Recovery Navigator

Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and nearly 1000 reviews is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Recovery Navigator to work in North London on a full-time basis.

The salary for this permanent Recovery Navigator job is £25,154 - £30,742 per annum.

Locations: Harrow and Barnet/Enfield and Haringey/Camden and Islington probation offices

Benefits:

• Opportunities for professional training and career advancement.
• Options for flexible working arrangements.
• Access to the Simply Health Cashback Scheme.
• Participation in the Cycle to Work Scheme and Electric Car Scheme.
• Availability of a Crisis Loan Scheme.
• Three Wellbeing Days per year (pro-rated for part-time employees).
• Access to the Blue Light Card for various discounts.Option to apply for a season ticket loan.
• 25 days of annual leave (increasing to 30 days with length of service) plus Bank Holidays.
• Contributory pension scheme with employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years and up to 9% thereafter.
• Death in Service payment equivalent to 2x annual salary.
• Coverage subject to qualifying criteria.

Main Duties:

• Caseload Management: Manage a diverse caseload of adult male prison leavers and individuals on community orders within the Probation services, supporting them in implementing their action plans and navigating their recovery journeys.
• Building Trust and Continuity: Establish trust and provide consistent support, ensuring seamless navigation through the recovery process, including signposting to appropriate services.
• Comprehensive Assessments: Complete thorough assessments of clients' needs and create collaborative action plans tailored to their recovery goals.
• Service Delivery: Deliver structured one-to-one sessions, group work, and virtual sessions, maintaining accurate records throughout the process.
• Multi-Skilled Support: Provide a range of support and interventions across all levels of complexity, demonstrating flexibility and resilience to meet changing demands.
• Enhanced Access to Treatment: Deliver services that enhance access to treatment, offering additional support and guidance for individuals whose substance use disorders co-occur with other mental health issues and complex needs.
• Subject Matter Expertise: Some Recovery Navigators will have the opportunity to become subject matter experts (SMEs) in specific vulnerable groups (e.g., BAME) or needs (e.g., chemsex), providing specialized support to colleagues across the team.
• Collaboration with Existing Services: Ensure access to and sustained engagement with statutory and existing provision, building motivation, offering practical assistance, and ongoing support to achieve controlled dependent behaviour or abstinence, with the aim to reduce re-offending.
• Target Adherence: Meet the targets set by Forward and local commissioners, maintaining cooperative relationships with partner agencies and probation staff

Requirements of the Recovery Navigator:

• Level 3 substance misuse-related qualification or equivalent experience in substance misuse services or a comparable role.
• Knowledge and experience of the criminal justice sector.
• Extensive experience in the substance misuse field or a related field.
• Demonstrable experience managing high caseloads, conducting risk/comprehensive assessments, developing SMART action plans, and maintaining effective case records.
• Experience delivering both one-to-one and group-work interventions using motivational techniques and trauma-informed approaches.
• Experience working with treatment and/or healthcare services.

Contact:

This Recovery Navigator job is advertised by Ryan Mann; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award. Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.