Interested in working for a charity that changes lives? The Forward Trust offers career opportunities that do just that.
What do we do
At The Forward Trust, we are proud to offer careers to individuals who can bring their unique skills and experiences to help people break the cycles of addiction or crime and build positive, productive futures.
Whether you’re looking for a career change or you’re already a specialist, we’ll support you every step of the way.
We offer progressive benefits and are delighted to foster a friendly and supportive environment across our organisation.
Search our nationwide vacancies today and take your first steps towards a meaningful career with Forward.
At Forward, we offer a broad range of opportunities, from our Forward Trainee Scheme to management positions and everything in-between. Our many workplaces are varied too. This includes prison, probation, and community settings, as well as head office.
Roles are varied, with the opportunity to work in the following areas:
Case management.
Substance use treatment.
Clinical treatment.
Mental health support.
Employment services.
Recovery support.
Housing and resettlement.
Family services.
Finance, HR, and Facilities.
Communications and Fundraising.
Business development.
Research and IT.
Why work for us?
We believe in investing in our staff, recognising the commitment and dedication required to support the people we work with. We offer a non-contractual competitive benefits scheme, which includes:
25 days of paid annual leave (increasing to 30 based on length of service).
3 paid wellbeing days a year (pro rata).
Generous employer contributions and enrolment into our pension scheme.
Equality, equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) are central to the core vision of The Forward Trust. We believe in giving people from all walks of life the opportunity to gain employment that fulfils their potential – and inspires others to follow.
We welcome applications from individuals with lived experience – approximately 33% of our current staff have had lived experience of addiction and/or the criminal justice system. If you are in recovery, have experienced homelessness, or past offending history, we want to hear from you.
As a signatory of the armed forces covenant, we also welcome applications from ex-service candidates. We are also proud to be a Disability Confident employer.
All candidates will go through the necessary screening, depending on their role requirements, subject to Enhanced or Standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) vetting and risk assessments.
Get in touch
If you’re interested in working for The Forward Trust and want to learn more, please get in touch by emailing recruitment@forwardtrust.org.uk.
