Prison In-Reach Recovery Coordinator

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users' lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.

Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.

We are looking for a Prison In-Reach Recovery Coordinator who has the skills and experience to assess and engage with our service users, ensuring that they access the right intervention at the right time, in a way that best meets their needs.

Enhanced DBS check and HMPPS security clearance required.

• The Prison In-Reach Worker will act as the main coordinator providing comprehensive assessments and coordinating the resettlement plan from prison by liaising with relevant agencies.
• The post holder will be the navigator for these interventions, and advocate on behalf of the service user.
• Reduce drug and alcohol related harm to service users and the wider community.
• Promote carer, service user and community involvement.
• Provide advocacy for access to partnership services.
• Work with service users to support social (re) integration, enabling them to lead meaningful and purposeful lives promoting recovery, resilience, peer support and self-determination.
• Carry out comprehensive service user assessments, including mapping of community resources and develop individual action plans that clearly identify how achieving each goal will enable progression in addressing offending/substance use and reintegrating into the community.
• Work closely with prison security departments when assessing risk and develop strong links with partner agencies within the prison system.
• Work as part of a team to identify people who have a history of substance misuse and reoffending resulting in custodial sentences.

• Ability to obtain and maintain prison security clearance.
• Strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience working within a similar field.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with good IT skills.
• Proactive and able to work on own initiative with excellent time management and prioritising skills.
• Knowledge of anti-social behaviour legislation.
• Experience of working with people who have offending backgrounds including Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements.
• Good working knowledge of mental health interventions, services, and best practice.
• Supportive team player with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work in partnership with a wide range of professionals, agencies, and internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to manage change successfully in a way that prioritises the needs of service users.
• Knowledge of the criminal justice system.
• Ability to travel between Peterborough and Norfolk.

• 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays. An extra day of annual leave is awarded for each year of service during the first five years, amounting to 30 days after five years.
• Paid Wellness hour each week along with a Wellness hub and Employee Assistance Programme.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Various benefits including discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
• A friendly and supportive team.
• Training, career development and progression opportunities.
• Refer a friend scheme with £250 voucher for successful referrals.

Salary: £28,557.79 – £32,802.41 per annum (CGL points 23 to 28).

Location:

Sefton, Peterborough, Norfolk.

Hours:

Full time, 37.5 hours per week.

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.