Recovery Worker - Peer Support Lead

Recovery Worker - Peer Support Lead - HMP Wormwood Scrubs

Location:  Shepherd's Bush

Salary:  £27,000 per annum

Vacancy Type: Permanent

About The Role

We are looking for a passionate and committed Recovery Worker – Peer Supporter Lead to join the Substance Misuse Service at HMP Wormwood Scrubs.

The service provides recovery-focused, trauma-informed psychosocial interventions within an integrated healthcare model, supporting men aged 18 and over with drug and/or alcohol-related needs. Working alongside healthcare and prison partners, the team delivers support across key areas including early days in custody, planned care, resettlement and release.

As the Recovery Worker -Peer Supporter Lead, you will play a key role in developing and embedding peer-led support within the prison. You will recruit, train and supervise service users as Peer Supporters and Mentors, enabling them to provide encouragement, guidance and recovery-focused support to others.

You will work collaboratively with prison teams, healthcare providers and service users to strengthen recovery pathways, promote engagement and support individuals to take greater responsibility for their health and wellbeing.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about recovery, lived experience and empowering others to make positive 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
• 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 (url removed) 
• 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.