Job Description
Criminal Justice Recovery Worker - Swale
Location: East Kent
Salary: £24,000 per annum
Vacancy Type: Permanent
Advertising End Date: 18 Feb 2026
About The Role
Do you want to make a real difference at the point where change matters most?
We re looking for a motivated and compassionate Criminal Justice Recovery Worker to join our integrated drug and alcohol service in East Kent.
You ll work with adults affected by substance misuse, delivering client-centred psychosocial interventions using both harm reduction and abstinence-based approaches. The role sits at the heart of Criminal Justice pathways, supporting individuals referred from courts, police custody and prisons.
What you ll be doing
- Supporting clients referred through Criminal Justice routes
- Carrying out risk, initial and comprehensive assessments
- Delivering 1:1 sessions and group programmes
- Acting as a Single Point of Contact for CJ communication within your hub
- Developing, reviewing and coordinating care plans and risk management
- Ensuring compliance with court orders, testing, supervision and reporting
- Working closely with Probation, Housing, Healthcare, Employment and CRC partners
- Supporting continuity of care across East Kent services
What we re looking for
- Experience working with substance misuse and complex needs
- Confidence managing Criminal Justice caseloads
- Strong communication and multi-agency working skills
- Ability to meet KPIs and evidence outcomes
- A flexible, proactive and solution-focused approach
You ll be part of a supportive, multi-disciplinary team delivering meaningful, outcome-focused work with people at key points in their recovery journey.
We offer reflective supervision, ongoing training and development, and the opportunity to work within a values-led organisation committed to quality, safety and partnership working, where your contribution genuinely makes a difference.
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 Forward Trust, please click apply to be redirected to our website to complete your application.
