Location: Sutton
Salary: £30,082 per annum
Vacancy Type: Permanent, Full Time
We're looking for a passionate and proactive Youth & Inclusion Worker to join our Health & Wellbeing team, working full-time (35 hours per week) across HMP Downview and HMP/YOI Bronzefield.
You'll be based on-site across both women's prisons, supporting young adults and championing inclusive services that help people build healthier, more positive futures.
This is a unique opportunity to work with women aged 18–25 delivering tailored interventions that empower individuals, improve engagement and promote recovery.
What you'll be doing:
* Build positive relationships with young adults through outreach and engagement.
* Deliver tailored one-to-one and group interventions, including the Change Up programme.
* Manage a caseload, completing assessments, care plans and release planning.
* Lead service user forums, ensuring young adults and LGBTQ+ individuals have a voice in shaping services.
* Champion Equality, Diversity & Inclusion across both sites through events, awareness activities and staff support.
* Work closely with clinical teams and partner agencies to deliver person-centred care.
* Maintain accurate records and contribute to high-quality, safe service delivery.
What we're looking for:
* Experience supporting people with substance misuse, mental health or complex needs.
* A passion for engaging young adults and promoting inclusive practice.
* Confidence delivering both one-to-one and group interventions.
* Excellent communication, organisation and relationship-building skills.
* A collaborative, compassionate and solution-focused approach.
If you're ready to make a lasting impact by supporting young adults and creating more inclusive services, we'd love to hear from you.
Please see attached Job Description for full details
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. 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
* BHSF 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.
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 their website to complete your application
Salary description
£30082.00 - £30082.00 per year