Criminal Justice Worker

Job Location	Northallerton
Education	Not Mentioned
Salary	£24,020 - £30,790 per annum
Industry	Not Mentioned
Functional Area	Not Mentioned
Job Type	Permanent, full-time

Job Description

Criminal Justice Worker Job Type: Full Time, PermanentLocation: NorthallertonSalary: £24,020 - £30,970 per annumHours: This role is 9-5-week days, however, there may be a requirement to work an occasional late night Wednesday evening clinic on a rota basis.The RoleA new opportunity has arisen to be part of the North Yorkshire Horizons substance use treatment service in Northallerton. North Yorkshire Horizons is a service made up of several key partners, led by Humankind, enabling the development of a peer led, recoverycommunity. Providing a safe environment in which people can develop the life skills, and confidence to achieve and maintain recovery and abstinence from their substance use, successfully re-integrate into society, and become active, contributing citizens.You will be working within a fantastic team, where a real sense of team work is present.Working as part of a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency team this role requires someone with great communication skills who can create and sustain effective working relationships with external agencies to achieve quality outcomes for substance misusing offenders.You will have experience of providing drugs and alcohol related advice and an in depth knowledge of the issues facing individuals with a history of offending and wider support needs.In addition to delivering a range of PSI interventions, the post holder will also facilitate court imposed Drug Rehabilitation Requirements (DRR’s) and Alcohol Treatment Requirements (ATR’s), including the group work element and oversee the prescribed treatmentfor a caseload of service users within the Criminal Justice system. You may also be working with a cohort of people who use our service who may be on licence, subject to court orders or recently released from prison.The Criminal Justice Drugs and Alcohol Worker will motivate service users to understand and manage their recovery and offending needs, and to support engagement with treatment provision. This role will work in partnership with other Humankind staff, NPSresponsible officers, IOM, police, and community support services.Skills and Qualifications

To thrive in this role, you will need experience and knowledge of the criminal justice system, ideally with experience in substance use.
A driving licence and access to a car is essential within this role due to the rural nature of our hubs.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement (27 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 32 after 1 years’ service)
Annual Leave Purchase Scheme
Enhanced employer contribution to your workplace pension
Death in service benefit
Free wifi writing
Eyecare vouchers
Blue light card
Fantastic learning and development including free training courses
Work life balance- flexible working family friendly policies

To ApplyIf you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable organisation, please do not hesitate to apply.

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