Community Rehabilitation Programme Facilitator – Wickford

Please be advised this position is 21 hours per week, part-time, the salary advertised reflects the hours.

Are you passionate about supporting people to make lasting, positive changes in their lives? We are looking for a compassionate and motivated Recovery Facilitator to join our team at the Essex Community Rehabilitation Centre, delivering The Forward Trust’s SHARP Programme. The SHARP Programme is a structured community day rehabilitation programme based on the 12-Step approach, supporting adults aged 18+ affected by drug and alcohol use to achieve sustainable recovery.

As a Recovery Facilitator, you will play a key role in helping individuals transform their lives by managing a caseload of service users throughout their recovery journey. You will:

• Deliver structured daily group programmes and therapeutic interventions based on the SHARP model.
• Complete comprehensive assessments and develop person-centred SMART care plans.
• Support service users through the admissions process, working closely with Recovery Workers across the Essex region.
• Build positive, professional relationships that encourage engagement, motivation and long‑term recovery.
• Maintain accurate records using client information management systems.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and partner agencies to ensure the best outcomes for service users.

This is a varied and rewarding role where no two days are the same. Flexibility is important, as occasional evening or weekend working may be required, along with travel to other local services to support continuity of care.

About You

We’re looking for someone who is enthusiastic, empathetic and committed to supporting people to achieve meaningful recovery. You’ll be confident working both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team, with excellent communication and relationship‑building skills. You’ll ideally have:

• Experience carrying out assessments and developing SMART care plans.
• A positive, solution‑focused approach with strong problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills.
• The ability to engage and motivate people from diverse backgrounds.
• A good understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion, with the ability to provide person‑centred support.
• Experience using Microsoft Office and video conferencing platforms, with the confidence to support service users with digital literacy where needed.
• An understanding of the 12‑Step recovery model.
• Knowledge and experience of psychosocial interventions, including facilitating structured recovery programmes.
• Experience using client information management systems to maintain accurate records.

If you’re passionate about helping people build healthier, more fulfilling lives and want to be part of a supportive team making a real difference, 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 of the employees who work for us are also important. Joining us as 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
• 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.

Diversity at Forward Trust

The Forward Trust commits to providing opportunities to everyone. We want to ensure we have a diverse team with a range of lived and professional experiences. This includes those with ‘Lived Experience’ of addiction, offending, or homelessness. Some of our roles may require a minimum period of sustained recovery (normally around 3 years). This is assessed on a case‑by‑case basis, and exceptions may be considered depending on the role and individual circumstances.

When we recruit, we welcome applications from everyone. This is inclusive of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion and/or belief, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy and maternity and socio‑economic background. Where operationally possible, we will consider flexible working requests and make reasonable adjustments for all roles.

To find out more about Forward’s commitment to being an inclusive employer and our current EDI strategy click here.

We want our recruitment process to be accessible to everyone. If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know.

Employee Screening and Eligibility to Work

Dependent on role you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service Check, details of which will be shared with you at interview. If successful in your application, you will be required to provide eligibility to work evidence in line with the ‘Eligibility to Work in the UK’ requirements.

Our Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults at risk. Forward Trust follow safer recruitment practices and support a culture of openness and accountability.