Overview
RECONNECT Peer Coordinator- East Of England – UK
Permanent
Competitve
Are you passionate about supporting people leaving prison to access the healthcare and support they need? Do you have personal lived experience of mental or physical ill health, substance misuse or the criminal justice system? If so, we want to hear from you.
In line with Forward Trust’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Framework, the RECONNECT service actively welcomes applicants with lived experience to help shape and improve our support for those most affected by health inequalities.
As a RECONNECT Peer Coordinator, you’ll lead and support our Peer Support Workers, Peer Mentors and Volunteers across the Eastern region. You’ll help bridge the gap between prison and community-based healthcare services, ensuring continuity of care, connection, and confidence in the transition.
Key Responsibilities:
- Line manage and supervise Peer Mentors, Peer Support Workers and Peer Champions (Volunteers)
- Recruit and train peers, including OCN Level 2 in Mentoring
- Facilitate workshops and peer-led sessions, including Meet & Greets for prison leavers
- Collect and report on data using Nebula and SystmOne
- Promote inclusion by recruiting volunteers from underrepresented groups (Gypsy Roma, migrants, veterans)
- Build progression pathways into Forward for people with lived experience
- Contribute to the Career Matters: Lived Experience Award evidence base
- Maintain strong partnerships with external stakeholders
- Ensure safe, holistic service delivery in line with Forward’s values and targets
Requirements:
- Personal lived experience of physical/mental health challenges, substance misuse or the criminal justice system
- Passion for empowering others through mentoring and peer support
- Strong organisational skills and experience working with diverse communities
- Ability to manage people and projects with a focus on inclusion and impact
- Confidence using systems like Nebula and SystmOne (or willingness to learn)
- Commitment to equality, diversity and reducing health inequalities
Help us shape a service that changes lives.
Apply now and bring your lived experience to the forefront of meaningful change.
Please see all details in the job description attached.
About Us
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 –Â
- Flexible working
- Training and development opportunities
- Simply Health Cashback Scheme (optional)
- Season Ticket Loan SchemeÂ
- 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 HolidaysÂ
- Contributory Pension Scheme – Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years’ service and up to 9% thereafterÂ
- Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary)Â
- Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)
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 Forward’s commitment to being an inclusive employer and our current EDI strategy click here. Â
Employee Screening and Eligibility to Work
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.
