RECONNECT Peer Support Worker – Hertfordshire)

RECONNECT Peer Support Worker – Hertfordshire

Location: Hertfordshire

Salary : £26,000 per annum

Vacancy Type: Permanent, Full Time

Do you have lived experience of health challenges, substance use, or the criminal justice system, and want to use it to make a real difference? Forward Trust’s NHS-commissioned RECONNECT service is looking for a passionate Peer Support Worker to help people leaving prison reconnect with vital health and wellbeing support.

This is a rewarding, frontline role where your experience, empathy and insight will help shape a truly person-centred service across HMP The Mount and the wider Hertfordshire community.

What you’ll do:

• Deliver a person-centred RECONNECT service in custody and the community
• Complete assessments and co-produce tailored care plans
• Support service users for up to 6 months post-release
• Manage a varied caseload and coordinate with community services
• Lead and support the prison Peer Support Programme
• Recruit, train and support prison peer supporters
• Build strong partnerships with prisons, healthcare and external agencies
• Maintain accurate case notes, assessments and risk documentation
• Support Meet & Greet and “Meet at the Gate” releases

What we’re looking for:

• Relevant lived experience aligned with our EDI values
• Strong communication, organisation and relationship-building skills
• Confidence working across custody and community settings
• A compassionate, collaborative and reliable approach

Please note: Prison Vetting is required for this role which is managed by HMPPS & can take between 8-12 weeks to process.

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)

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