Job summary
The Hertfordshire Criminal Justice Liaison & Diversion Team (CJLDT) are looking to recruit Band 4 Support Time Recovery Worker.
The CJLDT offer all-age triage and assessments in police custody and courts, to people who may be presenting with a range of vulnerabilities which including: mental illness, personality disorder, alcohol and substance use, homelessness, acquired brain injury, learning disabilities, autism, or other speech and language communication difficulties.
This post is subject to police vetting. This is in addition to DBS clearance. Applicants must have resided in the UK for a 3 year period prior to a vetting application being accepted by police. We will not be able to offer an interview to anyone not meeting this requirement.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as a part of a team that delivers services to people who are in the criminal justice system. The post holder is primarily required to work in the community undertaking short term pieces of work with people referred to them by senior workers.
The post holder is expected to support people attend first appointments for assessments by other services such as drug and alcohol services, community mental health teams, autism services, housing, etc. The post holder will also support the roll out of the use of Mental Health Treatment Requirements as a part of a Community Order and a fair criminal justice outcome. There may be times that the post holder will support a senior worker with the triage and assessment of referred people in court and custody.
The post holder will be expected to work across Hertfordshire at satellite sites in order to meet the needs of service users.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.
Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.
The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Our Trust values are:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!
Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?
Then please read on...
Job description
Job responsibilities
The CJLDT offer all-age triage and assessments in police custody and court, to people who may be presenting with a range of vulnerabilities which may include: mental illness, personality disorder, alcohol and substance use, homelessness, acquired brain injury, learning disabilities, autism, or other speech and language communication difficulties.
Following triage and assessment, the worker may make recommendations for safe and fair criminal justice processes and outcomes. This may require liaison with a range of allied professionals including the police, probation, solicitors, court judiciary, mental health teams, GP surgeries, local authorities, etc.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The CJLDT offer all-age triage and assessments in police custody and court, to people who may be presenting with a range of vulnerabilities which may include: mental illness, personality disorder, alcohol and substance use, homelessness, acquired brain injury, learning disabilities, autism, or other speech and language communication difficulties.
Following triage and assessment, the worker may make recommendations for safe and fair criminal justice processes and outcomes. This may require liaison with a range of allied professionals including the police, probation, solicitors, court judiciary, mental health teams, GP surgeries, local authorities, etc.
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- NVQ Level 3, associate practitioner or equivalent experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of mental health, learning disability and autism.
- Knowledge and understanding of vulnerabilities which may impact upon offending behaviour.
- Understanding safeguarding procedures.
Desirable
- Understanding of the role of LaDS within the criminal justice system both in custody and the courts, e.g. the Bradley Report and the National Service Specification 2016.
- Understanding of relevant legislation including the Social Care Act, Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Police and Criminal Evidence Act, Children Act, Autism Act.
Skills and Experiences
Essential
- Receptive to and able to use supervision appropriately.
- Data collection, computer literacy, ability to record notes accurately and in a timely manner.
- Ability to identify appropriate resources with the Service User, using a collaborative style of working.
- Experience of the principles of recovery, person-centred planning, and safeguarding.
Desirable
Desirable
- Previous experience working in the criminal justice system and with people across all age groups who may have complex mental health needs alongside other vulnerabilities including alcohol and substance use, acquired brain injury, learning disabilities, autism, etc.
- Previous experience working with children who may have one or multiple vulnerabilities, including mental health.
- Previous experience working with service users who have mental health problems, learning disabilities, learning difficulties, autism.
- Previous Community Experience
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- NVQ Level 3, associate practitioner or equivalent experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of mental health, learning disability and autism.
- Knowledge and understanding of vulnerabilities which may impact upon offending behaviour.
- Understanding safeguarding procedures.
Desirable
- Understanding of the role of LaDS within the criminal justice system both in custody and the courts, e.g. the Bradley Report and the National Service Specification 2016.
- Understanding of relevant legislation including the Social Care Act, Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Police and Criminal Evidence Act, Children Act, Autism Act.
Skills and Experiences
Essential
- Receptive to and able to use supervision appropriately.
- Data collection, computer literacy, ability to record notes accurately and in a timely manner.
- Ability to identify appropriate resources with the Service User, using a collaborative style of working.
- Experience of the principles of recovery, person-centred planning, and safeguarding.
Desirable
Desirable
- Previous experience working in the criminal justice system and with people across all age groups who may have complex mental health needs alongside other vulnerabilities including alcohol and substance use, acquired brain injury, learning disabilities, autism, etc.
- Previous experience working with children who may have one or multiple vulnerabilities, including mental health.
- Previous experience working with service users who have mental health problems, learning disabilities, learning difficulties, autism.
- Previous Community Experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
