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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 - Treatment & Recovery Services
Our dedicated treatment and recovery services offer tailored support to help people challenge dependency. We understand that recovery from dependency is a personal process, and we know that it is possible with the support.
At Changing Lives, we recognise that substance dependency is often something that emerges linked to life experiences and we are here to help people explore, make meaning and decide what changes they would like to make moving forward.
We work with people at every stage of their recovery journey. We offer effective therapeutic support for people, and ongoing support as life progresses. We also support people to connect within their communities and to other services that can help with other issues arising, including employment, housing, family relationships, mental health and more.
About the Job
The Asset Coach role will be a core part of delivering a recovery-focused service within York, collaborating with the people who use our service to recognise and develop their strengths and resilience in order to achieve their goals when coming into the addiction service.
The Asset Coach post is based within the York Drug and Alcohol Service (YDAS) covering both the Treatment Service at Blossom street and the Oaktrees Service. The successful candidate will play an important role in providing specialist tailored support to people seeking help with substance use issues. The Asset Coach works with people who have often experienced a range of issues related to their substance use and who may also present with complexity around other issues such as mental health, housing, trauma and criminal justice.
The nature of the support that an Asset Coach provides may vary from case to case and will depend on the needs of the individual and their particular circumstances.
This post will focus on supporting the client to achieve their goals with a combination of group work and 1-to-1 sessions, working towards progressing beyond treatment and a sustainable quality of life.
Benefits
1. 25 days annual leave + 2 Well-being days + Birthday day off + 8 Bank Holidays – Pro-rata for reduced hours working
2. Contributory pension scheme
3. Death in service x2 salary benefit
4. Access to employee benefit platform
5. Employee savings plan
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