Recovery Navigator - North London (Camden & Islington, Harrow & Barnet, Enfield & Harringay)

Location: London

Salary: £27,000 per annum

Forward Trust is looking for a motivated and compassionate Recovery Navigator to join our London Dependency and Recovery Service, supporting men on probation to engage with substance misuse treatment and make positive changes in their lives.

Working as part of a flexible, multi-disciplinary team, you will help bridge the gap between probation services and community-based substance misuse support. You will work directly with adult male prison leavers and individuals serving community orders, helping them overcome barriers to treatment, engage with existing services and progress on their recovery journey.

You will manage a diverse caseload, complete comprehensive assessments, develop collaborative action plans and deliver one-to-one, group and virtual interventions. Through practical assistance, advocacy, advice and ongoing motivational support, you will empower individuals to better understand and manage their dependency and recovery needs.

This is a predominantly in-person role, with day-to-day work across probation delivery units in the boroughs listed above. You will need to be flexible and adaptable, as occasional travel to other areas of London or attendance at head office for training and support may be required.

What you will be doing

• Managing a caseload: Support adult male prison leavers and individuals on community orders, helping them work towards their recovery goals and implement their agreed action plans.
• Completing assessments: Conduct comprehensive assessments to identify individual needs, barriers to engagement and appropriate recovery support.
• Developing action plans: Work collaboratively with individuals to create personalised action plans that promote recovery, wellbeing and positive outcomes.
• Providing practical support: Help individuals complete referral forms, make phone calls, access services and overcome barriers that may prevent them from engaging with treatment.
• Advocating for service users: Liaise with healthcare providers, probation staff and community organisations, including attending appointments and advocating on behalf of individuals where needed.
• Delivering interventions: Provide motivational, time-bound and structured interventions through one-to-one sessions, group work and virtual appointments.

What we are looking for

• Acompassionate, empathetic and non-judgemental approach to supporting people experiencing substance dependency and other complex challenges.
• Experience of supporting people with multiple needs, particularly in substance misuse, recovery, criminal justice, probation, health or social care settings.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trusting relationships and engage individuals who may be reluctant to access support.
• The ability to motivate and empower individuals to take responsibility for their recovery and work towards meaningful, achievable goals.
• Experience of, or an aptitude for, completing assessments, developing support plans and delivering structured one-to-one or group interventions.

Working pattern

• Predominantly Monday to Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm.
• Hybrid working model, with the role primarily delivered in person across the designated probation delivery units.
• Travel across Ealing & Hillingdon, Brent, Hammersmith & Fulham, and Kensington, Chelsea & Westminster.
• Occasional flexibility to work in other areas of London and attend head office for training or additional support.

This is an opportunity to make a real difference by helping people overcome barriers to recovery, engage with appropriate treatment and build a more positive future.

If you are passionate about supporting people to make lasting changes, improving access to recovery services and helping reduce reoffending, we would love to hear from you.

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.
• Training and development opportunities
• Simply Health Cashback Scheme (optional)
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme

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.