Dependency and Recovery Worker

3 weeks ago


Basildon, United Kingdom Phoenix Futures Full time

Dependency and Recovery Practitioner (in Partnership with Essex Probation)

24 Month Contract

Based in Basildon
- Service Area
- Essex Services
- Geographical Location
- Basildon
- Status
- Full-time
- Contract Type
- Fixed Term
- Total Salary Pro-Rata
- £24,250
- Posted Date
- 22/05/2024
- Closing Date
- 07/06/2024
- Vacancy Reference Number
- 3317
- Documents
- D&R Practitioner Role Profile.docx

Partnering with Essex Probation, we are now seeking a Dependency and Recovery Worker in Basildon to join our passionate Full Circle Service team.

**The Role**
Other organisations may call this role Recovery Worker or Substance Misuse, Alcohol Recovery Worker, Criminal Justice Worker or Recovery Practitioner. As a Dependency and Recovery Worker, you will provide psychosocial support people open to Essex Probation who are facing complex and additional needs and want to access treatment and support. You will liaise closely with Probation Practitioners to identify who would benefit from support and offer interventions within the Probation office in your quadrant. You will contribute to assessments for Alcohol Treatment Requirement (ATR), Drug Rehabilitation Requirement (DRR) and Mental Health Treatment Requirements (MHRT**) **in court, engaging with clients through 1-1s** **and interventions to comply with the order.

Additionally, you will:

- Liaise with Prisons to ensure a smooth transition into community treatment services for the clients.
- Support Essex Probation to upskill their staff around substance and alcohol use
- Support people in recovery through relapse prevention and care planning
- Build effective working partnerships with other agencies

**Your Rewards**
- Committed to providing a Real Living Wage for you, through accreditation with the Living Wage Foundation
- 25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing each year to a maximum of 30 days)
- Benefits including season ticket loan, pension scheme and life assurance
- Support through occupational sick pay, eye-care vouchers and regular wellbeing talks and activities
- Continuous training and career development via PXL our dedicated learning management system

**The Service**
Our Full Circle Service has approximately 30 staff based across south, north, mid and west Essex, with Team Managers across each site and a Service Manager. This role is based primarily at Basildon Probation with nearby amenities and access by bus, car and train. Day to day, you will work alongside Essex Probation Practitioners and various teams within Phoenix Futures including Full Circle, Essex Alcohol Recovery Community and the Health and Justice Team. This is an exciting new role, secured through additional funding following successful contracts supporting adults within the criminal justice system with multiple and complex needs.

Phoenix Futures have a large number of services in Essex, with opportunities for recognition and progression. We host yearly staff picnics, roadshow events, wellbeing days and more.

**About You**
To join us as a Dependency and Recovery Worker, you will need:

- Relevant experience of working in the field of problematic substance and alcohol use with a strong background in substance and alcohol interventions and treatment.
- Evidence of effective partnership working and the ability to network for the benefit of the client and service.
- Evidence of managing a busy caseload and excellent organisational skills.
- To be proficient in the use of Microsoft Outlook and Word and be familiar with relevant database management systems.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- The flexibility and ability to travel throughout the County of Essex.
- Experience of working within the criminal justice setting (desirable)
- Experience of creating person-centred care plans and/or timetables based on identified needs (desirable)

**About Us**
Phoenix Futures Group is a charity with over 50 years’ experience and a leading provider of drug and alcohol treatment. Our values are what define us and ensure we work to the highest standards. We believe in being the best, we are passionate about recovery, we value our history and use it to inform our future.



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