Overview
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.
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. This is an in-person service, and you will be expected to work day-to-day from the location mentioned above.
You will carry a diverse caseload of adult male prison leavers and those on community orders within the National Probation Service, supporting them 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, including physical help with referral forms, face-to-face negotiations with other providers, attending appointments, or making phone-calls and onward referrals.
* Advice, guidance and information provided in a way that enables the Person(s) on Probation to act on the information given.
* Deliver psychosocial interventions to empower and upskill Person(s) on Probation to enable understanding and management of their Dependency and Recovery needs.
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 needed, but this is predominantly a Monday - Friday 09:00-17:00 role.
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 working in a related field.
* Demonstrable experience of managing high caseloads, carrying out risk assessments, and effective case records.
* Experience of delivering both 1:1 and group-work interventions using motivational techniques and trauma-informed approaches.
* Experience of working with treatment and/or healthcare services.
* The ability to set and stick to professional boundaries.
* Ability to work effectively with key partners to successfully deliver outcomes.
* Demonstrate the ability to organise workload, ensuring effective time management and prioritisation to meet targets.
* Understanding of, and commitment to, the principles of equal opportunity and GDPR requirements including client confidentiality.
* Experience of strong communication skills with people from a range of backgrounds in a sensitive, supportive and professional manner.
* A working knowledge of substance misuse services or relevant experience in a comparable role.
* Knowledge and experience of the criminal justice sector.
* We welcome applicants with lived experience of addiction and/or imprisonment.
What we offer
We value the dedication and commitment of our employees by rewarding them with market-leading pay and benefits.
* Extensive training, development and career opportunities.
* Flexible working subject to business needs.
* Simply Health Cashback Scheme (Optional).
* Monthly group clinical supervision.
* Season Ticket Loan Scheme.
* Cycle to work scheme.
* Crisis Loan Scheme.
* Electric Car Scheme.
* 3 x Wellbeing Days (pro rata'd for part-time employees).
* Access to Blue Light Card.
* 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays.
* Contributory Pension Scheme – Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years’ service and up to 9% thereafter.
* Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary).
* Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria).
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