Recovery Navigator (Harrow and Barnet, Camden and Islington) Location: London Salary: A GBP 25,154 per annum, plus benefits As a Recovery Navigator in the London Dependency and Recovery Service, you will be working within a hybrid model as part of a flexible, multi:disciplinary team, travelling across the probation delivery units in the boroughs of: Enfield and Haringey, Camden and Islington, and Harrow and Barnet. This is an in:person service, and you will be expected to work day:to:day from the locations mentioned above. The service is designed to improve engagement of Person(s) on Probation into treatment services and bridge the gap between probation and substance misuse services in the community by offering practical assistance and ongoing support through a range of timebound, enforceable and motivational interventions. You will carry a diverse caseload of adult male prison leavers and those on community orders within the National Probation Service, supporting to implement their action plan and navigate their recovery journey. You will be responsible for completing comprehensive assessments, creating a collaborative action plan and delivering one to one, group work/virtual sessions, whilst maintaining accurate record keeping throughout. Your role is to successfully navigate these men on their recovery journey by providing: Support and advocacy e.g. including physical help with referral forms, face:to:face negotiations with a wide range of other providers, attending appointments with them or taking steps on their behalf, for example making phone:calls and onward referrals. Advice, guidance and information e.g. Information via a variety of forms (including printed documents, one to one session, group session, online session or a combination of any of the above) but must be provided in a way that enables the Person(s) on Probation to act on the information given and should form part of a wider package of support offered. Deliver interventions to empower and upskill Person(s) on Probation to enable understanding and management of their Dependency and Recovery needs. This service should not duplicate provision where commissioned Substance Misuse Services are already in place, instead we will work to ensure access and sustained engagement with statutory and existing services to achieve controlled dependent behaviour or abstinence with the aim to reduce re:offending. Recovery Navigators will be multi:skilled to provide a range of support/interventions across all complexity levels and be able to work across London, providing flexibility and resilience against changing demand. Some Recovery Navigators will have an opportunity to become subject matter experts (SME) in particular vulnerable groups (e.g. BAME) or needs (e.g. chemsex), providing support to colleagues across the team. You will be responsible for adhering to the targets set by Forward and the local commissioners. Co:operative working relationships with other partner agencies and probation staff are vital to this role. Some degree of flexibility may be required if out of office work is required, but this is a predominantly a Monday : Friday 09:00:17:00 role. You may at times be required to attend our head office for training or support in other areas of London. All probation:based roles will require enhanced DBS and HMPPS security vetting. Please note this process can take up to 3:6 weeks. All offers are subject to receiving both HMPPS vetting and DBS clearances. Checks will require you to provide information on the below: * Yourself (personal information, financial information, police information, criminal history) * Your family (parents, parents partners, siblings, partner(s), children) * Co:residents * Associations that may cause a conflict of interest with your role or the prison service. * Background checks across police information systems on you, your family and other associates * Credit reference checks * Social med