LERO Coordinator

LERO Coordinator

Location: Northamptonshire

Salary: £28,000 per annum

Vacancy Type: Permanent

About The Role

This is a 3-year contract starting from the 1st April 2026 until March 2029

About the Role

We are seeking a passionate and motivated LERO Coordinator to lead the development of an independent Lived Experience Recovery Organisation (LERO) in North Northamptonshire.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a central role in building a thriving, inclusive recovery community shaped by lived experience. You will oversee the delivery of a contract focused on establishing and growing the LERO, ensuring it becomes a sustainable, independent organisation within three years.

At the heart of this role is the recruitment, development and support of volunteers—including those forming the LERO’s Leadership Committee—who will take ownership of the organisation’s direction and day-to-day activities. You will provide guidance, structure and encouragement to enable volunteers to lead confidently and effectively.

The LERO will be rooted in co-design and co-production, responding directly to the needs, strengths and aspirations of its community. You will facilitate this approach, ensuring that lived experience informs all aspects of the organisation’s work.

Working closely with a Community Engagement Worker, you will also support relationship-building with local and national partners, stakeholders and contract providers to strengthen the LERO’s reach and impact.

About You

You are a proactive and empathetic individual with a strong commitment to recovery-focused, person-led approaches. You bring experience of working with volunteers and communities, and are confident supporting others to develop their skills and confidence.

You will have:

Experience of recruiting, onboarding, coaching and supervising volunteers

The ability to engage effectively with diverse client groups, particularly those with lived experience

A strong understanding of the voluntary sector, mentoring programmes, and service user-led support groups

Excellent communication, influencing and relationship-building skills

Experience of facilitating groups or delivering training

The ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team

Experience of collecting, recording and analysing data for reporting and evaluation

Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and databases

A strong understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion, and the ability to apply this in practice

Experience of remote working

It would also be beneficial if you have:

Knowledge of HR processes within recruitment settings

Lived experience of addiction recovery or ex-offending

Experience of building strategic partnerships

Above all, you will be passionate about empowering people with lived experience to shape their own recovery communities and create lasting, meaningful change.

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)

Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

To Apply

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