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The Forward Trust

Careers that change lives…starting with yours!

Don’t let imposter syndrome hold you back, we welcome applications from individuals that are excited, inspired and passionate about helping others.

Join our important cause to transform the lives of people impacted by addiction, criminal justice and trauma.

About Forward Trust

Since 1991, The Forward Trust has been working to empower people to break the cycles of addiction or crime to move forward with their lives. With over 900 employees, Forward is keen to recruit more people into our organisation to help us deliver better services in the community and in prisons – through drug and alcohol, employability, housing and mental health.

We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change, as celebrated in our More Than My Past and Taking Action on Addiction campaigns which are spearheaded by our Royal Patron HRH Catherine The Princess of Wales and chair of Trustees Tony Adams MBE.     

As a national organisation with services located in almost all regions of England (South West, South East, London, East of England, West Midlands, East Midlands, North West; and Yorkshire and the Humber) and Wales, we now have over 80 separate service delivery projects.

Our services have supported thousands of people to make changes to create better lives with jobs, family, friends and a sense of community. In 2025, our latest Impact Report showed this continued growth with a 12% increase in total clients supported (31,780 clients) compared to the previous year.

We very proud that over 30% of our workforce have lived experience of the issues we seek to address – and our recent Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy launch emphasises our commitment to finding, nurturing and developing talent from a wider talent pool.

We are committed to building a truly inclusive organisation where everyone belongs and is valued and whose diversity reflects the communities we serve, enabling us to deliver the best possible services to all who engage with us. With five Employee Resource Groups (ERG), Forward is taking the next step in ensuring more employees are finding their voice and getting the most from their careers than ever before.

Our jobs and roles change lives every day.  We’re recruiting people who can bring their unique skills and experiences to help people break the cycles of addiction or crime and build positive, productive futures. Whether you’re new to a working life or many years down the line in a specialty, we’ll support you every step of the way, in an inclusive and progressive environment offering enhanced benefits. And we’ll support you to make a difference to people’s lives. We offer progressive benefits in a friendly and supportive environment. Search our wide range of skilled and non-skilled vacancies – ranging from clinical practitioners, caseload managers, events officers, prison-based team leaders, employment coaches, link workers, administrators, and recovery workers.

If you are interested in a role at Forward and would like a chat before you apply, please get in touch.

If you’re not sure about working for us, you can also apply for one of our volunteering roles – an area that often leads to paid employment.

Benefits offered

Subject to the role, we offer a comprehensive range of benefits including:

  • Pension scheme
  • Life cover
  • Therapy package (subject to professional requirements)
  • Health and wellbeing package (Simply Health)
  • Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
  • 25 days of annual leave (pro rata for part time staff) and increasing each year after 2 years to a maximum of 30 days annual leave.
  • 21 wellbeing hours per year (pro rata for part time staff)
  • Electric Vehicle Scheme
  • Crisis Loan Scheme
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity package
  • Headspace subscription
  • ÂŁ90 monthly external therapy allowance for client-facing substance misuse practitioners
  • Access to Blue Light Card

The Forward Trust

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London, UK

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