Recovery Navigator - D&R
Location: North East London (Predominantly covering Newham/Redbridge and Waltham Forest/Barking, Dagenham and Havering probation offices)
Salary: £25,154 - £30,742 per annum
We are Forward, the social enterprise that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 30 years we have been working with 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 now delivers services within the Commissioned Rehabilitative Services (CRS) as part of the Ministry of Justice's new probation system, procured by Regional Probation Directors to provide flexible, responsive services to help break the cycle of reoffending.
What you will be doing?
As a Recovery Navigator in the Dependency and Recovery Services, you will be working within a hybrid model as part of a flexible, multi-disciplinary team, working across a cluster of community delivery sites.
You will carry a diverse caseload of adult male prison leavers and those on community orders within the Probation services, supporting to implement their action plan and navigate their recovery journey, building trust, and providing support/continuity and signposting. You will be responsible for completing comprehensive assessments, creating a collaborative action plan, delivering structured one to one, group work/virtual sessions, whilst maintaining accurate record keeping throughout.
Recovery Navigators will be multi-skilled to provide a range of support/interventions across all complexity levels and be able to work across London, providing flexibility and resilience against changing demand.
You will also deliver services which enhance access to treatment as well as providing additional support and guidance meeting the needs of those people on probation whose substance use disorders often co-occur alongside other mental illnesses and other complex needs.
Some Recovery Navigators will have an opportunity to become subject matter experts (SME) in particular vulnerable groups (e.g. BAME) or needs (e.g. chemsex), providing support to colleagues across the team.
The Dependency and Recovery Service will not duplicate provision where Commissioned Services are already in place, instead we will work to ensure access and sustained engagement with statutory and existing provision to include building motivation, practical assistance and ongoing support and/or achieve controlled dependent behaviour or abstinence with the aim to reduce re-offending.
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 required, but this is a predominately Mon -Fri 09:00-17:00 role.
You may at times be required to attend our head office for training.
Please note you will be required to undertake HMPSS Enhanced vetting
What are we 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. The skills and experience listed below are desirable but not essential as we offer robust induction and an ongoing training programme to develop our workforce.
- Experience of working within the substance misuse services.
- Experience of carrying out comprehensive assessments, risk management plans and the design and implementation of SMART care plans
- Experience of delivering structured interventions to service users.
- Experience of facilitating groups
- Using motivational interviewing techniques in both 1:1 and group settings.
- Strong IT skills.
- An understanding of continuity of care, holistic care needs and community services.
- Experience of promoting and supporting Equality and Diversity. Knowledge
- Knowledge of the issues facing substance misusers
- Knowledge of the Recovery Agenda.
- Knowledge of Safeguarding. Qualifications
- Speaker of multiple languages is desirable but not essential.
What we offer
- Training opportunities and career development
- Flexible working
- Simply Health Cashback 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
- Season Ticket Loan Scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- 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)
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for the Forward Trust, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.