Group Facilitator / Criminal Justice Worker – Drug & Alcohol Services
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced and motivated Group Facilitator / Criminal Justice Worker to join our drug and alcohol service.
The role combines the delivery of structured recovery groups and psychosocial interventions with one-to-one support for people affected by substance and alcohol misuse who are involved with the criminal justice system.
You will work with individuals to reduce substance-related harm, address offending behaviour, improve motivation for change and support sustainable recovery.
Key Responsibilities
● Plan and deliver structured drug and alcohol recovery groups.
● Deliver interventions including relapse prevention, motivation for change, emotional regulation, harm reduction and recovery planning.
|Provide one-to-one support to people involved with probation, prisons, courts or other criminal justice services.
● Complete assessments, recovery plans and risk assessments.
● Manage an agreed caseload of service users with complex needs.
● Support people leaving prison to engage with community treatment and recovery services.
● Use motivational interviewing and other evidence-based psychosocial approaches.
● Provide harm-reduction and overdose-prevention advice.
● Work closely with probation, prisons, treatment providers, housing, mental health and other partner agencies.
● Attend multi-agency meetings and contribute to coordinated risk management.
● Maintain accurate and timely electronic case records.
● Monitor service-user progress and contribute to service outcomes and reporting.
● Promote safeguarding, equality, diversity and professional boundaries.
About You
You will have:
● Significant experience of working in drug and alcohol, criminal justice, mental health, homelessness.
About You
You will have:
● Significant experience of working in drug and alcohol, criminal justice, mental health, homelessness or a related service.
● Significant experience of facilitating groups or structured interventions.
● Significant experience of working one-to-one with people with complex needs.
● A good understanding of substance and alcohol misuse, recovery and harm reduction.
● A good understanding of the relationship between substance misuse and offending behaviour.
● Significant knowledge of safeguarding and risk management.
● Strong communication and engagement skills.
● The ability to work effectively with partner agencies.
● Good organisational and case-management skills.
● A non-judgemental, person-centred and recovery-focused approach.
Significant experience of working with probation, prisons or other criminal justice services, and knowledge of Motivational Interviewing, CBT or trauma-informed practice, would be advantageous.