Criminal Justice Recovery Worker - Suffolk Recovery Network (Ipswich)

Turning Point UK; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health and social care provider is seeking a Criminal Justice Recovery Worker in Ipswich. The role involves developing support for vulnerable clients, promoting services, and running intervention groups. Candidates should have experience in recovery work, excellent communication skills, and a relevant NVQ qualification. The position offers a starting salary of £25,116 with progression to £29,383 and generous benefits including 25 days' holiday.

Benefits

25 days’ paid holiday + Bank Holidays

Opportunity to buy additional holidays

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• Experience as a Recovery Worker or Outreach Worker.
• Understanding of the Recovery Agenda and barriers to recovery.
• Flexibility to manage varied duties including risk assessments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement support packages for clients.
• Provide advice and promote services to increase referrals.
• Conduct psychosocial intervention groups.

Skills

Substance misuse knowledge

Excellent communication skills

IT skills (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Education

NVQ 3 or equivalent

Job description

Criminal Justice Recovery Worker - Suffolk Recovery Network (Ipswich)

Job Introduction

Please Note: A Full UK Driving License and Access to a Vehicle is an Essential Requirement.

We have a vacancy for a Criminal Justice Recovery Worker, in Ipswich. You will be working in the police investigation centre and the local hub. Police vetting will be required for the post.

At Turning Point we provide services across the whole country which delivers end to end drug and alcohol treatment and support, family services, housing advice and support for those in contact with the criminal justice system, needle exchange system, and custody outreach. We are a specialist in delivering whole treatment system approaches across cities and county areas, which has led to the reduction in people falling through gaps between services and delivers improved outcomes.

As a Criminal Justice Recovery Worker we offer a starting salary of £25,116 rising each year in line with our pay progression salary bands, rising to £29,383 per year. (Dependent on experience you may be offered a starting salary above the initial starting salary).

You will have opportunities to progress your career with a structured learning journey and clearly defined career pathways that will enable you to achieve your long-term goals and work to your strengths.

Whether you are looking to progress into a management and leadership role or to be a specialist in your field as an Advanced Substance Misuse Practitioner at Turning point we will support and encourage you on your career journey.

Role Responsibility

You’ll make a difference to service users’ lives as you develop the personal, flexible and realistic support packages they need to help turn things around. Passionate about people, you'll enjoy the scope and diversity of this role, working as part of a friendly and multidisciplinary team. As well as having allot of involvement with partnership agencies.

You’ll provide advice and information to service users and members of the wider community. You will take a key role in promoting the service to other professionals and organisations with the aim of increasing referrals as well as attending larger community events to raise the profile of Turning Point in Suffolk.

You will primarily be working with Criminal Justice clients who’re historically vulnerable and hard to engage. One of the main aims of this position is encouraging people from this client group into treatment.

The Ideal Candidate

Having handled a significant caseload in a busy environment as a Recovery Worker, Outreach Worker or similar, you'll have a deep understanding of substance misuse and the Recovery Agenda. It's an extremely varied role, so flexibility and knowledge of relapse and other barriers to recovery will be vital. Naturally, we also look for Engagement and Prevention workers with excellent communication skills and, ideally, a vocational qualification, such as an NVQ 3 or equivalent.

The managing of recovery coordination sessions, compiling risk assessments and risk management plans, care planning and reduction plans are just some of the varied duties you will be providing. You will also be expected to facilitate a psychosocial intervention group.

Excellent IT skills with knowledge of Word, Excel, and Outlook etc. are essential for this role. Holding a full driving licence and having access to a car is essential as you will be required to work across the whole of Suffolk.

About us

As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.

We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.

What Benefits Will I Receive?

We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package that includes:

• 25 days’ paid holiday a year + Bank Holidays, increasing with each year of service up to 27 days + Bank Holidays. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.
• Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following this link to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees. Turning Point Benefits

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closing date.

Salary Starting salary £25,116 with annual pay progression up to £29,383