Dependency and Recovery Worker

Dependency and Recovery Practitioner (in Partnership with Essex Probation)

Fixed Term Contract until 30/07/2027

Starting Salary of £26,298

Partnering with Essex Probation, we are now seeking a Dependency and Recovery Worker in Harlow to join our passionate Futures Together team.

Other organisations may call this role Recovery Worker or Substance Use, Alcohol Recovery Worker, Criminal Justice Worker or Recovery Practitioner. As a Dependency and Recovery Worker, you will provide psychosocial support people open to Essex Probationwho are facing complex and additional needs and want to access treatment and support. You will liaise closely with Probation Practitioners to identify who would benefit from support and offer interventions within the Probation office in your quadrant.

You will contribute to assessments for Alcohol Treatment Requirement (ATR), Drug Rehabilitation Requirement (DRR) and Mental Health Treatment Requirements (MHRT) in court, engaging with clients through 1-1sandinterventionsto comply with theorder.

Additionally, you will:

• Liaise with Prisons to ensure a smooth transition into community treatment services for the clients.
• Support Essex Probation to upskill their staff around substance and alcohol use.
• Supportpeoplein recovery through relapse prevention and care planning.
• Build effectiveworkingpartnershipswith other agencies.

• Starting Salary of £26,298 with opportunity to access yearly salary increments subject to appraisal
• Committed to providing a Real Living Wage for you, through accreditation with the Living Wage Foundation
• 25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing each year to a maximum of 30 days)
• Benefits including season ticket loan, pension scheme and life assurance
• Support through occupational sick pay, eye-care vouchers and regular wellbeing talks and activities
• Continuous training and career development via PXL our dedicated learning management system

Our Futures Together Service has approximately 30 staff based across South, North, Mid and West Essex, with Team Managers across each site and a Service Manager. This role is based primarily at Laindon Probation with nearby amenities and access by bus, car and train. Day to day, you will work alongside Essex Probation Practitioners and various teams within Phoenix Futures including Futures Together, Essex Alcohol Recovery Community and the Health and Justice Team.

This is an exciting new role, secured through additional funding following successful contracts supporting adults within the criminal justice system with multiple and complex needs.

Phoenix Futures have a large number of services in Essex, with opportunities for recognition and progression. We host yearly staff picnics, roadshow events, wellbeing days and more.

To join us as a Dependency and Recovery Worker, you will need:

• Relevant experience of workingin the field of problematic substance and alcohol use with a strong background in substance and alcohol interventions and treatment.
• Evidence of effective partnership working and the ability to network for the benefit of theclient and service.
• Evidence of managing a busy caseload and excellent organisational skills.
• To be proficient in the use of Microsoft Outlook and Wordand be familiar with relevant database management systems.
• Excellent communication skills, both written andverbal
• The flexibility and ability to travel throughout the County of Essex.
• Experience of working within the criminal justice setting(desirable)
• Experience of creating person-centred care plansand/ortimetables based on identified needs(desirable)

Phoenix Futures Group is a charity with over 50 years’ experience and a leading provider of drug and alcohol treatment. Our values are what define us and…