Criminal Justice Recovery Practitioner

Service Care Solutions Ltd; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Criminal Justice Recovery Practitioner in Westminster to support service users on their recovery journey. Responsibilities include screening and assessment, promoting recovery and resilience, along with partnership work with various professionals. Candidates should have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of substance misuse issues.
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written.
• Able to work on own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Support service users through their treatment/recovery journey.
• Provide screening, assessment, and recovery planning.
• Reduce drug and alcohol related harm.

Skills

Communication

Time Management

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Experience in substance misuse field

Job description

Job Role:Criminal Justice Recovery Practitioner
Location:Westminster
Rate:£23 P/H LTD Umbrella (£20.33 PAYE INC)

About the Role:

• Supporting service users from point of entry into the service and through their treatment/recovery journey
• Providing screening, assessment, and recovery planning and onward referral
• Reducing drug and alcohol related harm to service users and the wider community
• Liaison and partnership working including police, probation, courts, prisons
• Promoting carer, service user, and community involvement
• Providing advocacy for access to partnership services
• Motivational Interviewing
• Children’s & adult safeguarding
• Substance awareness
• Working with service users to support social (re)integration, enabling them to lead meaningful and purposeful lives
• Promoting recovery, resilience, peer support, and self-determination

About You:

• Strong understanding of substance misuse issues and/or experience in a similar field
• Excellent communicator, both verbal and written, with good IT skills
• Proactive and able to work on own initiative with excellent time management and prioritizing skills
• Supportive team player with strong interpersonal skills
• Able to work in partnership with a wide range of professionals, agencies, and stakeholders
• Ability to manage change successfully prioritizing service users' needs
• Commitment to information governance processes and safeguarding practices
• Willingness to seek out learning opportunities for professional growth
• Ability to contribute to the learning and development of other

For further information please contact Vinny Kerrigan at Service Care Solutions on 01772 208963