Supporting People on Probation Navigator

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Supporting People on Probation Navigator - Staines

Location: Staines

Salary: £24,000 per annum

Hours : 35 hours per week (flexible / pro-rata considered)

Vacancy Type: Permanent

Closing date: 28 Jan 2026

About The Role

Adults have a proven reoffending rate of 25%. At Forward Trust, we believe another life is possible, and we work every day to make that real.

We support People on Probation in Surrey to complete their probation successfully, stop offending, and build positive, fulfilling lives. Our work focuses on relationships, wellbeing, community connection, and breaking cycles of harm.

We are looking for a Supporting People on Probation Navigator to join our Surrey team, based in Staines with regular travel across the county. This is a highly rewarding, people-focused role where you will walk alongside adult men on probation, delivering 1:1 and group interventions that support lifestyle change, emotional wellbeing, family relationships, and social inclusion.

You'll work closely with Probation Practitioners, prison resettlement teams (HMP Highdown & Coldingley), and local partners to deliver meaningful, enforceable interventions that make every contact count.

A typical day might include delivering a group intervention, meeting someone pre-release from prison, supporting a service user through family breakdown, or helping someone access healthcare for the first time.

About You

You may have experience in probation, prisons, policing, health, education, social care, psychology, counselling, coaching, or bring strong transferable life skills. What matters most is that you:

* Believe anyone can change
* Are passionate about making a difference
* Build strong, trusting relationships
* Are confident working both independently and as part of a team

We're Looking For

* Strong engagement and relationship-building skills
* Experience or transferable skills in assessment, action planning, and delivering 1:1 and group interventions
* Ability to manage risk, safeguard others, and keep accurate records
* Creativity, flexibility, collaboration, and motivation to meet targets
* Willingness to work in person (some evening work required)
* A full UK driving licence is desirable due to travel

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 proceed through the following link to be redirected to our website to complete your application.

https://careers.forwardtrust.org.uk/vacancies/493/supporting-people-on-probation-navigator--staines.html
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Location:
Staines-Upon-Thames
Salary:
£24,000 per annum
Job Type:
PartTime
Category:
Health, Nursing

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