CRIMINAL JUSTICE RECOVERY WORKER – LRP, SKEGNESS, PE25 2SG, PERMANENT, 37HRS, LRP, £25,870 - £30,265, FTE
Criminal Justice Recovery Worker
Lincolnshire Recovery Partnership (Framework, Turning Point, Double Impact)
Please Note: A Full UK Driving License and Access to a Vehicle is an Essential Requirement.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Lincolnshire Recovery Partnership Substance Use Services as a Criminal Justice Recovery Worker, Skegness. Within the role you will focus on partnership working with Lincolnshire Probation and Police to engage those within the Criminal Justice system who require support to access drug and alcohol services.
Starting salary £25,870
You will have opportunities to progress your career with a structured learning journey and clearly defined career pathways that will enable you to achieve your long-term goals and work to your strengths.
Role Responsibility
As a Criminal Justice Recovery Worker, you will work flexibly across Lincolnshire Recovery Partnership supporting individuals who are arrested for drug and alcohol related offending and deliver brief interventions and engaging them into treatment.
You will also be the lead Recovery Worker for our Out of Court Disposals. Similar to ‘speed awareness sessions,’ you will deliver between one and six sessions predominantly in groups (including online groups) aiming to prevent escalation in substance use and offending.
Day-to-day you will work alongside an Advanced Practitioner, another Recovery Worker and an administrator under the guidance of our Criminal Justice Team Manager and Team Leader. You will also work very closely with Police, local prisons and NHS Liaison and Diversion colleagues within the custody suites.
Please note, this role is co-located at LRP’s Skegness Hub and Lincoln Probation office.
The Ideal Candidate
The successful candidate will be a highly effective communicator, efficient and organised and have a real passion for supporting service users to engage in treatment. You must be engaging, enthusiastic and passionate, have a keen interest in the Criminal Justice System and willingness to work with offenders.
Why Join Us?
- We invest in you and encourage career progression – providing a full induction, e-learning and classroom training, management development pathways, fully-funded professional qualifications and more.
- Your wellbeing is important to us. We emphasise wellbeing in all our working environments and employ a Wellbeing Practitioner to support our staff.
- Employee assistance programme, salary sacrifice schemes.
- Stakeholder pension, enhanced maternity and paternity leave and paid sick leave.
- 32 days holiday including Bank Holidays – increasing with service.
- Paid DBS and Update Service.
- Loyalty awards and non-contributory life insurance.
- Equality and diversity is important to us: we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and cultures, and appreciate the variety of experience they provide. As one of Nottingham’s few Disability Confident Leaders, we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities.
- Framework is incredibly proud to hold Investors in People (IIP) Gold accreditation. This accreditation recognises our continued commitment to creating a workplace where people feel valued, supported, and empowered to grow.
Framework supports all employees to achieve a better work/life balance. Should you wish us to consider flexible working or job share as part of your application please state this on your application in the supporting statement section.
98% of the workforce in a recent staff survey said they were proud to work for Framework.
Framework is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Registered charity No: 1060941.
As a Disability Confident employer, we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities. Framework is committed to offering opportunities to people from diverse communities. If you have specific requirements or adjustments, please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application.
As an organisation we do not offer sponsorship for overseas candidates as our roles do not come under the Shortage Occupancy List (SOL) for the scheme. Any non-UK citizen who wishes to apply for a role within Framework would need to be able to provide valid RTW in the UK without the need for support from us.
