Criminal Justice Team Manager

DERBYSHIRE RECOVERY PARTNERSHIP DRUG AND ALCOHOL SERVICE

Phoenix Futures is looking to recruit a passionate and solution focussed Team Manager for the county wide Criminal Justice team within our Derbyshire Recovery Partnership community drug and alcohol service.

The Role

This role is Monday-Friday 37.5 hours per week on a permanent contract, working across the Derbyshire county. Salary is £27,000; increments subject to appraisal.

As a Team Manager within our Derbyshire service you will passionately lead and drive the Criminal Justice team of 1 administrator and 10 key workers who co-ordinate care and deliver 121 and groups focused on psychosocial and harm reduction interventions to people who use our service thar are involved with the Criminal Justice System. Our Criminal Justice specialist team has a significantly reduced caseload which enables them to complete focused criminality and behaviour change work with people on their caseload, and be responsive to need by conducting community outreach and prison in-reach, as required. You will be confident in building and maintaining relationships with internal and external partnership agencies, promoting the service and its outcomes to commissioners and stakeholders. You will be highly motivated and innovative with team and service development, ensuring high ethical and professional standards of care and practice are met. You will have a keen eye for detail with data and performance monitoring.

This management role is unique with its criminal justice focus and county wide approach. There is plenty of management and criminal justice training involved with this role.

*Job description is attached.  Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you detail how you meet the person specification as this will help us assess how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role. 

About You

As an individual, we are looking for someone with previous experience within the field of substance use, is self-motivated, can work on their own initiative, but more importantly as part of a team and possess good leadership, communication and organisational skills. The ideal candidate will be confident, dynamic and forward thinking, have experience of line management, safeguarding, partnership working and working with people presenting with substance, alcohol and associated issues, and have a keen understanding of recovery.

We believe in being the best and that is why we constantly strive to learn and innovate, to challenge ourselves, to adapt and to work together with others who can bring valuable expertise. Join our Derbyshire team and we will support you to contribute to the creative development of our treatment and recovery approach to meet the needs of our service users, our commissioners and stakeholders. You’ll also have access a range of learning and development opportunities to support your personal and professional development.

Your Rewards

• Starting salary of £27,000 with opportunity to access potential yearly salary increments subject to appraisal, meaning potential salary increase up to £31,750 per annum(pro rata)
• 25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing each year to a maximum of 30 days) (pro rata)
• Benefits including season ticket loan, pension scheme and life assurance
• Support through occupational sick pay, eye-care vouchers and regular wellbeing talks and activities
• Continuous training and career development via PXL our dedicated learning management system
• Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance programme including telephone and online access
• As we work in partnership with the Healthcare Foundation Trust in Derbyshire, staff have access to NHS-related training and are eligible to apply for Blue Light discounts.
• A rewarding role with the opportunity to help us support people on their journey to recovery and change their lives for the better.
• We’ll ensure you get all the training and support you need to thrive and succeed in your role and find your place amongst our incredible and collaborative team.

About Phoenix Futures:

Phoenix Futures Group is a charity with over 50 years’ experience and a leading provider of drug and alcohol treatment. Our values are what define us and ensure we work to the highest standards. We believe in being the best, we are passionate about recovery, we value our history and use it to inform our future. We work with local authorities, other charities and service providers across the country to deliver innovative programmes and projects that change lives for the better, setting people on the path to health and emotional wellbeing.

We provide a diverse range of services, our expertise in psychosocial treatment and support is the common thread that runs through everything we do. People need psychological interventions, social support, meaningful use of time, sense of purpose and a place of safety to sustain their recovery. At our core, we support people, families and communities to recover from drug and alcohol dependency.

We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and believe it is important to include people with lived experience to ensure the needs of the people we support are represented. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where everyone is free to be themselves and we ensure equity of opportunity.

So, if you’re seeking your next challenge as a Team Manager, please get in touch or apply today.