Prison Link Worker

Location: London

Salary: £27,000 per annum

Vacancy Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 07 of July 2026

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

We're looking for a dedicated Prison Link Worker to join our Dependency and Recovery Service, helping men transition successfully from custody into the community. This is a rewarding frontline role where you'll make a real difference by improving engagement with treatment, reducing reoffending, and supporting recovery journeys.

What You'll Be Doing

• Supporting individuals before release, through the gate, and into the community
• Building strong relationships with prison substance misuse teams and partner agencies
• Providing enhanced support to individuals at risk of disengaging from services
• Accompanying clients to key appointments including probation and substance misuse services
• Identifying and managing risks around release, including treatment drop-out and overdose prevention
• Completing assessments, action plans, and maintaining accurate case records
• Motivating and empowering people to engage with statutory and voluntary support services

About You

You'll be confident working independently within prison settings while managing a diverse caseload of adult male prison leavers and individuals on community orders. You'll have excellent relationship-building skills, a person-centred approach, and a passion for supporting recovery and rehabilitation.

This is an opportunity to play a vital role in improving continuity of care between prison and community services, helping people build safer, healthier futures while contributing to reduced reoffending and stronger communities.

If you're resilient, proactive, and committed to changing lives, we'd love to hear from you.

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.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Forward Trust, please click apply to be redirected to our website to complete your application.