Liaison and Diversion B3 Support Worker

Job summary

Liaison and Diversion Support Worker Band 3

A new and exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic B3 Support worker to work within our embedded community outreach team within the current existing Liaison and Diversion service.

The team with support of criminal justice partners and colleagues aims to divert people away from the criminal justice system and reduce reoffending by addressing underlying social vulnerabilities and unmet needs.

If you are seeking a new challenge, we encourage you to apply and be part of a new innovative team.

Main duties of the job

You will support the teams practitioners in their assessment and interventions by identifying social vulnerabilities, working with partners within the third and voluntary sectors such as substance/alcohol misuse services/housing services etc to meet unmet needs/vulnerabilities and provide short term ongoing support in the community, to ensure they are able to access further support needed on discharge.

You will liaise with liaison and diversion outreach practitioners , key stakeholders and partners within the criminal justice system as well as the third sector.

Are you ready to take on the challenge and help to make a real difference to people's lives, and work in a dynamic and exciting environment?

Is this you?

Are able to demonstrate a commitment to high quality care and service provision. Have the ability to work flexibly and work as part of a multi-agency team?

Have enhanced communication and inter- personal skills?

Then we would like to hear from you!

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

These include:

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.