RECONNECT Worker

RECONNECT Worker (Buckinghamshire)

Location: Buckinghamshire

Salary: £24,000 per annum

Vacancy Type: Permanent, Full Time

Closing Date: 20 Aug 2025

About The Role

We're looking for a passionate and proactive individual to join The Forward Trust as a RECONNECT Worker, supporting individuals preparing to leave HMP Woodhill, HMP Bedford, and IRC Yarl's Wood.

RECONNECT is about building bridges and ensuring people have the support they need to safely transition back into the community.

You'll provide tailored, person-centred support to individuals in custody and for up to 6 months post-release, linking them into vital services including healthcare, mental health support, housing, and wellbeing interventions.

You'll be responsible for assessing needs, creating bespoke care plans, making referrals, and staying in regular contact to ensure each person is connected to the help they need. You'll work closely with prison staff, healthcare providers, local agencies and our wider Forward community.

What we are looking for

• Organised and proactive person - are you able to manage caseloads and juggle priorities?
• A strong communicator and relationship-builder - are you confident working with multiple stakeholders?
• Compassionate and non-judgemental - do you understand the challenges faced by people in custody?
• Detail-focused - are you able to maintain accurate records and meet reporting and safeguarding standards?
• Driven by outcomes - are you motivated to make a tangible difference in people's lives?

If you answered "yes" to the above, then we would love to hear from you today!

Experience working in criminal justice, health or support services is an advantage, but what matters most is your commitment to supporting people and helping them access the services they need.

If you're ready to be the link between custody and community, we'd 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
• 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)

To Apply

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