Job Description

About Us
Phoenix Futures Group is a charity with over 50 years’ experience and a leading provider of drug and alcohol treatment.

Our values are what define us and ensure we work to the highest standards. We believe in being the best, we are passionate about recovery, we value our history and use it to inform our future.

We work with local authorities, other charities and service providers across the country to deliver innovative programmes and projects that change lives for the better, setting people on the path to health and emotional wellbeing.

We provide a diverse range of services, our expertise in psychosocial treatment and support is the common thread that runs through everything we do. People need psychological interventions, social support, meaningful use of time, sense of purpose and a place of safety to sustain their recovery. At our core, we support people, families and communities to recover from drug and alcohol dependency.

We are now seeking 4 Dependency and Recovery Workers (one based in each quadrant in Essex – North, East, South and West Essex) to join the Full Circle team on a full-time, fixed-term contract for 24 months. This role is in partnership with Essex Probation.

Your Rewards

• 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

If you have a background working in the field of problematic substance and alcohol use, 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.

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 Dependency and Recovery Worker, you will support people open to Essex Probation who are facing complex and additional needs and want to access treatment and support. You will liaise closely with Probation Practitioners to identify who would benefit from support and offer interventions within the Probation office in your quadrant.

Working with a range of agencies within the criminal justice setting, you will provide psychosocial support for those using substances and alcohol, refer people on Probation to appropriate support agencies and support engagement with those services.

You will become a single point of contact between Essex Probation and community treatment providers to improve communication and positive outcomes for clients.

You will contribute to assessments for Alcohol Treatment Requirement (ATR), Drug Rehabilitation Requirement (DRR) and Mental Health Treatment Requirements (MHRT) in court, engaging with clients through 1-1s and interventions to comply with the order.

Additionally, you will:

• Liaise with Prisons to ensure a smooth transition into community treatment services for the clients.
• Support Essex Probation to upskill their staff around substance and alcohol use
• Support people in recovery through relapse prevention and care planning
• Build effective working partnerships with other agencies

About You
To join us as a Dependency and Recovery Worker, you will need:

• Relevant experience of working in the field of problematic substance and alcohol use with a strong background in substance and alcohol interventions and treatment.
• Evidence of effective partnership working and the ability to network for the benefit of the client and service.
• Evidence of managing a busy 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
• The flexibility and ability to travel throughout the County of Essex.

Experience of working within the criminal justice setting would be beneficial to your application.

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

A S/NVQ 3 in Care (DANOS-accredited) or equivalent, or a willingness to work towards an agreed number of modules within your probationary period would also be desirable.

Other organisations may call this role Recovery Worker or Substance Misuse/Alcohol Recovery Worker.

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.

We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and believe it is important to¿include¿people 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 Dependency and Recovery Worker, please apply via the button shown.

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

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