Health and Wellbeing Champion Coordinator - HMP Onley - Rugby

Ready to make real change where it matters most? Based at HMP Onley, this full-time (35 hours) role sits at the heart of our integrated drug and alcohol recovery service. Working alongside our healthcare partner Practice Plus Group, we deliver psychosocial interventions to individuals entering custody with substance use needs, and this role is vital in strengthening the link between the service and the people who use it.

As our Health & Wellbeing Coordinator, you’ll empower service users to become Health & Wellbeing Champions (HAWCs), trained peer leaders delivering wellbeing support across every wing of the prison. This is about influence, trust and impact across the whole establishment.

Please note: HMP Onley is a rural location with limited public transport options, so reliable travel arrangements are essential.

What You’ll Be Doing

• You won’t just coordinate, you’ll lead, coach and embed change.
• Train and develop service users to become confident HAWCs.
• Provide supervision, guidance and ongoing support.
• Champion peer-led wellbeing interventions across all prison wings.
• Coordinate health, wellbeing and pre-release programmes.
• Work closely with healthcare, prison staff and management teams.
• Manage rotas and contribute to service targets and performance standards.
• Measure impact and outcomes (including NDTMS reporting).
• Ensure programmes are audit-ready, CQC compliant and contractually aligned.

What Makes This Role Stand Out

• You’ll build a peer-led culture that drives recovery and resilience.
• You’ll work in a truly multidisciplinary, integrated environment.
• You’ll shape strategy while staying hands-on in delivery.
• You’ll directly contribute to measurable, life-changing outcomes.

What We’re Looking For

• Experience in substance misuse, health & wellbeing, or custodial settings.
• Confidence delivering training and supervision.
• Strong relationship-builder with a collaborative mindset.
• Comfortable managing data, audits and performance targets.
• Calm, solution-focused and proactive in managing risk.

At The Forward Trust, we believe in second chances and lasting recovery. You’ll be part of a values-driven organisation committed to transforming lives, not just managing services. If you’re motivated by purpose, driven by outcomes, and passionate about empowering others, we’d love to hear from you.

All prison-based roles are subject to enhanced DBS checks and HMPPS security vetting. These checks can take up to 5 months to complete. Any offer of employment will be conditional upon the successful completion of both checks.

Please note if you have lived overseas within the last 5 years then checks may take longer.

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.

Joining us as 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).

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. 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.