Advanced Support Time Recovery (STR) Worker

Do you want to be part of an integral team who work with people who’ve had contact with the police, have been arrested, or are likely to enter the criminal justice system in the near future? We’re looking for an Advance Support Time & Recovery (STR) Worker to join our Hampshire Liaison & Diversion Service.

The Advanced STR worker will support custody practitioners in conducting triaging and screenings in custody and escalating to a practitioner if acute risk or complex needs are present. They will also be responsible in supporting the wider STR workforce with advice and clinical support across the Hampshire criminal justice systems. The role is flexible across the Hampshire area according to locality and custody/court need, so the candidate is required to have flexibility to travel to localities across Hampshire. The advanced STR worker may also hold a small caseload of complex service users which may include engaging such services as drug and alcohol.

This is a full time, 9-5 role, 7 days a week

We're looking for someone who is educated to degree level in health and social care/equivalent professional or vocational qualifications in health and social care subjects/ equivalent level of knowledge and/or practical experience of working in a health/social care setting. You might be a recent graduate looking for your first social care job or already be working within the sector.

Overseas sponsorship is not available for this role, and you must have the right to work in the UK.

The “must haves” for you to be considered for this role:

1.    Educated to degree level in health and social care or equivalent professional or vocational qualification in health and social care subjects or equivalent level of knowledge and/or practical experience of working in a health or social care setting.

2.    Licence holder with access to your own vehicle and prepared to travel across Berkshire as required (travel and mileage will be reimbursed in line with our Trust’s policy

3.    A warm personality, good communication and people skills.

4.    Experience of working in a health and social care setting with a willingness to develop the service and your own practice.

This is a full time, 9-5 role, 7 days a week.

Overseas sponsorship is not available for this role, and you must have the right to work in the UK.

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Jessica Hillman on 0300 123 5066 or email: [email protected] who’ll be delighted to help. Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.