Criminal Justice & Outreach Practitioner - Dependency & Recovery

The Role

Experience of working within substance misuse andcriminaljusticeknowledge ora related Health and Social Care setting is essential as well as experience of delivering structured treatment groups. You must be committed, resourceful and highly motivatedtoengage people within treatment services and promoterecoverythrough their daily practice.

You will be co located within Chester probation offices and our Ellesmere Port Hub as part of Dependency and Recovery to improve continuity of care upon release from prison to achieve their recovery journey goals, via 1:1s and structured groupwork packages, and case manage clients on probation alongside the Probation Practitioners.

Your duties will include:

• assessing their needs, delivering effective interventions, completing detailed reports, and working closely with ourcriminaljusticepartner agencies, clinical team and other partner agencies.
• conducting assessments for clients, including Alcohol Treatment Requirement (ATR) and Drugs Rehabilitation Requirements (DRR) assessments.
• managing a case load and coordinating and delivering assessments and evidence-based interventions (brief and structured), recovery planning and aftercare planning.
• delivering harm reduction advice, psychosocial interventions, needle & syringe exchanges, Blood borne virus testing and interventions, drug testing and overdose prevention advice.

An empatheticand non-judgmental approach is imperative, as this role involves working with a wide range of challenging issues and behaviours. Good time management and team working skills are essential in this fast-paced service.

Based within Cheshire West & Chester integrated Drug and Alcohol Service, the Criminal Justice Outreach Practitioner role will support criminal justice service users within the area Contact, assess, refer and support drug and alcohol users in criminal justice settings (including Court, prisons, & probation offices), treatment agencies and other appropriate settings

Benefits:

• 30 days annual leave from the very beginning (increasing to a max of 33 days after 5 years) plus bank holidays.
• We select a random member of staff each month to receive £600 as a boost (via payroll and subject to tax and NI)!
• Birthday leave have a paid day off each year on your birthday.
• Have a paid day off for other milestones including your wedding/civil partnership, moving house and your childs first day of school.
• We offer enhanced sick pay 6 months full and 6 months half pay following probation.
• We offer learning and development opportunities and well reimburse you for agreed professional registration fees.
• Take paid time off to volunteer (includes donating blood).
• We offer various financial perks and schemes including cycle to work, refer a friend bonus and life assurance.
• Flexible working solutions available to all to support your work-life balance.
• Access to a free, confidential 24/7 helpline with qualified counsellors and advisors who can offer help with legal, financial, health and family issues.

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