Supporting People Probation Navigator - Cambridgeshire

Do you believe everyone can turn their life around?

Do you thrive on building relationships and making a real difference?

Forward Trust is looking for passionate individuals to join our Supporting People on Probation Team in Cambridgeshire.

Whether you’ve worked in prisons, probation, police, courts, social care, education, health, or even as a foster carer, or you bring life experience and transferable skills, we want to hear from you. Your drive, empathy, and belief that “another life is possible” are what matter most.

What you’ll do:

• Walk alongside adult men as they navigate the consequences of offending and rebuild their lives.
• Deliver 1:1 support and group interventions, anything from music therapy and community projects to practical life skills.
• Help Service Users strengthen relationships, improve wellbeing, and reduce social exclusion.
• Collaborate closely with Probation Practitioners to develop Action Plans that meet enforceable sentence conditions.
• Travel across Cambridgeshire and occasionally work with HMP Peterborough Resettlement Teams.

What we need from you:

• A belief in the power of change and a passion for supporting others.
• Ability to build rapport and strong professional relationships.
• Transferable skills or experience in assessment, action planning, intervention delivery, safeguarding, and record-keeping.
• Creativity, flexibility, and a collaborative mindset.
• Confidence working independently and as part of a team.
• A full UK driving license is desirable.

At Forward Trust, you’ll join a leading national charity that proves every day that change is possible. You’ll be part of a supportive, vibrant team, including colleagues with lived experience of addiction or offending.

This is your chance to make a lasting impact on people’s lives while building your career in a purpose-driven organisation that values every contribution and shows that another life is possible.

Hours:

35 per week, some evenings and travel required.

If you’re ready to help people rebuild their lives and experience the satisfaction of making every contact count, come join us.

Please see attached Job Description for full details

All probation-based roles are subject to enhanced DBS checks and HMPPS security vetting. These checks can take up to 6- 16 weeks 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.

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
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• 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,…