Family Support Practitioner - HMP Highdown - Sutton

The Forward Trust

📍 sutton, sutton, United-Kingdom

Full-time Not for Profit & Charities

Job Description

Family Support Practitioner - HMP Highdown - Sutton

Permanent26,000

Want to make a real difference where it truly matters?

Were looking for a Family Support Practitioner to join our team at HMP Highdown, working full time (35 hours per week). This is a frontline role where youll support people in custody and their families across both the prison and local community, helping to rebuild relationships, strengthen wellbeing, and support long-term recovery and rehabilitation.

This role sits within the Family Support and Specialist Programmes department and focuses on delivering impactful 1:1 and group interventions. Youll help clients understand the role of relationships in addiction, offending, mental health, and wider life challenges, while also working directly with family members and affected others to improve their health, resilience, and ability to support positive change.

What youll be doing