Engagement & Prevention Worker – Connect
Job Introduction
Please Note: A Full UK Driving License and Access to a Vehicle is an Essential Requirement.
Location: Wiltshire Countywide (Trowbridge or Salisbury Based)
At Turning Point, we support people across the UK with substance use issues. As an Engagement and Prevention Worker, you'll make a real difference in the community and to their lives as you develop the personal, flexible and realistic support packages they need to help turn things around.
Passionate about people, you'll enjoy the scope and support to enhance your own life too, as you make the role your own as part of a friendly and multidisciplinary team.
You will work in accordance with Turning Points policies and processes supporting a team of Engagement and Prevention Workers and Criminal Justice Recovery Workers ensuring we deliver on all aspects of our contract. This includes working with complex clients, harm reduction interventions, police custody in-reach, outreach activities, promoting the service, supporting public health campaigns, and engaging with hard to reach and underrepresented cohorts who may benefit from coming into treatment.
As an Engagement & Prevention Worker, we offer a starting salary of £25,116 rising each year in line with our pay progression salary bands, rising to £29,383 per year. (Dependent on experience, you may be offered a starting salary above the initial starting salary).
You will have opportunities to progress your career with a structured learning journey and clearly defined career pathways that will enable you to achieve your long-term goals and work to your strengths.
Whether you are looking to progress into a management and leadership role or to be a specialist in your field as an Advanced Substance Use Practitioner, at Turning Point we will support and encourage you on your career journey.
Role Responsibility
You’ll make a difference to service users' lives as you develop the personal, flexible and realistic support packages they need to help turn things around. Passionate about people, you'll enjoy the scope and diversity of this role, working as part of a friendly and multidisciplinary team. You’ll provide advice and information to service users and members of the wider community. You will take a key role in promoting the service to other professionals and organisations with the aim of increasing referrals as well as attending larger community events to raise the profile of Turning Point in Wiltshire.
The Ideal Candidate
Having handled a significant caseload in a busy environment as an Engagement and Prevention Worker, Recovery Worker, Outreach Worker, or similar, you'll have a deep understanding of substance use and the Recovery Agenda. It's an extremely varied role, so flexibility and knowledge of relapse and other barriers to recovery will be vital. Naturally, we also look for Engagement and Prevention Workers with excellent communication skills and, ideally, a vocational qualification, such as an NVQ 3 or equivalent. The managing of recovery coordination sessions, compiling risk assessments and risk management plans, care planning, and reduction plans are just some of the varied duties you will be providing. As well as delivering presentations and workshops on various topics and driving our roaming recovery vehicle.
Excellent IT skills with knowledge of Word, Excel, and Outlook are essential for this role. Holding a full driving licence and having access to a car is essential as you will be required to work across Trowbridge & Salisbury.
About Us
As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.
We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.
What Benefits Will I Receive?
We know reward looks different to each person, so whether it's ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package that includes:
* 25 days’ paid holiday a year + Bank Holidays, increasing with each year of service up to 27 days + Bank Holidays. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.
* Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following this link to explore all the exciting perks available to our employeesTurning Point Benefits.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
Salary: Starting salary £25,116 with annual pay progression up to £29,383.
Frequency: Annual
Job Reference: turningp/TP/134/10748
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 16 December, 2024
Job Category: Recovery Work
Business Unit: Substance Use
Location: Wiltshire (Trowbridge or Salisbury Based), United Kingdom
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