Criminal Justice Resilience Worker

The Criminal Justice Resilience Worker will be expected to 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 will be responsible for coordinating and delivering harm reduction, structured
interventions, and recovery support. The post holder will work closely with community clinical
service providers and other partners to ensure a person centered, holistic, integrated substance
misuse delivery program.

You will be expected to carry a case load of Criminal Justice Service Users within their locality.

**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 management any areas of specific concern relating to

safeguarding of individuals or service delivery.
- Advocating on a client’s behalf, for example by writing letters, making phone calls, or

attending meetings.

**Professional Development
- To participate in continuous learning, development, and appraisal process.
- 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/ policies as directed by the

partnership and commissioning bodies.
- To assist with the delivery of external training to other substance misuse provides and to

share the knowledge and expertise of the organisation.
- To develop and maintain professional working relationships with external partners.
- Design, deliver and coordinate 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, taking into

account 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 postholder
to undertake Dry Blood Spot Testing/ Substance Misuse Testing/ Working in Needle Exchange or is
a clinical role and therefore Adferiad Recovery 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
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.

**Professional:
- To develop professionally consistent with any qualifications held.***
- To participate in the Adferiad Recovery’s continuous learning, development, and appraisal

process.
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- In consultation with Senior Management, to set personal aims and objectives.***
- To attend appropriate training as provided, organised, or arranged by Adferiad.***
- To operate within and observe Adferiad’s policies and procedures as amended and

updated.
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**Essential Desirable Method of**

**Assessment**

**Qualifications **GCSE English Literature or Language and Maths, grade C
or above (or equivalent).

Achieved or Working towards Level 3 Diploma in Health
and Social Care (or equivalent).

BTEC level 2 in Peer Mentoring (or
equivalent).

A recognized
qualification/certificate or training
in substance misuse or related field.

Application

Application

**Experience **Safeguarding: experience of promoting and safeguarding
the welfare of vulnerable adults/ children.

Compliance: experience