Job overview

Liaison and Diversion Support Worker Band 3 

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 3  support worker to work within the  Criminal Justice Liaison and Diversion service supporting the voluntary interview service, an innovative pilot project aimed directly at persons diverted away from police custody.

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. 

The successful applicant  for this post will be embedded within community outreach areas of the team and will be working with practitioners  accepting  referrals from colleagues across the wider service area as well as criminal justice partners.

The successful applicant will support service users under the direction of practitioners to access statutory, voluntary and third sector services across the Coventry and Warwickshire area. This will include attending  first and initial apts with service users to aid ongoing uptake of support and continued engagement. 

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 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 access to further support needed on discharge.

You will work closely with liaison and diversion outreach services and liaise with key stakeholders 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 as well as across a multi-agency team?

Do you have professional experience of mental health/neurodiversity and other vulnerabilities including but not limited to substance/alcohol use, housing needs, financial stressors, gender and/or age specific vulnerabilities?

Have enhanced communication and inter- personal skills?

Are happy to be police vetted? 

Then we would like to hear from you!

Working for our organisation

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.