Recovery Navigator

Recovery Navigator

Permanent

£24,000

Hull

Our client

Morgan Hunt is currently working with a social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often-interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years they have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. They believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Their services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.

The role

We are currently recruiting for a Recovery Navigator to cover the Hull area on a permanent basis. Hours of work are Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm.

As a Recovery Navigator, you will support men aged 18+ who are under probation supervision, supporting them to navigate through their desired outcomes in order to achieve transformational change, break the cycle of offending and achieve long-term integration into society. 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.

• Carrying 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.
• Completing comprehensive assessments, creating a collaborative action plan and delivering one to one, group work/virtual sessions, whilst maintaining accurate record keeping throughout.
• 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, one to one session, group session, or online session.
• Delivering interventions to empower and upskill Person(s) on Probation to enable understanding and management of their Dependency and Recovery needs.
• Ensure access and sustained engagement with statutory and existing services to achieve controlled dependent behaviour or abstinence with the aim to reduce re-offending.
• You will be responsible for adhering to the targets and demonstrating co-operative working relationships with other partner agencies and probation staff are vital to this role.

The candidate

• Knowledge and experience of the criminal justice sector and or any other relevant sector.
• Excellent experience of substance misuse field and/or experience of working in a related field or similar field
• Demonstrable experience of managing high caseloads, carrying out risk/ comprehensive assessments, SMART action plans 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 in order 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

Our client is looking to fill these roles as soon as possible and if you feel you have relevant or transferable experience and are looking to start your career within criminal justice, this could be the perfect opportunity. Please get in touch with Annabelle on for more information and to apply for these roles.

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.