Recovery Coordinator

About the role
Humankind is proud to be a provider within Reconnected to Health, delivering a drug and alcohol recovery service across all seven North East Prison establishments. Led by Spectrum Community Health CIC, Reconnected to Health is delivered by Spectrum, Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust and Humankind to provide holistic, collaborative care to men and women in custody across the region. We provide drug and alcohol recovery coordination, psychosocial interventions, and continuity of care planning within the integrated prison healthcare system. We work with community services throughout the country and have excellent links with all Northeast community drug and alcohol services.

Reconnected to Health offers support to residents within a secure setting to recover from drug and/or alcohol dependence. As part of our service delivery, we offer family support to service users and their loved ones. Our family workers support service users to recognise the impact of their substance use on their relationships as well as detailed work with loved ones to help them understand substance use and recovery to support successfully rebuilding connections. The service also promotes continuity of care support for those leaving prison, encouraging positive and sustainable connections for service users within their local communities, and building recovery capital and assets.

• As a Recovery Coordinator you will:
• Assess clients coming into treatment
• Complete risk assessments and care planning
• Prepare and deliver group work
• Provide 1:1 structured interventions
• Other tasks as outlined in job description

For full-person specifications and job details, please visit this link.

What can Humankind offer you?

️ Generous annual leave entitlement (27 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 32 after 1 years’ service)
Annual leave purchase scheme
Enhanced occupational sick pay
% Enhanced employer contribution to your workplace pension
Death in service benefit
✍️ Free Will writing
Eyecare vouchers
️ Blue light card discount
Fantastic learning and development opportunities, including free training courses
Work-life balance- flexible working and family friendly policies

• ️ Happy, Healthy You! – our wellbeing offers for our workforce

Employee Assist Programme and Humankind Support Networks

Who are we?
Humankind is a vibrant and growing charity with over 30 years' of experience working with individuals, families and communities affected by health and social inequalities across the country with a focus on improving people’s well-being. Humankind is one of England’s most successful home-grown charities. We have over 1,100 staff and around 100 volunteers providing services for over 20,000 people. Our specialist services include substance use, clinical, employment training and education, housing services, housing support and health, young people, and families’ services.

Humankind is an equal opportunities employer.
If you feel that you would fit with our values & ethos, are passionate about supporting people, but maybe don’t feel you have the experience required, talk to us about your transferrable skills. For the right people, we can provide development to help you to realise your potential.
We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit. If you require support with your application or would like to request a paper application, please contact the Recruitment Team on 01325 731 160, alternatively you can email us at people.recruitment@humankindcharity.org.uk.

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Salary Period

Per Annum

Vacancy Salary Range

£19,047.60 - £27,500

DBS Requirement

Enhanced Adult Barred

Driving licence required for role?

No

Applications Close Date

05 Apr 2023