South Derbyshire Criminal Justice Substance Misuse Practitioner

DERBYSHIRE RECOVERY PARTNERSHIP
South DerbyshireCriminal Justice Substance Misuse Practitioner
Full time, permanent contract
£23,000 per annum (top of scale £27,500)
The Derbyshire Recovery Partnership are looking to recruit a Substance Misuse Practitioner for a fantastic opportunity in south Derbyshire, working intensively with clients presenting with drug and alcohol issues, are involved in the Criminal Justice system, and who may be in prison or in the community.
This specific role will involve both community and prison in-reach work, delivering a high level of intense interventions and support to a small caseload of clients, leading on the delivery of group work across south Derbyshire and, where required, collecting vulnerable people from prison and assisting them to engage with structured community-based provisions. You caseload work will involve co-ordinating care and delivering psychosocial and harm reduction interventions to clients in structured 1:1 key work and group work sessions that may be subject to court orders (ATR/DRR/RAR). Your group work will involve developing and delivering a specialist structured group work programme to suit the needs of this complex cohort. You will work alongside local Integrated Offender Management (IOM) teams, courts, Liaison and Diversion, Prison healthcare, Probation services. The focus of this role is to focus on ensuring people leaving prison engage with community teams and have structured group work provisions to promote and educate clients on a range of topics underpinned by harm reduction and behaviour change.
This role will be based in South Derbyshire (in either Ripley, Ilkeston or Swadlincote), working 37.5 hours per week; Monday-Friday 9am-5pm, on a permanent contract.
We welcome applications from individuals who possess a clear passion for working with people involved in the Criminal Justice system, have an innovative, motivating and proactive approach to their work and experience of using appropriate models, interventions and approaches tailored to meet the individual needs of people with varying and complex needs. Ideal candidates will also be able to demonstrate experience of groupwork facilitation and engagement of people with multiple and complex needs.
About you:
We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and believe it is important to include people with lived experience to ensure the needs of the people we support are represented. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where everyone is free to be themselves and we ensure equity of opportunity. So, if you’re seeking your next challenge as a Criminal Justice Substance Misuse Practitioner, please get in touch or apply today.
Your Rewards:
Opportunity to access potential yearly salary increments subject to appraisal, meaning potential salary increase up to £27,500 (pro rata)
25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing each year to a maximum of 30 days) (pro rata)
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
Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance programme including telephone and online access
A rewarding role with the opportunity to help us support people on their journey to recovery and change their lives for the better.
We’ll ensure you get all the support you need to thrive and succeed in your role and find your place amongst our incredible and collaborative team.
About Phoenix Futures:
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 ensure we work to the highest standards. We believe in being the best, we are passionate about recovery, we value our history and use it to inform our future. We work with local authorities, other charities and service providers across the country to deliver innovative programmes and projects that change lives for the better, setting people on the path to health and emotional well being. We provide a diverse range of services, our expertise in psychosocial treatment and support is the common thread that runs through everything we do. People need psychological interventions, social support, meaningful use of time, sense of purpose and a place of safety to sustain their recovery. At our core, we support people, families and communities to recover from drug and alcohol dependency.
We are keen to hear from anyone with experience of working within the field of Substance Misuse, who is motivated and passionate about recovery.
Job description is attached.
For more information about the Derbyshire Recovery Partnership, visit www.derbyshirerecoverypartnership.co.uk.
Applications can be made via www.phoenixfutures.org.uk