Senior Worker/ Practitioner

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them 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 mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.

Due to funding to work alongside the Ministry of Justice and the Probation Service, supporting adult males within the criminal justice system, we require a Dependency & Recovery Senior Coordinator to support the wider team in shaping and delivering our service.

Do you want to work for an organisation that believes in people? Do you want to use your skills to make a difference to people who use substances within the National Probation Service ? As a Senior Dependency & Recovery Coordinator you will support and encourage  our higher complexity Service Users to thrive and achieve their goals.

The role will be based within Probation Services and will require DBS and  additional enhanced vetting. The role will work across both our Stafford and our Central Birmingham services, so will require travel across regions.

Where: Staffordshire and Birmingham

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 per week (full time)

Salary: £31,529.41 - £33,708.58 dependent on experience (based on full time working hours, pro rata if part time)

About the role:

• Supporting service users from point of entry into the service on their dependency and recovery journey, via our CGL Directory of Services.
• Providing screening, assessment, psychosocial interventions, recovery planning and onward referral.
• Reducing dependency & recovery related harm to service users and the wider community within the parameters of the National Probation Service referral.
• Promoting carer, service user and community involvement.
  
• Onward referral for ongoing support from 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.
• Support recruitment and development of D & R Motivators.

About you:

• 2 years relevant experience of working within criminal justice, substance misuse (including alcohol) or social care services with a clear understanding of the need for and ability to deliver quality services.
• A commitment to multi-agency working and establishing partnerships with other professions to achieve good outcomes for the service user group, e.g. mental health
  services, criminal justice agencies, community groups etc.
• Extensive knowledge of the issues facing offenders including (but not limited to) substance misuse, health and Personal Wellbeing.
• Extensive knowledge of the rehabilitation process and the contributing factors to success and making long term sustained offending behaviour and social functioning.
• Experience of delivering groups or pods and managing group dynamics, such as conflict or challenging behaviour.
• Experience of working in an Outcome focused environment.
  
• Accomplished written and verbal communication skills and a high degree of personal IT competency.
• The ability to accurately update and maintain records in a timely fashion and to work to deadlines for the submission of information.
  
• Ability to travel as required, including where public transport is not available.
• Provide leadership in your area of responsibility.
• To manage change successfully in a way that prioritises the needs of service users.
• Effective interpersonal skills with the ability to engage successfully with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
• The ability to work collaboratively with others (internally and externally).

What we will give to you:

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service (pro rata).
• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week.
• ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Generous Refer-a-Friend scheme
• A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
• A friendly and supportive team.
• Training, career development & progression opportunities.
• Competitive rates of pay.
• Free eye tests.
• Discounts on a variety of products

Please read attached Job Description for a more detailed out line of responsibilities and Person Specifications

If this sounds like you and you’d like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we’d love to talk to you.

If you require sponsorship, please note that this role is not eligible for a Health and Care Worker visa. You may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route but must meet the minimum salary requirements for the role. You can find out more here Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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