Criminal Justice Resilience Worker in Colwyn

3 days ago

Colwyn, United Kingdom Kaleidoscope Project Full time

Location:

Choice of Gwynedd/Anglesey Offices as a base. 

The role will be expected to travel across the 6 county regions of North Wales. Some home working can be facilitated.

The role will be expected to assist (when needed) with custody/court liaison and group work.

Hours:

Full time, 37.5 hours per week.  Includes some weekend working, as per Rota.  Normal working day 9.00-17.00 

Contract:

(FIXED TERM UNTIL 31.3.25.)

Background 

Kaleidoscope is a pioneering substance misuse treatment and support provider, offering evidence-based treatment and holistic support to individuals who access its services. Staff teams work collaboratively with partner agencies including Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB), Local Authorities, North Wales Police (NWP) and the North Wales Office of Police and Crime Commissioner (NWOPCC), HMPPS (Her Majesties Prison and Probation Service), PHW (Public Health Wales), and other third sector support agencies. 

Kaleidoscope offers dedicated assessment and interventions, care co-ordination, recovery care planning, group activities, health and wellbeing, harm reduction, housing support, independent living, and mutual aid services to those involved within the Criminal Justice system. Services work closely with current community providers to ensure transfer of care from prison services, community treatment and into wider recovery support. 

Services offered: 

Dechrau Newydd aims to engage those at risk of offending or who are involved in the Criminal Justice system and support them to reduce offending, improve their health and social functioning, engage with multi agency support, and make sustainable lifestyle changes. Dechrau Newydd provides Opiate Substitute Therapy (methadone/ oral lyophilisate (Espranor) and buprenorphine pro-longed release injection (Buvidal) for 12 weeks after release from prison, and to individuals who have been sentenced to a Drug Rehabilitation Requirement. The service will offer dedicated assessment and interventions, care co-ordination, recovery care planning, group activities, health and wellbeing, harm reduction, recovery, and mutual aid services to those involved within the Criminal Justice system. Dechrau Newydd is delivered in partnership by Kaleidoscope Project and CAIS/Adferiad. 

Services work closely with current community providers to ensure transfer of care from prison services, police and probation, health care and treatment services into wider recovery support. 

Role Purpose: 

The post holder will be required to co-ordinate and deliver harm reduction, structured interventions, and recovery support. The Resilience Worker will work closely with Kaleidoscope and community clinical service providers, and other partners to ensure a person centred, holistic, integrated substance misuse delivery program. 

The Resilience Worker will provide assessment, recommendation, and feedback to colleagues within HMPPS and North Wales Police on the suitability and recovery progress of substance misuse service users within the Criminal Justice system. 

The post holder should enjoy face-to-face contact with people who have recognised that their use of substances has become problematic. They will have excellent communication skills, be able to work closely with other multi-disciplinary agencies and be able to work flexibly and efficiently to ensure services are delivered equitably and at times to suit the service user. 

They will be expected to work in line with the Social Services and Well Being (Wales Act) 2014, and the Violence Against Women Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act 2015 to ensure safeguarding of individuals (adult and children) is at the heart of service delivery. A good understanding of confidentiality and information sharing legislation is required with the confidence to act professionally and seek guidance and support from line management and colleagues where appropriate. 

Our Values: 

The successful candidate will be expected to adhere to and embody our organisational values of Integrity, Engagement, Excellence, and Innovation in their day-to-day activities working towards the organisational strategic objectives as part of a wider team. 

Main Duties and Responsibilities: 

Administration: 

To keep up to date records of service user work (case notes) data entry and reports as and when requested. 

To make referrals to other services and agencies as appropriate 

To attend partnership and service delivery meetings when required 

To bring to the attention of management any areas of specific concern relating to safeguarding of individuals or service delivery.

Advocating on a service user’s behalf, for example by writing letters, making phone calls, or attending meetings.

Assist with clinical monitoring and communication for opiate substitute prescribing

Provide harm reduction interventions including Naloxone 

Delivery 1:1 and group interventions in line with psychologically informed practice and recovery framework. 

Professional Development 

To participate in continuous learning, development, and appraisal processes. 

To operate within and observe partnership policies and procedures as they are amended and updated. 

To make regular use of management supervision 

To maintain an up-to-date knowledge of current developments in professional practice and of relevant legislation and policies. 

Service Delivery and Development 

To support and develop volunteering and student placement opportunities across the service. 

To complete comprehensive assessment and care planning including risk management. 

To adhere to health and safety, vetting, and security procedures/polices as directed by the partnership and commissioning bodies.

To assist with the delivery of external training to other substance misuse providers and to share the knowledge and expertise of the organisation. 

To develop and maintain professional working relationships with external partners. 

Design, deliver and co-ordinate group work supporting the service user’s recovery journey and wider safeguarding needs. 

To undertake screening and monitoring tests such as Blood Borne Virus Dry Blood Spot Testing and Drug Screen Urine testing. 

To work flexibly in a variety of settings 

To actively influence and support client motivation to stop using drugs and alcohol

Contribute and encourage the use of Welsh Language within your own practice and that of your colleagues (internal and external) promoting the Active Offer - more than just words in your day-to-day activities with service users and the wider North Wales community. 

Confidentiality 

To communicate highly complex and sensitive information skilfully and sensitively, considering sensory and cultural barriers to communication. 

To be accountable for own decisions and actions in consultation with supervision and line management. 

To comply with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation 2016 (GDPR) and other associated legislation, policies and procedures as directed. 

This post has been identified as requiring the post holder to provide evidence of BBV immunisation status to carry out the role effectively. The role may require the post hold to undertake Dry Blood Spot Testing/ Substance Misuse Testing/ Working in Needle Exchange or is a clinical role and therefore Kaleidoscope wishes to ensure that staff are not at risk of infection or transmission of a disease that may affect their own or patient safety.  Staff will therefore need to evidence their immunisation history, exemption, or non-responder on commencement of employment or at routine intervals at the request of the Organisation

In consultation with the post holder, this job description is liable to variation to reflect actual, contemplated, or approved changes in/or to the job role.

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