Support Worker

Change Grow Live; Exeter; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable organization in Exeter seeks a dedicated individual to support service users within a prison. You will provide psychosocial interventions and advocate for users while promoting recovery and social reintegration. Ideal candidates will have experience in substance misuse and mental health, along with excellent communication skills. This full-time role offers competitive benefits and the opportunity for personal and professional development.

Benefits

25 days holiday (pro rata for part-time)

Paid Wellness hour weekly

Contributory pension scheme

Discount benefits

Training and development opportunities

Refer a Friend scheme

Qualifications

• Experience working within substance misuse, ideally in a prison setting.
• Ability to travel between sites.
• Commitment to information governance processes.

Responsibilities

• Support service users through their recovery journey.
• Deliver psychosocial interventions within the prison.
• Advocate for users who struggle to engage in treatment.
• Promote recovery and social reintegration.

Skills

Understanding of substance misuse issues

Excellent communication skills

Proactive and time management skills

Knowledge of mental health interventions

Strong interpersonal skills

Change management skills

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.

Location

HMP Exeter

Hours

Full time 37.5 per week

Salary

25077.00 - 26502.53 (Pro Rata for part time)

Responsibilities

• Support service users from point of entry into the service and through their treatment / recovery journey
• Deliver psychosocial interventions as part of the Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service within the prison estate
• Work in partnership with other healthcare providers as part of an Integrated Health and Wellbeing model
• Advocate on behalf of the service users who are unwilling or unable to engage in treatment
• Proactively follow up with service users that miss appointments to increase opportunity of engagement
• Contribute to risk management processes including prison ACCT process as appropriate
• Work with service users to support social (re)integration enabling them to lead meaningful and purposeful lives : promoting recovery resilience peer support and self-determination

About you

• Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field ideally within prison / criminal justice
• 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
• Able to travel between sites

What we will give to you

• 25 days holiday (bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years service (pro rata for part time)
• Paid Wellness hour each week along with a Wellness hub and Employee Assist Programme
• Contributory pension scheme
• A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping cinema holidays etc.
• A friendly and supportive team
• Training career development & progression opportunities
• 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. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.

Direct applications only we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas unfortunately we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details :

Haydn Evans