Job Description

Criminal Justice Recovery Worker – Full Circle 

If you have a background working in the field of criminal justice, problematic substance use or mental health, this opportunity will enable you to use your expertise to help us support people on their journey to recovery and change their lives for the better.

Your Rewards

• Salary of £24,250 per annum (pro-rata) with opportunity for potential yearly salary increments subject to appraisal, rising to £28,000.
• 25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing each year to a maximum of 30 days)
• Benefits including season ticket loan, pension scheme and life assurance
• Support through occupational sick pay, eye-care vouchers and regular wellbeing talks and activities
• Continuous training and career development via PXL our dedicated learning management system

We’ll ensure you get all the support you need to thrive and succeed in your role and find your place amongst our incredible and collaborative team.

The Role

As a Criminal Justice Recovery Worker, you will support people involved in the Criminal Justice System who are facing complex and additional needs and want to access treatment and support.

Working with a range of agencies within criminal justice settings, including the courts, you will signpost and refer people to appropriate support agencies and safeguard their reintegration into the community.

The role will involve:

• Undertake assessments for people who are subject to a Conditional Caution, Community Resolutions or Drug Test on Arrest requirements providing structured harm reduction interventions and making onward referrals
• Support people who have been given a community-based Alcohol Treatment Order
• Support people in recovery through relapse prevention and care planning
• Build effective working partnerships with other agencies

About You

To join us as a Criminal Justice Recovery Worker, you will need:

• Relevant experience of working in the field of problematic substance use, mental health or another comparable field
• Evidence of effective partnership working and the ability to network for the benefit of the client and service
• Evidence of managing a caseload and excellent organisational skills
• To be proficient in the use of Microsoft Outlook and Word and be familiar with relevant database management systems
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Experience of creating person-centred care plans and/or timetables based on identified needs would be advantageous, as would experience of partnership working, liaising with community and CJS services and developing reintegration and resettlement plans.

We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and believe it is important to be inclusive of those with lived experience¿to ensure¿the needs of the people we support are represented. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where everyone is¿free to be themselves and we ensure equity of opportunity.

So, if you’re seeking your next challenge as a Criminal Justice Practitioner, please apply via the button shown.

We want you to feel comfortable to be your best during the interview process, so that you can get to know Phoenix and we can get to know you. If shortlisted, you will be contacted for a face to face interview. There will also be an brief knowledge assessment to complete in advance of the interview, in the form of a short casestudy task. All details of the interview and knowledge assessment will be provided in advance so that you can feel adequately prepared and we can support you with reasonable adjustments as required.

Please note, we will be assessing applications as they are submitted and may close this role should we find sufficient applicants with which to make our shortlist. As such, we would advise applying as soon as possible to avoid disappointment

How to Apply

Job Types: Full-Time. Job Tags: 3363. Salaries: 20,000 - 40,000.

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