Overview
Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.
Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Probation Workers to join our existing Criminal Justice team within Kirklees Integrated Substance Misuse Services. The post will be based in Dewsbury, with co-location with Probation at Probation offices. and the flexibility to work across Kirklees. You will hold a caseload of individuals subject to Probation Community Orders and individuals involved in or at risk of being involved in the wider Criminal Justice system.
You will have care co-ordination responsibilities alongside the tasks of recovery planning, risk assessing, risk management planning and client-centered reviews.
You will be committed to a positive, holistic and empowering approach to care co-ordination and will work with service users to initiate recovery from drug dependence, to enable service users to build their own recovery capital and to support them to move into long-term sustained recovery and social (re)integration.
Where: Dewsbury
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Full Time Salary: Point 23-28 - £27,861.26 - £32,002.35, dependent on experience, pro rata if part-time
The successful candidate will need to complete an enhanced DBS check and be eligible to obtain HMPPS Enhanced vetting
Responsibilities
Working alongside our partners such HM Probation Service, Courts, Prisons and West Yorkshire Police you will manage individual’s subject to Probation Orders and/or involvement in the Criminal Justice System.
1. Co-locate with Probation in Probation Hubs
2. Deliver psychosocial interventions to reduce disengagement, reduce harm and associated criminality.
3. Providing screening, assessment, and recovery planning and onward referral
4. Reducing drug and alcohol related harm to service users and the wider community
5. Promoting carer, service user and community involvement
6. Providing advocacy for access to partnership services
7. Working with service users to support social (re)integration, enabling them to lead meaningful and purposeful lives: promoting recovery, resilience, peer support and self-determination
What we are looking for:
8. Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field
9. Have a good understanding of the Criminal Justice System
10. Be an excellent communicator, both verbal and written with good IT skills
11. Proactive and able to work on own initiative with excellent time management and prioritising skills
12. Have a good working knowledge of mental health interventions, services, and good practice
13. Be a supportive team player with strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work in partnership with a wide range of professionals, agencies, and internal/external stakeholders
14. Ability to manage change successfully in a way that prioritises the needs of service users
15. Understand the importance of information governance processes and commit to follow and apply all necessary safeguards
16. Seek out learning opportunities to improve and broaden your professional knowledge and skills and to contribute and oversee the learning and development of others
What we will offer you:
17. 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays. Additionally, you'll receive one extra day of annual leave for each year of service during your first five years, therefore you will enjoy 30 days of leave after five years with us.
18. Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme
19. Contributory pension scheme
20. Several benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
21. A friendly and supportive team
22. Training, career development & progression opportunities
23. Refer a Friend scheme.
Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.
Direct applications only — we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy.
Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas, unfortunately, we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions. More information about eligible roles and occupations can be found here:
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.
Salary Range (pro rata if part time)
CGL points 23 to 28 (£27,861.26 - £32,002.35)
ILW / OLW /Fringe
N/A - Outside London Weighting Area
Interview Date
23/4/2026
Closing Date
19/4/2026