Location: Dover
Salary: GBP 21,840 per annum
Vacancy Type: Contract, Full Time
Closing Date: 23rd September 2025
We are offering an exciting Traineeship Opportunity for motivated individuals looking to start a rewarding career in health and social care. As part of this traineeship, you will shadow an experienced team member, gaining hands-on experience, training, and guidance to help you build the skills and confidence needed to succeed in the role.
You will benefit from regular reviews to track your progress, personalized mentoring, and structured development. Alongside practical work experience, you will also study towards a recognised qualification (subject to eligibility criteria).
What You'll Be Doing
During your traineeship, you will develop key skills and experience in areas such as:
* Planning and managing a caseload effectively
* Reviewing ongoing care and treatment in collaboration with healthcare and other agencies
* Co-facilitating groups and programmes to a professional standard
* Working as part of a multi-disciplinary, integrated team
* Collecting and recording data for audit, research, and reporting purposes
* Carrying out assessments (risk/initial/comprehensive) to support tailored treatment journeys
* Delivering 1:1 sessions and facilitating group work/programmes
* Supporting through-care needs and helping clients develop meaningful recovery plans
What We're Looking For
We are seeking enthusiastic, committed, and resilient individuals who are eager to learn and grow within a supportive environment. The ideal trainee will demonstrate:
* Proactivity: quick thinking and the ability to use initiative
* Resilience: problem-solving skills and the ability to learn from setbacks
* Adaptability: comfortable working in a fast-paced, changing environment
* Confidence: clear communication and belief in your abilities
* Teamwork: the ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues
* Openness to Feedback: willingness to learn and improve through guidance
* Innovation: always seeking better ways of working
About Us
We are The Forward Trust, a social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For over 25 years, we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, regardless of 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.
Benefits
We are committed to our cause and the wellbeing of our employees. Joining us, we offer:
* 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 Wellbeing Days (pro-rated for part-time employees)
* Access to Blue Light Card
* 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 with length of service) plus Bank Holidays
* Contributory Pension Scheme: Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years, and up to 9% thereafter
* Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary)
* Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)
Diversity at Forward Trust
We are committed to providing opportunities for everyone and aim to have a diverse team with a range of lived and professional experiences, including those with lived experience of addiction, offending, or homelessness.
We welcome applications from all backgrounds, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion and/or belief, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy, and maternity.
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