Regional Peer Co-ordinator - Sutton

The Forward Trust; United States; Remote; USD 19,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training opportunities

Season Ticket Loan Scheme

Cycle to work scheme

25 days annual leave

Job summary

The Forward Trust is seeking a Regional Peer Co-ordinator to support the Integrated Substance Misuse Service within Sutton and across multiple prison sites. The role involves training service users to become Peer Supporters, developing peer-led interventions, and signposting to health and wellbeing services.

The post requires travel between sites, flexible evenings/weekends, and strong communication to build relationships with service users and prison staff.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating peer support or health/wellbeing initiatives.
• Ability to train and mentor service users to become peer supporters.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to coordinate activities across multiple sites and shifts.

Responsibilities

• Champion the Integrated Substance Misuse Service within the prison.
• Train and support service users to become Peer Supporters.
• Develop peer-led interventions across prison wings.
• Signpost service users to relevant health and wellbeing services.
• Travel between prison sites as required.
• Work flexible shifts including evenings and weekends.

Skills

Peer Support

Training

Communication

Team Coordination

Flexibility

Job description

Regional Peer Co-ordinator - Sutton Permanent16,200

What You'll Be Doing

As a Peer Coordinator, you will:

• Champion the Integrated Substance Misuse Service within the prison.
• Support and work alongside the wider Substance Misuse Services team.
• Train and support service users to become Peer Supporters.
• Develop and support peer‑led interventions across all wings of the prison.
• Support Peer Supporters to engage with and assist other service users.
• Develop and support Health & Wellbeing Champions within the prison.
• Encourage Health & Wellbeing Champions to motivate and support their peers to take greater responsibility for their health and wellbeing.
• Support Champions to listen to and understand the issues and concerns raised by other service users.
• Signpost service users to relevant health, wellbeing and support services within the prison.
• Support Health & Wellbeing Champions to provide interventions to their peers, where agreed with the prison.
• Build and strengthen links between the Integrated Substance Misuse Service and service users within the prison.
• Promote positive engagement with health, wellbeing and substance misuse services.
• Work collaboratively with prison staff, colleagues and other services to ensure effective support for service users.
• Work across multiple prison sites, which may include HMP High Down and HMP Downview.
• Travel between prison sites as required.
• Work flexibly, including some evening and weekend shifts on a rota basis, with reasonable notice.

By developing Peer Supporters and Health & Wellbeing Champions, you will help create opportunities for service users to support one another, share concerns, access appropriate services and take greater responsibility for their health and wellbeing while in custody.

We are looking for someone who is:

• Passionate about supporting people to improve their health and wellbeing.
• Able to build positive and professional relationships with service users.
• A confident communicator who can engage and motivate others.
• Able to encourage individuals to take greater responsibility for their health and wellbeing.
• Comfortable supporting and developing others through training and peer support.
• Able to work effectively with people from a range of backgrounds and experiences.
• Organised and able to coordinate peer support activities across the prison.
• Able to work collaboratively as part of a wider integrated team.
• Committed to promoting positive health and wellbeing within a prison environment.
• Able to identify appropriate services and support individuals to access them through effective signposting.
• Flexible and adaptable to the needs of the service.
• Willing and able to travel between prison sites when required.
• Available to work occasional evening and weekend shifts as part of a rota.

We are The Forward Trust

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.

Joining us 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

• 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 3 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 Forwards commitment to being an inclusive employer and our current EDI strategy clickhere .

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.