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Criminal Justice Care Coordinator

Change Grow Live

Criminal Justice Care Coordinator

£31529

Change Grow Live, Bedford Place, City of Southampton

  • Full time
  • Temporary
  • Onsite working

Posted 1 week ago, 4 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 76b9efe7ce5147c39fbc577e83198b70

Full Job Description

  • Supporting service users from point of entry into the service and through their treatment/recovery journey

  • Providing screening, assessment, and recovery planning and onward referral

  • Reducing drug and alcohol related harm to service users and the wider community

  • Promoting carer, service user and community involvement

  • Providing advocacy for access to partnership services

  • 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

  • Research, design and prepare subject matter and materials for groups / pods.

  • Deliver structured content within group settings to service users at various stages of recovery

  • Engage with debriefing and evaluations with co-facilitators after groups/pods have taken place, reviewing progress and identifying concerns with service users

  • Tailor specific workshops around the needs of the service users, such as: anger management, sleep disorders, relationships, etc

    Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field

  • Experience of working with groups/pods and managing group dynamics, such as conflict or challenging behaviour.

  • Be an excellent communicator, both verbal and written with good IT skills

  • Proactive and able to work on own initiative with excellent time management and prioritising skills

  • Have a good working knowledge of mental health interventions, services, and good practice

  • 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

  • Ability to manage change successfully in a way that prioritises the needs of service users

  • Understand the importance of information governance processes and commit to follow and apply all necessary safeguards

  • Seek out learning opportunities to improve and broaden your professional knowledge and skills and to contribute and oversee the learning and development of others

    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.

    The post holders focus will be to support service users identified through the Criminal Justice System to reduce substance misuse related harm to each individual and the wider community and to help reduce re-offending. Work with service users to support social (re)integration, enabling them to lead meaningful and purposeful lives and promote recovery, resilience, peer support and self-determination.

    No two days are the same and we treat every person who comes into our service as an individual, so being flexible, curious and a good listener are key.

    This is a fixed term contract that ends in March 2025.

  • 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years' service "Capped at 30 days"

  • Paid 'Wellness' hour each week along with a 'Wellness' hub and Employee Assist Programme

  • Contributory pension scheme

  • Several benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.

  • A friendly and supportive team

  • Training, career development & progression opportunities