Criminal Justice Recovery Worker
Location: Medway
Salary: £24,000 per annum
Vacancy Type: Permanent, Full Time
Closing Date: 10 Sep 2025
About The Role
**Please note a drivers license and access to your own vehicle is essential for this role**
We are looking for a Criminal Justice Recovery Worker to join Forward Trust in Medway, working within an integrated healthcare framework to support adults (18+) with drug and alcohol support needs.
You will provide client-centred treatment using both harm reduction and abstinence-based approaches, depending on the individual needs of each client. Many of your caseload will come via Criminal Justice referral routes (courts, police custody, probation, and prisons), and you will work closely with partner agencies to ensure clients receive effective support and continuity of care.
Your responsibilities will include:
1. Carrying out assessments, risk management, and creating SMART care plans.
2. Delivering structured 1:1 and group interventions, including treatment programmes.
3. Providing harm reduction advice and guidance.
4. Ensuring throughcare and integration with housing, employment, healthcare, probation, and other services.
5. Building strong links with CJ partner agencies (Police, Prob...