Criminal Justice Resilience Worker

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Closing Date: Friday 5th April 2024

Reports To: Senior Resilience Worker / North Wales Recovery and Resilience Manager

Location: Conwy/Debighshire

Fixed Term to September 2024

The role will be expected to assist when needed with custody and court liaison. Wrexham custody suite is based in Llay.

Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week. Includes some weekend working, as per Rota.

Background

Kaleidoscope is a pioneering substance misuse treatment and support provider, offering evidence-based treatment and holistic support to individuals who access its services. Staff teams work collaboratively with partner agencies including Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB), Local Authorities, North Wales Police (NWP) and the North Wales Office of Police and Crime Commissioner (NWOPCC), HMPPS (Her Majesties Prison and Probation Service), PHW (Public Health Wales), and other third sector support agencies.

Kaleidoscope offers dedicated assessment and interventions, care co-ordination, recovery care planning, group activities, health and wellbeing, harm reduction, housing support, independent living, and mutual aid services to those involved within the Criminal Justice system. Services work closely with current community providers to ensure transfer of care from prison services, community treatment and into wider recovery support.

Services offered:

Dechrau Newydd aims to engage those at risk of offending or who are involved in the Criminal Justice system and support them to reduce offending, improve their health and social functioning, engage with multi agency support, and make sustainable lifestyle changes. Dechrau Newydd provides Opiate Substitute Therapy (methadone/ oral lyophilisate (Espranor) and buprenorphine pro-longed release injection (Buvidal) for 12 weeks after release from prison, and to individuals who have been sentenced to a Drug Rehabilitation Requirement. The service will offer dedicated assessment and interventions, care co-ordination, recovery care planning, group activities, health and wellbeing, harm reduction, recovery, and mutual aid services to those involved within the Criminal Justice system. Dechrau Newydd is delivered in partnership by Kaleidoscope Project and CAIS/Adferiad.

Services work closely with current community providers to ensure transfer of care from prison services, police and probation, health care and treatment services into wider recovery support.

Role Purpose:

The post holder will be required to co-ordinate and deliver harm reduction, structured interventions, and recovery support. The Resilience Worker will work closely with Kaleidoscope and community clinical service providers, and other partners to ensure a person centred, holistic, integrated substance misuse delivery program.

The Resilience Worker will provide assessment, recommendation, and feedback to colleagues within HMPPS and North Wales Police on the suitability and recovery progress of substance misuse service users within the Criminal Justice system.

The post holder should enjoy face-to-face contact with people who have recognised that their use of substances has become problematic. They will have excellent communication skills, be able to work closely with other multi-disciplinary agencies and be able to work flexibly and efficiently to ensure services are delivered equitably and at times to suit the service user.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Administration:

• To keep up to date records of service user work (case notes) data entry and reports as and when requested.
• To make referrals to other services and agencies as appropriate
• To attend partnership and service delivery meetings when required
• To bring to the attention of management any areas of specific concern relating to safeguarding of individuals or service delivery.
• Advocating on a service user’s behalf, for example by writing letters, making phone calls, or attending meetings.
• Assist with clinical monitoring and communication for opiate substitute prescribing
• Provide harm reduction interventions including Naloxone
• Delivery 1:1 and group interventions in line with psychologically informed practice and recovery framework.

Staff Benefits - What we Offer:

• 25 days annual leave per year, rising to 27 after 1 years service and increasing by 1 day per year worked to a maximum of 32 days annual leave.
• 8 paid bank holidays per year
• The option to 'buy' or 'sell' up to 5 days annual leave per year
• Additional leave - Wellbeing day and 'You Day'
• Simply Health - cash back healthcare plan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric car scheme
• Up to 5 days paid dependency leave
• Paid sick leave
• Planned parental leave
• Employee recognition schemes

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract

Salary: £24,000.00-£26,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Work Location: In person