About the role:
1. Supporting service users from point of entry into the service and through their treatment/recovery journey
2. Providing screening, assessment, and recovery planning and onward referral
3. Reducing drug and alcohol related harm to service users and the wider community
4. Promoting carer, service user and community involvement
5. Providing advocacy for access to partnership services
6. motivational Interviewing
7. Children’s & adult safeguarding
8. Substance awareness
9. Working with service users to support social (re)integration, enabling them to lead meaningful and purposeful lives: promoting recovery, resilience, peer support and self-determination
10. Acupuncture
11. Equality/ diversity and inclusion,
12. First aid
About you:
13. Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and/or experience of working within a similar field
14. Be an excellent communicator, both verbal and written with good IT skills
15. Proactive and able to work on own initiative with excellent time management and prioritising skills
16. Have a good working knowledge of mental health interventions, services, and good practice
17. Be a supportive team player with strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work in partnership with a wide range of professionals, agencies, and internal/external stakeholders
18. Ability to manage change successfully in a way that prioritises the needs of service users
19. Understand the importance of information governance processes and commit to follow and apply all necessary safeguards
20. Seek out learning opportunities to improve and broaden your professional knowledge and skills and to contribute and oversee the learning and development of others
What we will give to you:
21. 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service
22. Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme
23. Contributory pension scheme
24. Several benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
25. A friendly and supportive team
26. Training, career development & progression opportunities
Please read attached Job Description for a more detailed out line of responsibilities and Person Specifications