Criminal Justice Recovery Worker

Change Grow Live; Bridge Street; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Change Grow Live seeks a Criminal Justice Recovery Worker based in Peterborough to support service users through their recovery journey. The role demands skills in assessment, advocacy, and intervention within criminal justice contexts. With a commitment to user-centric care, the successful candidate will engage service users to ensure access to appropriate services while promoting recovery and resilience.

Benefits

25 days holiday (+ bank holidays)

Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week

Contributory pension scheme

Discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.

Training, career development & progression opportunities

Generous Refer-a-Friend Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience working in substance misuse and criminal justice settings.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with IT proficiency.
• Ability to manage change and prioritise service user needs.

Responsibilities

• Supporting service users during their treatment/recovery journey.
• Providing assessments, recovery planning, and referrals.
• Engaging in evaluations and tailoring workshops to user needs.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Proactivity

Time Management

Job description

Overview

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.

Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Criminal Justice Recovery Worker to join our criminal justice team based in Peterborough. We are looking for someone who has the skills and experience to assess and engage with our service users, ensuring that they access the right intervention at the right time, in a way that best meets their needs.

Where: Peterborough

Full Time Hours: 37.5 per week

Full Time Salary Range: £27,861.26 - £32,002.35 (based on full time hours, pro rata for part time)

Contract Type: Fixed term until 31st March 2026

*Please note: Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.

Responsibilities

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

• Promoting carer, service user and community involvement

• Providing advocacy for access to partnership services

• 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

• Research, design and prepare subject matter and materials for groups / pods.

• Deliver structured content within group settings to service users at various stages of recovery

• Engage with debriefing and evaluations with co-facilitators after groups/pods have taken place, reviewing progress and identifying concerns with service users

• Tailor specific workshops around the needs of the service users, such as: anger management, sleep disorders, relationships, etc

About you:

• Has experience working in substance misuse and criminal justice settings
• Experience of working with groups/pods and managing group dynamics, such as conflict or challenging behaviour.

• Be an excellent communicator, both verbal and written with good IT skills

• Proactive and able to work on own initiative with excellent time management and prioritising skills

• Have a good working knowledge of mental health interventions, services, and good practice

• Be a supportive team player with strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work in partnership with a wide range of professionals, agencies, and internal/external stakeholders

• Ability to manage change successfully in a way that prioritises the needs of service users

• Understand the importance of information governance processes and commit to follow and apply all necessary safeguards

• Seek out learning opportunities to improve and broaden your professional knowledge and skills and to contribute and oversee the learning and development of others

What we will give to you:

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service “Capped at 30 days”

• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme

• Contributory pension scheme

• Several benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.

• A friendly and supportive team

• Training, career development & progression opportunities

• Generous Refer-a-Friend Scheme

Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.

If you require sponsorship, please note that this role is not eligible for a Health and Care Worker visa. You may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route but must meet the minimum salary requirements for the role. You can find out more here Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

If this sounds like you and you would like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we would love to talk to you.

Salary Range (pro rata if part time)

CGL points 23 to 28 (£27,861.26 - £32,002.35)

ILW / OLW /Fringe

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

Interview Date

17/6/2025

Closing Date

9/6/2025

If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:

Raja Alyas | [e-mail] | 07950433554This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.