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Criminal Justice Recovery Worker
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Location: Medway
Salary: A GBP 26,000 - A GBP 28,000 per annum
Vacancy Type: Permanent
We are looking for a compassionate, resilient, and motivated Criminal Justice Recovery Worker to join our Medway RIVER Treatment and Recovery Service. This is an exciting opportunity to work with adults involved in the criminal justice system, supporting them to access treatment, reduce offending behavior, and achieve sustainable recovery.
About The Role
Working within Medway RIVER Treatment and Recovery Services, you will provide specialist drug and alcohol support to adults aged 18 and over who have had contact with the criminal justice system and require support to address their substance use and improve their health, wellbeing, and recovery outcomes.
Medway RIVER delivers integrated substance misuse treatment across Medway, providing a range of clinical, psychosocial, and recovery-focused interventions. As a Criminal Justice Recovery Worker, you will engage individuals referred through police custody, probation services, prisons, courts, and other criminal justice pathways, supporting them to access and remain engaged in treatment.
You will manage a diverse caseload, carrying out comprehensive assessments, risk assessments, and recovery planning. Working collaboratively with each individual, you will develop SMART care plans that reflect their strengths, needs, and goals, delivering structured one-to-one and group interventions that promote recovery, reduce substance-related harm, and support long-term behavioral change.
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Building strong partnerships is central to this role. You will work closely with probation, police, prison healthcare teams, courts, and a wide range of community agencies, including housing, employment, healthcare, and social care providers, to ensure service users receive coordinated, person-centered support.
This role requires flexibility to deliver services across a variety of community and criminal justice settings, including outreach locations, probation offices, and prisons across Medway and Kent, where required.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage a caseload of individuals accessing criminal justice substance misuse services.
- Complete comprehensive assessments, risk assessments, and recovery plans.
- Develop and review SMART care plans that support recovery and reduce reoffending.
- Deliver high-quality one-to-one and group interventions.
- Promote harm reduction, recovery, and healthier lifestyles.
- Support service users to access housing, healthcare, employment, education, and other community resources.
- Work collaboratively with criminal justice partners to improve outcomes.
- Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential case records.
- Contribute to safeguarding and risk management processes.
- Promote equality, diversity, and inclusion in all aspects of service delivery.
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About You
We are looking for someone who is empathetic, proactive, and committed to supporting people with complex needs to achieve lasting change. You'll be able to build trusting relationships while maintaining professional boundaries and managing risk effectively.
You'll have excellent communication and organizational skills, be confident working independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team, and remain calm and professional when working with individuals who may present with challenging behaviors.
Essential Criteria
- Experience of working with vulnerable adults within health, social care, criminal justice, or substance misuse services.
- Ability and willingness to travel either by car or public transport to prison locations in Kent for inreach work.
- Experience of carrying out assessments and developing SMART care or recovery plans.
- Understanding of individuals with multiple and complex needs, including co-occurring mental health and substance misuse issues.
- Experience delivering one-to-one interventions that support positive behavior change.
- Ability to en
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