Job Introduction

Please note this is a 12 month Fixed Term Contract position

At Turning Point, we support people across England with substance use issues. As a Wellbeing Recovery Worker, you'll make a real difference to their lives as you develop the personal, flexible and realistic support packages they need to help turn things around.

The role is based at HMP Thameside, a Category B prison in South London. At HMP Thameside, we provide an integrated model of psycho-social and clinical support, which is evidence based and focused on meeting complex individual needs.

As a Wellbeing Recovery Worker we offer a starting salary of £27,377 + £3,633 ILW rising each year in line with our pay progression salary bands, rising to £32,026 per year + £3,633 ILW. (Dependent on experience you may be offered a starting 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 Substance Use Practitioner at Turning point we will support and encourage you on your career journey.

Role Responsibility

Join us as one of our Through the Gate Prison Link Recovery Workers in London's busiest Prison. You will assist with the delivery of a high-quality, person-centred service. You'll work with service users to develop support packages that are realistic and flexible and take a collaborative approach with our clinical partners PPG (Patient Plus Group) and our in-Prison Offender Management Team (Catch 22), as well as working inside our community partner Drug and Alcohol Teams. Duties will include, Prisoner induction, initial assessment, care planning, provision of advice & guidance, sharing of partner information and signposting to appropriate custody/community partners, delivery of harm reduction and the undertaking of 1-2-1 key work. You will work closely with Community based Prison Link Workers and provide activity DATA to Borough wide DATA leads. Escorting Prisoners on the day of release will be a big part of the role ensuring that they connect well with the right people to ensure the risk of harm/death on release is minimised/mitigated/addressed.

The Ideal Candidate

Strong oral and written communication skills are important. You'll have a background in managing a caseload of service users with complex needs and a track record of managing incidents of violent and verbal aggression. The role's core hours are Monday to Friday, however there will also be some weekend work on a rotational basis. As the role is based within HMP Thameside, you will need to gain full clearance for working in prison (including both DBS and MOJ clearance checks).

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:

• 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 closing date.

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