Administrator - The Forward Trust : Job Details

Administrator

Location: Willoughby, Rugby

Salary: £21,840 - £24,682 per annum

We are looking for a Administrator. This is an exciting new opportunity to join our team in HMP Rye Hill.

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.

What you will be doing

The Administrator is responsible for providing a comprehensive business administration service to support the Drug & Alcohol Recovery Team (DART) at HMP Rye Hill. The service is designed to deliver psychosocial interventions, group work, holistic therapies and additional interventions for prisoners 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, offender managers and prison custody officers). The purpose of this post is to ensure the smooth administration of the service, encompassing some secretarial duties, data entry collection and monitoring systems.

Alough this is an Administrator position, there will be additional duties and supervision required please see them detailed below.

• Take on other reasonable tasks and responsibilities as deemed appropriate by line management
• Engage in Quarterly Management Meetings (QLM)
• Assist the team in supervising prisoners inclusive of searching and supervising moves to other areas of the prison when needed
• Be part of the DART Garden intervention, supervising low and medium risk prisoners
• Communicate with residential unit staff to ensure prisoners allocated to any DART Intervention arrive
• Complete some scheduling tasks

What we are looking for

• An intermediate certification or demonstrable experience in Microsoft packages.
• A minimum of nine months 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 of accurately collating statistical information, with an attention to detail and report writing.
• Experience of developing, implementing or maintaining large databases and managing administrative tasks associated with them.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to deal with people of all levels and to work on own initiative in preparing correspondence.
• Willingness to develop an understanding of the aims of Forward and support the organisations ethos.

What we offer

• 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.

To Apply

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

The closing date for this role is 17th January 2025. Please note 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.