Family Connections Worker : Crewe
Location: Crewe
Salary : A GBP 24,000 per annum, plus benefits
Vacancy Type: Permanent
Advertising End Date : 28 Jul 2025
We are currently recruiting for a Family Connections Worker to join our team in Crewe.
We are Forward, the social enterprise that empowers people to break the cycle of crime and addiction to move forward and live fulfilling lives.
We deliver a range of MOJ-Commissioned Rehabilitative services (CRS) directly for Probation in three key areas: Accommodation, Personal Wellbeing, and Dependency and Recovery. Accommodation is delivered in Wales, Dependency and Recovery in London and Humberside, and Personal Wellbeing in East of England, Sussex, Surrey, and as a subcontractor in Kent and Cheshire.
These services work with men 18+ who are under probation supervision, supporting them to navigate their desired outcomes to achieve transformational change, break the cycle of offending, and achieve long-term integration into society.
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. No matter what your past, we believe anyone is capable of lasting change.
Role Responsibilities
You will work remotely as part of a flexible team of Family Connections practitioners, delivering as part of the wider personal wellbeing service, Family and Significant Others interventions to support adult men and young men in the Criminal Justice system. The support is tailored to individual needs, delivering a range of programmes within the categories of Family and Significant Others.
The Family Connections practitioner will deliver client-centred support depending on the requirements of the individual client. You will manage a caseload, provide appropriate advice and guidance, assess, care plan; deliver structured 1:1 and group work sessions.
You will contribute to the targets set by Forward, Interventions Alliance, and local commissioners, including measuring outcomes. Cooperative working relationships with other partner agencies are vital.
Flexibility is required, including some evening/weekend shifts and travel to other projects in your cluster to deliver health and wellbeing services, ensuring continuity of care.
The Ideal Candidate
* Knowledge of issues facing clients in the criminal justice sector.
* Experience working in Personal Wellbeing or related services such as family, lifestyles, emotional wellbeing, and social inclusion.
* Experience in risk assessments, comprehensive assessments, and designing SMART care plans.
* Experience in psychosocial interventions, including motivational interviewing in 1:1 and group settings.
* Knowledge of the criminal justice sector and the Recovery Agenda.
About Us
We are The Forward Trust, a social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the cycles of crime and addiction. For over 25 years, we have helped people build positive lives, regardless of their past. Our services have supported thousands in making positive changes and building productive lives with employment, family, and community.
We are committed to our cause and our employees. Joining us as an employee, we will offer you...
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