Senior Recovery Coordinator

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 ?

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.

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 MOJ enhanced vetting. The role will be based at Coventry Probation Office.

Where: Coventry

Full Time Hours: 37.5 per week

Full Time Salary Range: £31,529.41- £33,708.57 (pro rata for part time hours)

About the role: 

• Support referred Adult Males who are a Person on Probation (PoP) in the NPS region by delivering a range of tailored sessions and activities addressing the referral requirements and timeframes, based on an agreed Action Plan with PoP.
• Build therapeutic relationships and deliver a tailor-made package of support from the CGL Directory of Services including: Recognised psychosocial interventions and 1 to 1 key work, pod and group work
• Creating a PoP Action Plan to meet the differing intensity requirements of Low, Medium, or High identified by the referring Probation Practitioner
• Carry out risk assessments and risk management
• Triage assessment and onward referral to a range of treatment/community support agencies

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.
• The ability to accurately update and maintain records in a timely fashion and to work to deadlines for the submission of information.

What we will give to you: 

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service “Capped at 30 days”. 
• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme 
• Contributory pension scheme 
• A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc. 
• A friendly and supportive team 
• Training, career development & progression opportunities 

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 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) 

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