Residential Therapeutic Worker - Rehabilitation Drugs and Alcohol
New Oakwood Lodge
Salary: £24,250 per annum
We are recruiting a Therapeutic Worker to join our innovative Enhanced Therapeutic Community Residential Service in Oakwood, Derby. The service provides Residential Rehabilitation and features on-site staff bedroom and en-suite, gym, and parking.
The Role
Your role in our therapeutic community will be key. You’ll manage a caseload, assess the people who use our service, and manage their care plans. This will involve developing and applying a range of therapeutic approaches to meet their individual needs, including employment, education, health, and social interaction. You will ensure everything is coordinated from the moment they’re referred to us until they leave.
As a Therapeutic Worker, you will support individuals accessing the residential rehabilitation programme to achieve outcomes that foster long-term recovery. Using the Therapeutic Community “community as method” model, you will empower individuals, families, and communities to be confident about recovery.
You will support the day-to-day running of the therapeutic community, ensuring that the needs of our service users are met, and the best possible care is provided in an environment that promotes a culture of recovery in line with a recovery-oriented system of care and the Quality Principles. You will manage a case load, providing end-to-end care coordination from admission to discharge planning, ensuring care plans meet the needs of both users of our service and stakeholders. Additionally, you will deliver therapeutic groups, activities, and specialized interventions in accordance with the TC manual and the needs of the service.
Previous experience is desirable but not essential. We are seeking dedicated individuals who are values-driven, willing to learn new skills, and possess the compassion to deliver the best service possible to our residents.
This is a full-time role averaging 37.5 hours per week. You will be expected to work a 4-week rolling rota that includes evenings, nights, and weekend shifts.
About You
You will need:
* An understanding of the complex issues faced by individuals in drug and alcohol recovery.
* Experience working with families and individuals in the substance use sector or a related field.
* The ability to be innovative and flexible to meet the needs of the service.
* To work effectively with multi-agencies while maintaining the excellent reputation of the service.
* Knowledge of adult and child protection and safeguarding, as you will be working with vulnerable families in a residential setting.
Your Rewards
* Brand new refurbished service.
* On-site gym, staff changing rooms, and showers.
* On-site staff bedrooms with ensuite during night shifts.
* Car parking and electric car charging points.
* Starting salary of £24,250 with opportunities for yearly salary increments, potentially increasing to £27,500 per annum.
* 25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing each year to a maximum of 30 days).
* Benefits including season ticket loan, pension scheme, and life assurance.
* Support through occupational sick pay, eye-care vouchers, and regular wellbeing talks and activities.
* Continuous training and career development via PXL, our dedicated learning management system.
* Opportunity to complete the Care Certificate, a robust induction to roles in health and social care developed by Skills for Care and Health Education England.
* Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance programme, including telephone and online access.
About Us
Phoenix Futures Group is a charity with over 50 years of experience and a leading provider of drug and alcohol treatment. Our values define us and ensure we work to the highest standards. We believe in being the best, are passionate about recovery, and value our history while using it to inform our future.
We collaborate with local authorities, other charities, and service providers across the country to deliver innovative programmes and projects that change lives for the better, setting people on the path to health and emotional wellbeing. Our expertise in psychosocial treatment and support is the common thread through everything we do. We support individuals, families, and communities to recover from drug and alcohol dependency.
Other organisations may refer to this role as Therapeutic Community Worker, Substance Misuse Practitioner, Substance Use Worker, Recovery Worker, or Keyworker.
We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and believe it is important to include individuals with lived experience to ensure the needs of those we support are represented. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where everyone is free to be themselves and where equity of opportunity is ensured.
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