Sessional Criminal Justice Recovery Worker – Outreach

Change Grow Live; Southall; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Change Grow Live in Ealing is seeking a Criminal Justice Recovery Worker on a sessional basis to support individuals with substance use needs across community settings such as GP surgeries, mental health services and substance misuse hubs. The role involves outreach, intake, assessment and recovery planning, with a focus on safeguarding and partnership working.

You will manage a caseload, deliver group sessions, and tailor workshops to address needs like anger management and sleep disturbances.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of substance misuse issues.
• Experience of working with groups/pods and managing group dynamics.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with good IT skills.
• Proactive and able to work on own initiative with good time management.
• Good working knowledge of mental health interventions and practice.
• Supportive team player with ability to work with a wide range of professionals and stakeholders.
• Ability to manage change prioritising service users' needs.
• Understand information governance and safeguarding requirements.
• Willingness to learn and contribute to others' learning and development.

Responsibilities

• Supporting service users from 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.
• Supporting social reintegration and recovery through activities and peer support.
• Research, design and prepare materials for groups/pods.
• Deliver structured content within group settings to service users at various stages of recovery.
• Engage in debriefing and evaluations with co-facilitators after groups/pods, reviewing progress and concerns.
• Tailor workshops to needs (e.g., anger management, sleep disorders, relationships).

Skills

Substance misuse awareness

Group facilitation

Excellent communication

Time management

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Change Grow Live in Ealing is seeking a Criminal Justice Recovery Worker on a sessional basis to support individuals with substance use needs across community settings such as GP surgeries, mental health services and substance misuse hubs. The role involves outreach, intake, assessment and recovery planning, with a focus on safeguarding and partnership working.

You will manage a caseload, deliver group sessions, and tailor workshops to address needs like anger management and sleep disturbances.