We are The Forward Trust (formerly RAPt and Blue Sky), 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.

Forward Trust offers a range of interventions at HMP Bronzefield, a closed category Female remand prison where this role will be based. Our Family Work Strategy has been devised on the basis of a thorough needs assessment, informed by available research both from within the field and across the organisation itself.

What we looking for:

• Experience of providing support to families and providing help for family-related issues that may affect clients in prison and community services
• Flexibility to meet the needs of the service as it develops
• A positive problem-solving approach with the ability to focus on key issues quickly and clearly
• Effective negotiating and influencing skills
• Previous experience of developing and implementing service improvements
• The ability to engage effectively with the client group
• Understanding of the voluntary sector
• Understanding of and sensitivity to diversity and equality issues
• Working knowledge of using Microsoft office packages and databases
• An understanding of a range of treatment approaches in the field of substance misuse, including the 12 step model.