Job Title:
Relational Recovery Practitioner
Responsible to:
Service Manager
Responsible for:
N/A
Hours of Work:
37.5 hrs per week
Location:
YMCA Together – Recovery Services
Salary and benefits:
£27,111 per annum
33 Days Annual leave including holidays per annum
Paid Medicash support
Birthday Day off
Charity day of your choice
Well-being Hours
Cycle To Work Scheme
Refer a Friend Scheme
Company Pension Scheme 4%
Funded Training Opportunities
Shortlisting w/c 2nd December
Interviews/assessment day w/c 9th December
YMCA Together is a registered charity and company Limited by Guarantee. We were founded in 1846 and so we build on a long history of providing a place for people experiencing challenging times in their lives. YMCA Together is a truly value driven organisation. Our vision is that everyone should feel safe, understood, empowered and positive for their future. We meet our vision by working within our values of Strength, Humility, Respect, Empathy and Kindness. These SHREK values run through all that we do from recruitment to how we work alongside people in our services to our partnership approach with other providers. Our clear vision and values come together to help us in our mission to inspire and support people to change their lives by instilling hope, valuing the person and maximising potential.
Service
The post holder will be based in South Liverpool. The rehabilitation service will be in a residential setting for people with substance misuse issues. The service will offer a fully integrated model incorporating elements of pre-engagement, a treatment programme and ongoing support, in a supported housing setting, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and 365 days a year for a minimum of 30 single people at any one time.
We ensure that every service we deliver is psychologically informed and underpinned by Cognitive Analytic Therapy offering a wide range of support and assistance that empowers and enables people to have a range of choices and create positive, sustainable futures for themselves.
Hours of Work
The service will be staffed 24/7 and the post holder will be working a rota of early and late shifts over 7 days including weekends and bank holidays.
Job Purpose
Relational Recovery Practitioners will be responsible for holding a case load of Service Users. Their role will be to deliver evidenced based, therapeutic one to one and group recovery interventions and support.
All staff will be expected to undergo Cognitive Analytic Therapy Skills Training (CAT) this will provide a framework for understanding and working with individuals and colleagues in managing psychological and relational aspects of mental health, personality disorder and high-risk behaviours. Training will also be provided around Trauma Informed Care. These approaches will be used for planning and assessing effectiveness of a variety of interventions and risk management.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Relational Recovery Practitioners will be responsible for managing a small caseload of Service Users and will have to deliver and coordinate group and one to one interventions.
Providing therapeutic support that empowers them to plan a positive and sustainable future.
Support Planning, risk assessing and safeguarding
Delivery of interpersonal group work programme
Service User Involvement and engagement
Activity co-ordination
Resettlement
Reporting/ Monitoring
Support Planning and Risk Assessing
Provide a high level of therapeutic support as the lead case worker to the service user that empowers them to plan a positive and sustainable future
Support people to achieve their goals and targets as defined/ agreed within their recovery plans
Manage, update and communicate service users risk assessments in line with YMCA Together/City Wide policy and procedure
Plan and facilitate evidenced based, therapeutic one to one and group interventions
Plan and facilitate workshops to individuals and groups that inform/ teach service users around healthy relationships, promote healthy lifestyles, how to manage a tenancy, manage a home and live independently
Ensure people shape their own support and take part in activities