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Criminal Justice Practitioner

Number of Vacancies Remaining: 1
Category: Health and Social Care Practitioner
Type of Contract: Fixed term employee
Duration (# of months): 12
Contracted Hours Per Week: 15.00
Salary Range (pro rata if part time): CGL points 23 to 28 (£27,449.52 - £31,529.41)
ILW / OLW /Fringe: Outer London Weighting (£2,163.27)
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Overview

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to lives of individuals who access our services.

Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our teams apply these daily, 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.

We are looking for a dedicated Criminal Justice Practitioner to join our Havering team! Your focus will be to deliver interventions to individuals identified through the criminal justice system to reduce substance misuse related harm to each person and the wider community and to reduce re-offending.

No two days are the same and we treat every person who comes into our service as an individual, so being flexible, curious and a good listener are key.

You’ll have to record information about what you do, so enjoying a bit of paperwork and attention to detail is important. But most of the time you’ll be enjoying working with people from all backgrounds, making a difference to their live

Where: Havering

Part Time Hours: 15 per week

Full Time Salary Range: £27,449.53 - £31,529.41 (pro rata for part time hours)

Allowance: £2163.27 Outer London Weighting (pro rata for part time hours)

Contract: Fixed term until 31st March 2026

Responsibilities

About the role:

To support people to address their substance misuse by enabling them to gain access and remain engaged with Change Grow Live following release from prison.
To act as a link between prisons and Change Grow Live.
Complete full prison vetting.
To work within local prisons on a weekly or monthly basis to support clients and prison teams.
To carry out full assessments and explore risk prior to release.
Help to identify an individual care plan.
Work in partnership with partner agencies such as probation and probation court teams and other community services.
To participate in staff meetings , supervision and multi agency forums.
Support clients to register with GP’s upon release.

About you:

Excellent understanding of drug and alcohol issues and experience of working within criminal justice or related field
Experience of supporting and advising participants with complex and/or multiple barriers to success
Knowledge of the Criminal Justice system
Experience of carrying out DRR assessments (desired but not essential)
Ability to work flexibly within the prison regime (e.g. Start at 08.15 to fall in line with other prison departments and staff.)
Be able to maintain personal boundaries.

What We Offer:

Ongoing professional development and training opportunities.
A supportive and collaborative work environment.
The chance to be part of an organisation dedicated to improving lives.
25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays. Additionally, you'll receive one extra day of annual leave for each year of service during your first five years, therefore you will enjoy 30 days of leave after five years with us
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.
Training, career development & progression opportunities
Refer a Friend Scheme.

Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship if you require it to work in the UK. More information about eligible roles and occupations can be found here: Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK

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.

Join us in our journey of empowerment and holistic support, where every individual's well-being is at the heart

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.

Salary Range (pro rata if part time)

CGL points 23 to 28 (£27,449.52 - £31,529.41)

ILW / OLW /Fringe

Outer London Weighting (£2,163.27)

Closing Date

8/3/2025

If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:

Mohammed Juned | mohammed.juned@cgl.org.uk | 01708747614

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.

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We believe that having diverse people working as part of our team makes us the organisation that we are.

We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and to make Change Grow Live a great place to work. If you have any feedback on our recruitment processes (good or bad) we’d love to hear from you so that we can make sure they are fair and we attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible.

The safety of vulnerable children, young people and adults is our absolute priority. We will support you in your role to make sure that you are equipped to support the safety of people who use our services and those around them, to the highest standard possible.

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