independent lives
  

What were looking for

Youll Be Someone Who Is

• Passionate about supporting vulnerable people to achieve positive change
• A skilled communicator who can build trust with people from diverse backgrounds
• Organised, resilient and confident managing a varied caseload
• Comfortable delivering both individual and group interventions
• A collaborative team player who enjoys working with partner agencies
  

Experience within criminal justice, health, wellbeing, substance misuse, mental health, housing, probation or social care is desirable, but above all were looking for someone who genuinely wants to make a difference.

All probation:based roles are subject to enhanced DBS checks and HMPPS security vetting. These checks can take up to 6: 16 weeks to complete. Any offer of employment will be conditional upon the successful completion of both checks.

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

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
• 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 ratad for part time employees)
• Access to Blue Light Card
• 25 days (rising to