Criminal Justice Recovery Practitioner

Service Care Solutions Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in criminal justice services is seeking a Criminal Justice Recovery Practitioner to support service users throughout their treatment and recovery journey. The role involves assessment, partnership working, and promoting recovery, resilience, and self-determination, contributing to community rehabilitation and involvement.

Qualifications

• Understanding of substance misuse issues and/or experience in a similar field.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work on own initiative and manage time effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support service users from entry to recovery.
• Provide screening, assessment, and recovery planning.
• Liaise with police, probation, and other agencies.

Skills

Communication

Substance awareness

Interpersonal skills

Motivational Interviewing

Time management

Job description

Job Role:Criminal Justice Recovery Practitioner
Location:Dagenham
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