We are The Forward Trust (formerly RAPt and Blue Sky), 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 believe and are committed to providing opportunities to all people including those with ‘Lived Experience’ we encourage applications from all background including those in recovery from addiction, co-dependency or gambling, have experience of previous offending or homelessness. The Administrator is responsible for providing a comprehensive business administration service to support the Integrated Substance Misuse Team (ISMT). The service is designed to deliver psychosocial interventions and accredited treatment programmes for offenders coming into prison that are identified as having a drug or alcohol problem. You will be responsible for contributing and monitoring the targets set by Forward and the local commissioners. One of the key targets will be measuring outcomes, so co-operative working relationships with other partner agencies is vital to this role (example clinical teams). The purpose of this post is to ensure the smooth administration of the service, encompassing some secretarial duties, data entry collection and monitoring systems. Experience of providing administrative support within a large team, demonstrating ability to work in a pressured environment. Strong experience working with data surrounding drug and alcohol treatment – knowledge of NDTMS or other related Experience. Experience and confidence in using SystmOne, Data Entry Tool (DET), DAMs and C-Nomis or equivalent systems. An intermediate certification or demonstrable experience in Microsoft packages. Please note only applicants who have completed all screening question in full will be considered for this role. Training and development opportunities Flexible working 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) Diversity at Forward Trust Our workforce is made up of a diverse community, where we all belong and feel part of something bigger. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise. The closing date for this advert is 23rd February 2025.We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. Please note that previous applicants need not apply This position could require some flexible working and part time application would also be considered for this role. Administration Officer (HMP Brixton) - July 2023