Criminal Justice Recovery Coordinator

Forward Leeds; Torquay; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

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Job Details: Criminal Justice Recovery Coordinator

Waythrough launched in October 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Our vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value. We tackle poverty and disadvantage in communities, through mental health, drug and alcohol, housing and related support.

We have almost 200 services around England – and nearly 3,500 amazing staff and volunteers who run them. Every year our services support around 125,000 people.

Bringing together two big organisations is not a small task and it’ll take a while to fully integrate our systems, processes and approaches. That’s why you will notice the jobs here are still branded ‘Humankind’. Next year we’ll be fully integrating our recruitment systems but for now they are separate.

Criminal Justice Recovery Coordinator
Location: Torbay
Contract: Fixed term 12 months

This is a really exciting opportunity to join the criminal justice team within Torbay Recovery Initiatives. Additional funding has been secured to expand the criminal justice team in Torbay and to develop and improve the provision of drug and alcohol treatment for individuals involved in the criminal justice system.

As part of the wider Torbay Alliance, Waythrough alongside key stakeholders are proud to be part of Torbay Recovery Initiatives (TRI). Waythrough will be providing drug and alcohol support interventions for individuals entering treatment via criminal justice routes alongside Devon Partnership Trust (DPT).

The criminal justice team work with individuals who are referred to drug and alcohol services via criminal justice agencies; including prisons, courts, police custody, integrated offender management schemes and probation. Often offending behaviour may be a result or consequence of their substance misuse.

The aim of the service is to improve health and well-being, reduce vulnerability, reduce the risk of re-offending, and engage individuals in drug and alcohol treatment with a longer-term goal of supporting recovery from substance misuse.

About the role
We work very closely with our partner agencies (prisons, courts, police and probation), as well as liaison and diversion, outreach teams, housing, mental health, and homeless and vulnerability services in Torbay. Joint and partnership working is very important.

As a criminal justice recovery coordinator within TRI, you will be part of a multi-disciplinary team and hold a caseload of individuals involved in the criminal justice system supporting them to access treatment and to achieve their personal recovery goal. You will support access to treatment from criminal justice sources and complete assessments to ascertain treatment pathways, or whether a community sentence treatment requirement is appropriate. You will be required to actively engage people in treatment, complete assessments in court, conduct in-reach in prisons and police custody, outreach in the community, partnership working, and utilise flexible and creative solutions to facilitate engagement. You will coordinate treatment packages that are personalised to an individual’s treatment and recovery needs.

The criminal justice team support:

• People being released from prison with an identified drug and/or alcohol treatment need. Going into prisons to meet people prior to release, building rapport, completing assessments, partnership working and preparation for release. Practical support on release day. Ongoing weekly 121 psychosocial support whilst in the community. Improving continuity of care from prison to community.
• People subject to Alcohol Treatment Requirements (ATR) and Drug Rehabilitation Requirements (DRR) from the court as part of their community sentences.
• Completing treatment suitability assessments in court prior to sentencing. Providing weekly (or as directed) 121 psychosocial sessions for the duration of ATR or DRR. Completing monthly progress review reports for the court. Joint working with probation. Completing drug and alcohol testing for purposes of the order. Attend court as necessary.
• People managed by the Integrated Offender Management (IOM) Scheme.
• Provide 121 psychosocial support to prolific and priority offenders. Attend monthly IOM meetings and work closely with IOM partners.
• People in police custody. Go into police custody to offer rapid access to treatment, conduct assessments, provide harm minimisation advice and brief interventions, and actively encourage and engage people in treatment. Ongoing 121 psychosocial support.
• People subject to the Drug Testing on Arrest Scheme.
• Probation referrals and Rehabilitation Activity Requirements.
• People referred in via criminal justice agencies and those engaged in the criminal justice system.

You will be required to provide a range of evidence-based recovery focused interventions.

You will be working with service users that may present with complex issues related to their substance misuse; including criminal justice, vulnerability, homelessness, safeguarding, learning disabilities, mental and physical health.

Practitioners will be required to utilise a range of engagement and motivational skills to achieve positive outcomes for the people that use the service.

As a Criminal Justice Recovery Coordinator, you will be responsible for:

• Work as part of a multi-agency team, working alongside criminal justice professionals, prisons, court, probation, police. Provide support to wider team.
• Work in criminal justice settings, including, courts, prison, police custody, probation.
• Contribute to the support and provision of effective drug and alcohol assessment, treatment and targeted interventions for people coming into contact with criminal justice agencies such as Police custody, prison releases, courts and probation.
• Provide 1:1 weekly psychosocial support and interventions to address substance use and encourage recovery.
• Provide time limited 1:1 support to clients giving advice, information and/or support to access a wide range of agencies and services that can provide support and advise with issues such as housing, social isolation and exclusion, debt management, training, education and employment.
• Facilitate group work and activities.
• Provide harm reduction advice at every opportunity.
• Support people who typically find it hard to access and utilise community services and resources.
• Actively engage and work with individuals with offending histories combined with a wide range of mental health problems, who may also have co-existing complex needs including homelessness, substance misuse, significant risk to self or others, are socially excluded, and who at times may present with extremely challenging behaviours.
• Advocate and liaise with relevant community services.
• Complete reports, assessments, and paperwork as necessary.
• Monitor and support individuals receiving treatment for substance misuse issues, including those on prescribed opiate substitute treatment.
• Provide support and mentoring to junior colleagues.

Please note that this role will be based at Shrublands House in Torquay supporting a partnership approach to working between Devon Partnership Trust and TSDFT. The service is currently undergoing exciting change and moving into a Multiple Complex Needs Alliance with Torbay Domestic Abuse services and with the local Homelessness Hostel.

The post holder will need to be flexible and adaptable to change in response to the changing needs of the service users and the service.

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Who are we…
Waythrough (formerly Humankind) launched in October 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Our vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value. We tackle poverty and disadvantage in communities, through mental health, drug and alcohol, housing and related support.
We have almost 200 services around England – and nearly 3,500 amazing staff and volunteers who run them. Every year our services support around 125,000 people.
Bringing together two big organisations is not a small task and it’ll take a while to fully integrate our systems, processes and approaches. That’s why you will notice the jobs here are still branded ‘Humankind’. Next year we’ll be fully integrating our recruitment systems but for now they are separate.

Thanks for bearing with us – and don’t forget to check out the Waythrough (formerly Humankind) jobs on the Richmond Fellowship and Aquarius job site here.

What can Waythrough (formerly Humankind) offer you… ️ Generous annual leave entitlement (27 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 32 after 1 years’ service) Annual leave purchase scheme Enhanced occupational sick pay % Enhanced employer contribution to your workplace pension Death in service benefit ️ Free Will writing Eyecare vouchers ️ Blue light card discount Fantastic learning and development opportunities, including free training courses Work-life balance- flexible working and family friendly policies ️ Happy, Healthy You! – our wellbeing offers for our workforce Employee Assist Programme and Waythrough Support Networks

Waythrough (formerly Humankind) is an equal opportunities employer
We value unique perspectives and experiences that everyone can bring, and fully understand the strength in diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, regardless of race, gender, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability. If you have a genuine passion for working for us, we want to hear from you. We also welcome applications from people with lived experience with substance use. If you require support with your application, please contact the Recruitment Team at [e-mail]

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DBS Requirement: Yes

Driving licence required for role: Yes

Applications Close Date: 30 Apr 2025

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