Group Facilitator​/Criminal Justice Worker - Drug & Alcohol Services

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Group Facilitator / Criminal Justice Worker to join our drug and alcohol service.

The role combines the delivery of structured recovery groups and psychosocial interventions with one-to-one support for people affected by substance and alcohol misuse who are involved with the criminal justice system.

You will work with individuals to reduce substance-related harm, address offending behaviour, improve motivation for change and support sustainable recovery.

• Plan and deliver structured drug and alcohol recovery groups.
• Deliver interventions including relapse prevention, motivation for change, emotional regulation, harm reduction and recovery planning.
• Provide one-to-one support to people involved with probation, prisons, courts or other criminal justice services.
• Complete assessments, recovery plans and risk assessments.
• Manage an agreed caseload of service users with complex needs.
• Support people leaving prison to engage with community treatment and recovery services.
• Use motivational interviewing and other evidence-based psychosocial approaches.
• Provide harm-reduction and overdose-prevention advice.
• Work closely with probation, prisons, treatment providers, housing, mental health and other partner agencies.
• Attend multi-agency meetings and contribute to coordinated risk management.
• Maintain accurate and timely electronic case records.
• Monitor service-user progress and contribute to service outcomes and reporting.
• Promote safeguarding, equality, diversity and professional boundaries.

You will have:

• Significant experience of working in drug and alcohol, criminal justice, mental health, homelessness.

You will have:

• Significant experience of working in drug and alcohol, criminal justice, mental health, homelessness or a related service.
• Significant experience of facilitating groups or structured interventions.
• Significant experience of working one-to-one with people with complex needs.
• A good understanding of substance and alcohol misuse, recovery and harm reduction.
• A good understanding of the relationship between substance misuse and offending behaviour.
• Significant knowledge of safeguarding and risk management.
• Strong communication and engagement skills.
• The ability to work effectively with partner agencies.
• Good organisational and case-management skills.
• A non-judgemental, person-centred and recovery-focused approach.
• Significant experience of working with probation, prisons or other criminal justice services, and knowledge of Motivational Interviewing, CBT or trauma-informed practice, would be advantageous.