Criminal Justice Recovery Coordinator

Do you want to work for a caring organisation that believes in people

Do you want to make a difference

As a Criminal Justice Recovery Worker with Change Grow Live youll work with people who use our services helping them get to where they want to be.

The team supports people with involvement in the criminal justice system with their drug and/or alcohol issues. This role includes one-to-one key work delivering our group work programmes case management and interacting with partner agencies particularly prisons police probation and courts to ensure people accessing our services can improve and change their lives.

Our values are to be compassionate open and bold. If this sounds like you wed love to hear from youso click apply.

Where: York

Hours: Full time 37.5h per week

Full-Time Salary Range: 27861.26 - 32002.35

* 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.

About the role:

• Supporting service users from point of entry into the service and through their treatment/recovery journey
• 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
• Motivational Interviewing
• Childrens & adult safeguarding
• Liaison and partnership working including police probation courts prisons.
• Substance awareness
• 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

About you:

• Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and/or 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
• 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 give to you:

• 25 days holiday ( bank holidays) rising with each years service (capped at 30 allocated pro rata)
• Paid Wellness hour each week along with a Wellness hub and Employee Assist Programme
• Contributory pension scheme
• Several benefits incl. discounts for shopping cinema holidays etc.
• A friendly and supportive team
• Training career development & progression opportunities
• generous refer-a-friend scheme

Our values are to be compassionate open and bold. If this sounds like you wed love to hear from youso click apply

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

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.

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.