Day Programme Community Rehabilitation Facilitator

Location: Margate

Salary: £26,000 per annum

Vacancy Type: Permanent

Are you passionate about helping people make lasting, positive changes in their lives?

Join our East Kent team as a Day Programme Community Rehabilitation Facilitator, working 35 hours per week to support adults affected by drug and alcohol dependency on their recovery journey.

This rewarding community-based role combines face-to-face and online delivery, giving you the opportunity to help individuals make lasting, positive changes through a structured recovery programme built around the 12-Step approach.

What you'll be doing

• Delivering a structured Day Programme using a 12-Step recovery model
• Managing a caseload of service users and supporting their individual recovery goals
• Facilitating daily group sessions, workshops, and 1:1 interventions
• Conducting assessments and supporting admissions onto the programme
• Working closely with Recovery Workers and partner agencies to provide holistic, integrated support
• Promoting the programme and helping to develop clear recovery pathways across East Kent
• Delivering support both in person and online to maximise accessibility

What we're looking for

• Experience supporting individuals with substance misuse, recovery, wellbeing, or related support needs
• Confidence facilitating groups and delivering person-centred interventions
• Strong communication, organisation, and case management skills
• The ability to build positive relationships with service users, colleagues, and partner agencies
• A genuine passion for supporting people to achieve transformational change

You'll be part of a dedicated and supportive team where every day is an opportunity to make a real difference. By helping people build confidence, resilience, and sustainable recovery, you'll play a key role in transforming lives across East Kent.

Please see attached Job Description for full details

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.

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.

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 their website to complete your application.

https://careers.forwardtrust.org.uk/vacancies/687/day-programme-community-rehabilitation-facilitator.html

Contact information

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