Diversion Worker

About us

Changing Lives is a nationwide charity helping people facing the most challenging of circumstances to make positive change - for good. We believe that everyone deserves a safe home, a rewarding job and a life free from addiction or abuse. We know that given the right support, anyone can change their life for the better.

Our services across the country help thousands of people each year who are experiencing a wide range of complicated challenges, including homelessness, drug and alcohol addiction, unemployment, involvement with the criminal justice system, sexual exploitation and domestic abuse. By focusing on their strengths, potential and opportunities, we support the people we work with to overcome their problems and live safe, successful, independent lives.

Our charity is powered by over 600 passionate colleagues who bring a diverse and inclusive environment for our colleagues to grow. We are proud to say that many have actual lived experience of the challenges faced by those we support. We are looking for committed and compassionate professionals to join our team, who share our enthusiasm for changing lives.

About the Service - Women and Children's Services

We run services and dedicated women’s centres for those who are at risk or struggling with challenging circumstances, including women in the criminal justice system and those with experience of trauma, selling sex or sexual exploitation.

We understand that women and girls have experiences which are different to men and can experience vulnerabilities that are specific to their gender. Childhood abuse and domestic abuse are common features in the lives of the women we support which impact on their health and wellbeing. Underpinning all our services is an in-depth understanding of trauma and a focus on recovery, resilience and community integration.

About the Job

We are looking for dynamic individuals who possess excellent motivational interviewing and engagement skills for this new, exciting service in the Nottingham City and County area. The successful candidates will be responsible for identifying individual needs attributed to offending, and brokering access into local services to address needs. They will develop referral routes to community interventions, so knowledge of the geographical area and existing community provision is essential. The ability to foster a quick rapport with stakeholders, including service users, commissioners and referrers are vital.

The Diversion Worker will be responsible for undertaking offending needs assessments with women referred to the service, whilst also delivering a motivational intervention alongside, within specific timescales and providing onward referral. All support will be delivered using approaches which are trauma-informed, non-judgemental, strengths based and understanding the distinct needs of women.

Feedback to Nottinghamshire Police on compliance and non-engagement is an essential part of this role, along with the collation of outcomes. Therefore, competent IT skills and excellent time management skills are required.