Salary: £21,000 per annum Positions available: 2 Hours: 35 per week Contract: 18 month fixed term contract Location: Worcestershire Ref: 1476 Cranstoun is an independent charity and leading provider of specialist treatment, harm reduction and recovery services to those affected by drug and alcohol use. Ambition, collaboration, compassion, creativity and respect are our values and we are passionate about adopting a person-centred approach to ensure people feel safe and empowered to live healthier and safer lives. This is an exciting opportunity to become a part of our high performing psychosocial drug and alcohol services. Our skilled and compassionate people work closely with services users to give them the tools to create positive and lasting change. We combine proven expertise in treatment and recovery with innovative approaches and actively involve those we help in improving the design of the services we provide. We are looking for people with a strong interest in people and supporting people along their journey. Most importantly, as a Trainee Key Worker you will have a strong commitment to making a difference to people’s journey with alcohol and other drugs and will have a genuine interest in others, compassion, great attention to detail, an ability to work as part of a team as well as independently and good levels of communication skills, both written and verbal. As the trainee programme progresses you will learn the skillset required in order to be responsible for supporting the delivery of a good quality and safe service to the people who use our services, including case management, assessments, care planning, the delivery of one-to-one interventions to include harm reduction and motivational work, group work, and engagement support as well as other associated duties. As part of the trainee role, you will have dedicated study time to undertake the Level 3 apprenticeship qualification and Diploma for Lead Adult Care. The trainee role is expected to last for a period of around 18 months depending on qualification completion and competency sign off. Trainees who successfully complete the qualification and internal programme will be invited to apply for a permanent Key Worker role within the organisation as they become available. This trainee role will based within our Cranstoun Worcestershire service. We have specific teams delivering the service across the county, including working alongside community partners and within primary care settings. Trainees will initially be predominantly based in our Worcester hub whilst they learn about the service and commence their traineeship. Once settled into the service, the trainee will then have the opportunity to experience work within one of the specific locality teams across the county. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS checks and meet eligibility requirements for enrolment onto the apprenticeship qualification. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check. For further information about the role, please contact Lisa Dowd, Deputy County Manager, at ldowdcranstoun.org.uk For further information, please visit: https://cranstoun.org/who-we-are/work-with-us/ Unfortunately, we are unable to accept CVs. Closing date: Sunday 29 December 2024. Interviews to take place week commencing 13 January 2025. We are committed to equality and diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.