Criminal Justice Senior Practitioner

Drink and Drugs News; Bradley Stoke; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Drink and Drugs News is seeking an enthusiastic drug and alcohol recovery practitioner to join our Gloucestershire Service. The role involves working with Probation and courts, mental health and housing professionals to engage individuals with court orders (CSTR) and provide harm-reduction advice.

You will collaborate with housing, mental health and clinical teams to support engagement. The position entails facilitating referrals into community services and carrying out assessments alongside VIA

Qualifications

• Experience as a drug and alcohol recovery practitioner.

Responsibilities

• Engage with individuals who have court orders (CSTR) to support VIA, provide harm reduction advice and liaise with housing, mental health and clinical teams.
• Facilitate referrals into community services and carry out assessments with VIA hub teams and the Criminal Justice Team.

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced and growing organisation.

We’re looking for a criminal justice recovery practitioner or our Gloucestershire Service

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and experienced drug and alcohol recovery practitioner to work within our Gloucestershire Service, working closely with partners from Probation and the courts as well as mental health and housing professionals and other multi agency partners.

Your focus will be to assist those who have been given a court order (CSTR) to engage with VIA, offer support, advice and interventions and to ensure that harm reduction advice is given. You will liaise with, housing, mental health and clinical teams supporting people to engage.

You will facilitate referrals into community services and carry out assessments working alongside the VIA hub teams and the wider Criminal Justice Team.

This exciting role will offer you the chance to make a lasting difference to the lives of people, their families and the community.

This role is dependent upon the successful applicant obtaining an enhanced DBS.