Recovery Navigator : Hull and East Riding
Location: East Riding of Yorkshire
Salary: A GBP 24,000 per annum
Vacancy Type: Permanent
About The Role
We are recruiting for a Recovery Navigator in East Riding.
We are Forward, the social enterprise that empowers people to break the cycle of crime and addiction to move forward and live fulfilling lives .
We deliver a range of MOJ Commissioned Rehabilitative services (CRS) directly for Probation in three key areas: Accommodation, Personal Wellbeing and Dependency and Recovery. Accommodation is delivered in Wales, Dependency and Recovery in London and Humberside, Personal Wellbeing in East of England, Sussex, Surrey and as a subcontractor in Kent and Cheshire.
These services work with Men 18+ who are under probation supervision, supporting them to navigate through their desired outcomes in order to achieve transformational change, break the cycle of offending and achieve long:term integration into society.
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. No matter what your past, we believe anyone is capable of lasting change.
Roles Responsibilities
The service is designed to improve engagement of Person(s) on Probation into treatment services and bridge the gap between probation and substance misuse services in the community by offering practical assistance and ongoing support through a range of timebound, enforceable and motivational interventions.
You will carry a diverse caseload of adult male prison leavers and those on community orders within the National Probation Service, supporting to implement their action plan and navigate their recovery journey. You will be responsible for completing comprehensive assessments, creating a collaborative action plan and delivering one to one, group work/virtual sessions, whilst maintaining accurate record keeping throughout.
Your role is to successfully navigate these men on their recovery journey by providing:
Support and advocacy e.g. including physical help with referral forms, face:to:face negotiations with a wide range of other providers, attending appointments with them or taking steps on their behalf, for example making phone:calls and onward referrals.
Advice, guidance and information e.g. Information via a variety of forms (including printed documents, one to one session, group session, online session or a combination of any of the above) but must be provided in a way that enables the Person(s) on Probation to act on the information given and should form part of a wider package of support offered.
Deliver interventions to empower and upskill Person(s) on Probation to enable understanding and management of their Dependency and Recovery needs.
This service should not duplicate provision where commissioned Substance Misuse Services are already in place, instead we will work to ensure access and sustained engagement with statutory and existing services to achieve controlled dependent behaviour or abstinence with the aim to reduce re:offending.
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.
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.
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 predominantly a Monday : Friday 09:00:17:00 role.
You may at times be required to attend our head office for training or support in o