Criminal Justice Liaison & Diversion Support Practitioner

Job summary We are looking for an experienced support practitioner to join our Liaison and Diversion Team.
Liaison and Diversion is a process of supporting people coming through the criminal justice system.
The main things that L&D services do for the people they see are identification, screening, assessment and referral to other services.
Identification:Criminal justice agencies working at the Police and Courts stages of the pathway are trained to recognise possible signs of vulnerability in people when they first meet them.
They then alert their local L&D service about the person.
Screening:Once someone is identified as having a potential vulnerability, the L&D practitioner can go through screening questions to identify the need, level of risk and urgency presented.
Assessment:Using a trauma-informed approach and approved screening and assessment tools an L&D practitioner will undertake a more detailed assessment of the person's vulnerability.
Referral:The L&D practitioner may refer someone to appropriate mainstream health and social care services or other relevant interventions and support services that can help.
This post is subject to Police Vetting and an enhanced with children's and adult's barred list