Dependency and Recovery Worker

 

• Supporting Service Users who are a Person on Probation (PoP) in the NPS region by delivering a range of tailored sessions and activities addressing the referral requirements and time frames, based on an agreed Action Plan with PoP
• Promoting carer, service user and community involvement
• Onward referral for ongoing support from 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
• Create Action Plans to meet the differing intensity requirements of Low, Medium or High identified by the referring Probation Practitioner, monitor and complete final sign offs
• Assess suitability for group work in terms of safeguarding risk and special requirements
• Carry out risk assessments and risk management
• Ensure that all aspects of confidentiality are adhered to and that consent to share information is a key element to building trusting therapeutic alliances
• Adhering to all relevant safeguarding processes
• Be the liaison between CGL and Probation
• Attend courts and advise of suitability for ATR and DRR's

 

 

• The successful candiate will be required to obtain and hold HMPPS security clearance.
• Relevant experience of working within criminal justice, substance misuse (including alcohol) or social care services with a clear understanding of the need for and ability to deliver quality services
• Knowledge of the issues facing offenders including (but not limited to) substance misuse, health and personal wellbeing
• Experience of working with groups or pods and managing group dynamics, such as conflict or challenging behaviour
• Accomplished written and verbal communication skills and a high degree of personal IT competency
• The ability to accurately update and maintain records in a timely fashion and to work to deadlines for the submission of information
• Effective interpersonal skills with the ability to engage successfully with internal and external stakeholders at all levels
• Employ an empathetic and non-judgmental attitude towards service users and colleagues
• Show commitment to facilitating positive outcomes for service users

Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas, unfortunately, we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions. More information about eligible roles and occupations can be found here: Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK

 

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

 

Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.

CGL points 23 to 28 (£28,557.79 - £32,802.41)

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

19/8/2026

13/8/2026

Emily Woods | Emily.Woods@cgl.org.uk

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.