Prison Recovery Coordinator - Substance Misuse & Care

CIH International Housing Group; Wigan; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave + 5 years = 30

Wellness hour weekly

Contributory pension

Discounts (shopping, cinema, holidays)

Friendly team

Training, progression opportunities

Refer-a-Friend scheme

Job summary

Change Grow Live in the UK is seeking a Recovery Coordinator to assess and engage service users, ensuring access to the right interventions at the right time. You will manage a caseload, engage with multidisciplinary teams, and contribute to recovery hubs and focus groups.

The role requires experience in substance misuse, strong communication, and the ability to work with stakeholders in a prison setting. This permanent role offers 37.5 hours weekly at HMP Bickershaw and a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Strong multidisciplinary engagement, including safer custody and prison offender management
• Engagement with the Prison Strategy
• Identify and encourage service users requiring the offer of family support
• Carry a caseload
• Develop service questionnaires, recovery hubs and focus groups being innovative and motivational
• Understanding of prison environment and operational knowledge
• You will line manage volunteers.

Skills

Substance misuse

Group dynamics

Communication

Time management

Mental health knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Change management

Governance

Learning & development

Job description

Change Grow Live in the UK is seeking a Recovery Coordinator to assess and engage service users, ensuring access to the right interventions at the right time. You will manage a caseload, engage with multidisciplinary teams, and contribute to recovery hubs and focus groups.

The role requires experience in substance misuse, strong communication, and the ability to work with stakeholders in a prison setting. This permanent role offers 37.5 hours weekly at HMP Bickershaw and a supportive team.