Specialist Custody Suite Recovery Worker

Job Introduction

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Turning Point’s Leicester City Substance Use Services as a Recovery Worker. This role will predominantly focus on work within the Custody Suites working in partnership with Leicestershire Police to engage those arrested with drug and alcohol issues to deliver brief interventions and support them to enter treatment. Your passion and engagement at this early stage will make a real difference in preventing escalation in substance misuse and offending.

Role Responsibility

As a Recovery Worker you will base yourself within the Police stations at Euston Street and Keyham Lane as well as spending some time in our City Centre based office. You will be working in collaboration with the police to identify and target testing with a view to support service users in engagement into substance misuse treatment and providing brief interventions. Day-to-day you will work alongside a Team Leader and other Recovery Worker’s, as well as an administrator under the guidance of our Criminal Justice Management Team with day to day tasking and activities being directed by the Substance Use Team of Leicestershire Police. You will also work very closely with the Police and NHS Liaison and Diversion colleagues within the custody suites. 

The Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will be a highly effective communicator, efficient and organised and have a real passion for supporting service users to engage in treatment. You must be engaging, enthusiastic and passionate, have a keen interest in the Criminal Justice System and willingness to work with offenders to help turn their lives around is a must.

A driving licence and car access is essential and you will be required to use your own car to travel between sites on a daily basis (expenses will be provided.) 

The ability to gain Police clearance is also an essential requirement for this role.   

About us

We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package:

25 days’ paid holiday a year + Bank Holidays, increasing with each year of service up to 27 days + Bank Holidays. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.

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We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

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