Peripatetic Criminal Justice Worker

Overview

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 have an exciting opportunity for a Peripatetic Criminal Justice Worker 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.

No two days are the same and we treat every person who comes into our service as an individual, so being flexible, curious and a good listener are key.

Travel across Norfolk County is essential in this role so a driving... licence would be an advantage.

Where: Norwich

Full Time Hours: 37.5 per week

Full Time Salary: ?7,449.53 - ?1,529.41 dependent on experience, (Based on full time hours, pro rata for part time hours)

Contract Type: Permanent

Responsibilities

Working alongside our partners such HM Probation Service, Courts, Prisons and Police you will manage individual?s subject to ATR and DRR Court Orders.
? Deliver psychosocial interventions to reduce disengagement, reduce harm and associated criminality.
? Assessing suitability for CSTR (Community Sentence Treatment Requirements) in Court, over telephone alongside Probation.
? Providing screening, assessment, and recovery planning and onward referral
? Reducing drug and alcohol related harm to service users and the wider community
? Promoting carer, service user and community involvement
? Providing advocacy for access to partnership services
? Working with service users to support social (re)integration, enabling them to lead meaningful and purposeful lives: promoting recovery, resilience, peer support and self-determination
? Supporting service users whilst they are in Police Investigation Centres

What we are looking for:
? Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field
? Be an excellent communicator, both verbal and written with good IT skills
? Proactive and able to work on own initiative with excellent time management and prioritising skills
? Have a good working knowledge of mental health interventions, services, and good practice
? Be a supportive team player with strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work in partnership with a wide range of professionals, agencies, and internal/external stakeholders
? Ability to manage change successfully in a way that prioritises the needs of service users
? Understand the importance of information governance processes and commit to follow and apply all necessary safeguards
? Seek out learning opportunities to improve and broaden your professional knowledge and skills and to contribute and oversee the learning and development of others
? Someone who is able to travel across Norfolk County

What we will offer you:
? Paid ?Wellness? hour each week along with a ?Wellness? hub and Employee Assist Programme
? 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising yearly for the first 5 years
? Contributory pension scheme
? Several benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
? A friendly and supportive team
? Training, career development & progression opportunities
? Refer a Friend scheme.

Salary Range (pro rata if part time)
CGL points 23 to 28 (?7,449.52 - ?1,529.41)
ILW / OLW /Fringe
N/A - Outside London Weighting Area
Interview Date
31/10/2024
Closing Date
24/10/2024
If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:
Emily Woods | emily.woods@cgl.org.uk | 07741198642

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

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