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 ..... full job details .....