Job Introduction

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Turning Point’s Leicester City Substance Use Service as a Criminal Justice Recovery Worker. This role will involve the successful candidate supporting service users who have been involved with the Criminal Justice System and are in the community addressing their substance use issues following either a release from custody or on community orders. You will support the service users to work towards their goals as well as liaising with key partnership agencies.

Starting salary £24,150 with annual pay progression up to £28,252 (Dependent on experience you may be offered a salary above the initial starting salary)

You will have opportunities to progress your career with a structured learning journey and clearly defined career pathways that will enable you to achieve your long-term goals and work to your strengths.

Whether you are looking to progress into a management and leadership role or to be a specialist in your field as an Advanced Recovery Practitioner at Turning point we will support and encourage you on your career journey.

Role Responsibility

As a Criminal Justice Recovery Worker, you will act as ‘key workers’ to a caseload of service users who have been involved with the Criminal Justice System. They may have been released from custody with Licence conditions or given a community order to address their substance use. You will be working in partnership with key multi agencies including the Probation Service, Police and Prison service. The role includes maintaining regular contact with your clients, offering advice, information and psycho-social interventions as well as providing assessments, risk management planning and working closely with our clinical staff around prescribing needs and other partner agencies. No day is the same in this role but an ability to communicate effectively with a range or service users and colleagues, an ability to manage different tasks and a commitment to Turning Point values are essential. You may have lived experience of substance misuse/mental health/homelessness (self or a significant other), come with experience supporting people in health and social care or just have a keen interest in supporting this group; if your values are right, we have a role for everyone

The Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will be a highly effective communicator, efficient and organised and have a real passion for supporting service users to engage in treatment. You must be engaging, enthusiastic and passionate, have a keen interest in the Criminal Justice System and willingness to work with offenders to help turn their lives around is a must.

About us

As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.

We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.

What Benefits Will I Receive?

We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package that includes:

• Recruitment and retention allowance of £2,172 - £2,542 paid in addition to basic salary dependant on experience. Full details will be provided if selected for interview. T&Cs apply.
• 25 days’ paid holiday a year + Bank Holidays, increasing with each year of service up to 27 days + Bank Holidays. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.
• Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following this link to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees Turning Point Benefits.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

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