Recovery Coordinator Criminal Justice

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Join Our Manchester Team as a Criminal Justice Recovery Coordinator

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 areBe 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 aCriminal JusticeRecovery Coordinatorto 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.

Where: Manchester

Hours:Full-Time37.5 hours per week

Salary: 27861.26 - 32002.35 dependent on experience (Based on full time hours Pro Rata if part time)

*Please note: Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.

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 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

What we are looking for:

• 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

What we will offer you:

• 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.

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.

If this sounds like you and youd like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live then wed love to talk to you.

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

Please note: 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. More information about eligible roles and occupations can be found here:Skilled Worker visa: Overview -

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.

The successful candidate will need to complete an enhanced DBS check and obtain MOJ vetting.