Peer Support Coordinator – HMP The Mount – Hertfordshire
Permanent26,000
Are you passionate about empowering people to make positive changes in their lives?
We’re looking for a motivated and compassionate Peer Support Coordinator to join our Integrated Substance Misuse Service at HMP The Mount.
This is a full-time role working 35 hours per week, where you’ll play a key role in supporting individuals affected by drug and alcohol use, helping to develop peer-led support networks that promote recovery, wellbeing, and positive outcomes across the prison community.
What You’ll Be Doing
Working as part of an integrated healthcare team, you will:
- Recruit, train and support Peer Supporters and Health & Wellbeing Champions
- Coordinate and oversee peer-led interventions across the prison
- Build positive relationships with service users and support their recovery journey
- Promote health, wellbeing and resilience through person-centred approaches
- Work closely with prison staff and healthcare colleagues to improve service delivery
- Champion the service, increase engagement, and raise awareness throughout the prison
- Monitor outcomes, maintain accurate records, and contribute to service improvement
What We’re Looking For
- Passion for supporting people to achieve positive change
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
- Ability to motivate, engage and inspire others
- Strong organisational and administrative skills
- Experience working in health, wellbeing, recovery, criminal justice or a related environment
- Confidence working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
- A proactive approach with the ability to manage competing priorities
- Commitment to promoting recovery, wellbeing and person-centred support
This is an opportunity to make a genuine difference by helping individuals build confidence, develop new skills, and support others on their recovery journey. Every day brings the chance to create positive change and improve lives.
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.
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, offending, or homelessness.Some of our roles may require a minimum period of sustained recovery (normally around3years). This is assessed on a case-by-case basis, and exceptions may be considered depending on the role and individual circumstances.
When we recruit, we welcome applications from everyone. This is inclusive of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion and/or belief, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy and maternity and socio-economic background. Where operationally possible, we will consider flexible working requests and make reasonable adjustments for all roles.
To find out more about Forwards commitment to being an inclusive employer and our current EDI strategy clickhere.
We want our recruitment process to be accessible to everyone. If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know.
Employee Screening and Eligibility to Work
Dependent on role you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service Check, details of which will be shared with you at interview.
If successful in your application, you will be required to provide eligibility to work evidence in line with the Eligibility to Work in the UK requirements.
Our Commitment to Safeguarding We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults at risk. Forward Trust follow safer recruitment practices and support a culture of openness and accountability.
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