Criminal Justice Recovery Worker

Change Grow Live; England; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in substance recovery is seeking a professional to support service users in their recovery journey. The role focuses on screening, assessment, and collaborative work with various agencies. Candidates should possess a strong understanding of substance misuse, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work both individually and as part of a team.

Benefits

25 days holiday (+ bank holidays)

Paid ‘Wellness’ hour weekly

Contributory pension scheme

Discount benefits for shopping

Training and career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of substance misuse issues.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage change successfully.

Responsibilities

• Supporting service users through their treatment/recovery journey.
• Providing screening, assessment, and recovery planning.
• Working alongside police, probation, and courts.

Skills

Excellent communication

Team player

Time management

Substance awareness

Motivational Interviewing

Education

Understanding of substance misuse

Job description

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
• Equality/diversity and inclusion
• First aid

About you:

• Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and/or experience of working within a similar field
• 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
• Be a supportive team player with strong interpersonal skills, capable of working in partnership with a wide range of professionals, agencies, and stakeholders
• Ability to manage change successfully, prioritising the needs of service users
• Understand the importance of information governance and commit to safeguarding protocols
• Seek out learning opportunities to improve your skills and contribute to the development of others

What we will give to you:

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays), increasing annually for the first five years
• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour weekly, access to a ‘Wellness’ hub, and Employee Assistance Programme
• Contributory pension scheme
• Discount benefits for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
• A friendly and supportive team
• Training, career development, and progression opportunities

Additional notes:

Please ensure your application reflects the details in the job description to demonstrate how your skills align with the role. Note that this role is not eligible for a Health and Care Worker visa but may be sponsored under the Skilled Worker route if salary requirements are met. The role requires an enhanced DBS and Police/Prison clearance.