Recovery Coordinator - Criminal Justice

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Key Responsibilities

Work in partnership with National Probation service and other appropriate agencies Deliver DRR/ATR and other relevant interventions in line with National Probation Service (NPS) and court order

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Change Grow Live is a charity dedicated to making a difference in the lives of our service users. We believe in offering support, respect, and individualised care in a safe environment, working with each person 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 aim 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 Criminal Justice Recovery Coordinator to join our Criminal Justice team in Manchester Service. This role includes working in local prisons, one-to-one key work, delivering group work programmes, case management and working closely with our partner agencies, particularly police, prisons, probation and courts. Ensuring people accessing CGL services via the criminal justice system can improve and change their lives and reduce reoffending.

Responsibilities

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→Work in partnership with National Probation service and other appropriate agencies
→Deliver DRR/ATR and other relevant interventions in line with National Probation Service (NPS) and court order requirements.
→Provide a seamless link between probation, police/court custody suites, prison, and the community.
→Provide assessment and information for courts and other criminal justice agencies of suitability for specialist interventions
→Facilitate and be included within individualised care planning and reviews with partners and service users for the most appropriate support
→To ensure that record keeping and feedback is completed to a high standard and within time scales; and information governance/sharing policies and procedures are adhered to
→Deliver psychosocial interventions to reduce disengagement, reduce harm and associated criminality.
→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

The ability to obtain and maintain MOJ vetting.
Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field
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

Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme
25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising yearly for the first 5 years
Contributory pension scheme
Several benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
A friendly and supportive team
Training, career development & progression opportunities
Refer a Friend scheme.