Prison Recovery Worker

TN United Kingdom; Rochester; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

An established charity dedicated to transforming lives seeks a Recovery Worker to join their Substance Misuse team. This role focuses on supporting individuals through their recovery journey, fostering hope and lifestyle changes. You will engage with service users, providing advocacy and facilitating workshops tailored to their needs. With a commitment to compassionate care, the position offers a supportive team environment and opportunities for professional development. If you are passionate about making a difference and have experience in substance misuse, this role is an exciting opportunity to contribute positively to the community.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Paid Wellness hour

Contributory pension scheme

Shopping discounts

Training and career development

Refer a Friend Scheme

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of substance misuse and experience in the field.
• Excellent communicator with good IT skills and time management.

Responsibilities

• Support service users through their treatment and recovery journey.
• Deliver structured content in group settings and manage group dynamics.
• Promote recovery and social reintegration for service users.

Skills

Substance Misuse Understanding

Group Management

Excellent Communication

Time Management

Mental Health Knowledge

Interpersonal Skills

Information Governance

Job description

Overview

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.

Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Recovery Worker . Our focus is to facilitate recovery, reinforce hope and support lifestyle change with prisoners engaging with our service.

With this role you’ll be working as part of The Substance misuse team, based in HMP Cookham Wood.

No two days are the same and we treat every person who comes into our service as an individual, so being flexible, curious and a good listener are key.

The successful candidate will need to complete an enhanced DBS check and obtain HMPPS security clearance.

Where: Rochester

Full Time Salary Range : £27,449.53 - £31,529.41 Dependent on experience (pro rata for part time hours)

Full Time Hours: 37.5 per week

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

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

Promoting carer, service user and community involvement

Providing advocacy for access to partnership services

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

Research, design and prepare subject matter and materials for groups / pods.

Deliver structured content within group settings to service users at various stages of recovery

Engage with debriefing and evaluations with co-facilitators after groups/pods have taken place, reviewing progress and identifying concerns with service users

Tailor specific workshops around the needs of the service users, such as: anger management, sleep disorders, relationships, etc

About You:

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

What We Offer:

Generous holiday entitlement (plus bank holidays), increasing annually for first five years.

A paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week and access to our ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme.

A contributory pension scheme.

Discounts on shopping, cinema, holidays, and more.

A friendly, supportive team environment with training, career development, and progression opportunities.

Company Refer a Friend Scheme.

Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description and the Role Specifics. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.

If you require sponsorship, please note that this role is not eligible for a Health and Care Worker visa. You may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route but must meet the minimum salary requirements for the role. You can find out more here

We look forward to receiving your application!

Salary Range (pro rata if part time)

CGL points 23 to 28 (£27,449.52 - £31,529.41)

ILW / OLW /Fringe

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

Closing Date

11/10/2024