Impactful Criminal Justice Recovery Navigator

Waythrough; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days' annual leave

Pension scheme with 4.5% employer"

Life assurance (3 x annual salary)

Enhanced sick pay and family-friendly

Birthday leave

24/7 online GP access

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work scheme

Discounts via Blue Light Card

Job summary

Waythrough in Barnsley is seeking a Recovery Navigator with a Criminal Justice focus to join our expanding team. You will support people facing substance use challenges in Criminal Justice settings, helping them access treatment and plan recovery across agencies.

This permanent, full-time role covers several Barnsley sites with a 37-hour week, including occasional evenings or weekends. We offer a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities to develop skills while making a real difference in

Qualifications

• Direct experience of working in this field is not essential however applicants will be asked to demonstrate an understanding of the wider issues surrounding substance misuse and some understanding of the criminal justice system.
• Driving license preferred but not essential.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programmes.

Responsibilities

• Manage a service user caseload, devising, implementing and reviewing on-going recovery plans and treatment, liaising closely with the full range of workers and skills within the service team, including family members and significant others as appropriate.
• Carry out triage/screening assessments and comprehensive assessments with service users.
• Work collaboratively with partner agencies to undertake shared assessments, key working and interventions to promote individual service user progression from engagement, through structured treatment to self-sustained recovery.
• Facilitate service user access to treatment and community resources to increase recovery and social capital, supporting service users and their families within their local community.
• To lead effective case management for allocated service users, including on-going processes such as risk assessments, risk management plans and safeguarding assessments and plans. This includes the effective use of an online case management system.
• To work closely and collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary team across the service and externally, providing advice and reports/ information to managers and other colleagues, through attendance at reviews, team meetings, supervision and via telephone conversations.
• Identify and prevent potential harm to service users and others by following local and organisational safeguarding guidelines, including referral to and engagement with relevant safeguarding authorities.

Job description

Waythrough in Barnsley is seeking a Recovery Navigator with a Criminal Justice focus to join our expanding team. You will support people facing substance use challenges in Criminal Justice settings, helping them access treatment and plan recovery across agencies.

This permanent, full-time role covers several Barnsley sites with a 37-hour week, including occasional evenings or weekends. We offer a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities to develop skills while making a real difference in