Recovery Navigator
Location : Yorkshire and The Humber (Hull, Bridlington, Beverley)
Salary: A GBP 24,000 : A GBP 28,647 per annum
Position Type: Indefinite Full:Time
We are Forward, the social enterprise that empowers people to break the cycle of crime or addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been helping people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends, and a sense of community.
Forward Trust deliver Commissioned Rehabilitative Services (CRS), directly for HMPPS. Currently we deliver Accommodation, Dependency and Recovery and Personal Wellbeing. Accommodation is delivered in Dyfed:Powys, South Wales and Gwent. Dependency and Recovery in London and Yorkshire and The Humber. Personal Wellbeing in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Sussex, Surrey; and as a subcontractor in Kent and Cheshire.
What you will be doing?
As a Recovery Navigator in the Yorkshire and Humber Dependency and Recovery Service, you will be working within a hybrid model as part of a flexible, multi:disciplinary team, travelling across the probation delivery units in the borough of Hull (Yorkshire and The Humber) This is an in:person service, and you will be expected to work day:to:day from the location mentioned above.
The service is designed to improve engagement of Person(s) on Probation into treatment services and bridge the gap between probation and substance misuse services in the community by offering practical assistance and ongoing support through a range of timebound, enforceable and motivational interventions.
You will carry a diverse caseload of adult male prison leavers and those on community orders within the National Probation Service, supporting to implement their action plan and navigate their recovery journey. You will be responsible for completing comprehensive assessments, creating a collaborative action plan and delivering one to one, group work/virtual sessions, whilst maintaining accurate record keeping throughout.
Your role is to successfully navigate these men on their recovery journey by providing:
* Support and advocacy e.g. including physical help with referral forms, face:to:face negotiations with a wide range of other providers, attending appointments with them or taking steps on their behalf, for example making phone:calls and onward referrals.
* Advice, guidance and information e.g. Information via a variety of forms (including printed documents) but must be provided in a way that enables the Person(s) on Probation to act on the information given and should form part of a wider package of support offered.
* Deliver psychosocial interventions to empower and upskill Person(s) on Probation to enable understanding and management of their Dependency and Recovery needs (one to one and group work)
You will be responsible for adhering to the targets set by Forward and the local commissioners. Co:operative working relationships with other partner agencies and probation staff are vital to this role.
Some degree of flexibility may be required if out of office work is required, but this is a predominantly a Monday : Friday 09:00:17:00 role.
You may at times be required to attend our head office in London. On occasions you may be required to support different sites across Yorkshire and the Humber.
What we are looking for?
We are looking for motivated, self:driven and passionate individuals to work with our client group and support them on their way to recovery. If you do not have the direct skills and experience listed below you will need to demonstrate relevant transferable skills .We offer robust induction and an ongoing training programme to develop our workforce.
* Experience and or knowledge of substance misuse and/or experience of