Senior Recovery Support Worker - Barnsley, United Kingdom - Sanctuary Personnel

Sanctuary Personnel
Sanctuary Personnel
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Barnsley, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and nearly 300 reviews is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Senior Recovery Support Worker to work in Barnsley on a full-time basis.

The salary for this permanent Senior Recovery Support Worker job is £25,740 - £26,000 per annum.


Benefits:


  • Supportive PDP
  • Training and development opportunities
  • 28 Days Holiday rising to 33 Days after 5 continuous years of service
  • Company pension scheme
  • Onsite parking
  • Blue Light Card
- discounts at thousands of retailers


Main Duties:


  • Provide advice, information and support to clients including referral to aftercare services that focus on maintaining an abstinent lifestyle.
  • Work with clients to produce appropriate and achievable recovery plans to help them address their identified needs.
  • Ensure clients observe the programme's rules and support the manager in investigating and taking action where these may have been breached including substance testing.
  • Support clients with the prompting of their medication, conduct accurate and timely medication audits and maintain accurate medication records.
  • Assist in the daytoday operation of services by working with clients, enabling them to cope with practical aspects of daily living (life skills, benefits, housing).
  • Ensure residents attend external appointments in line with their care plan by supporting them to access transport or accompanying them if necessary.
  • Oversee and or conduct effective intake, assessment and discharge interventions.
  • Assist the therapeutic team to carry out accurate, complete and timely risk management planning and reviews in conjunction with external third parties where appropriate.
  • Undertake all duties and responsibilities in accordance with: company policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines, standards; good professional practice and the company's QA strategy, CQC and other regulatory requirements, relevant legislations, all legaland contractual obligations.
  • Oversee the maintenance of accurate client records and databases and provide statistics for management and to assist with service evaluation in a timely fashion.
  • Assist in the transfer of individuals between agencies and services.

Requirements of the Senior Recovery Support Worker:

  • NVQ Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care or equivalent.
  • Good organisational skills and time management skills.
  • Good verbal and written communication skills at all levels.
  • Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
  • Competent within the demands of the role in Word, Outlook and Excel
  • Ability to undertake loneworking safely and effectively.
  • Ability to negotiate and influence effectively in terms of professional boundaries.
  • Ability to develop and review risk management plans.
  • Ability to express empathy and a nonjudgemental attitude with a calm, caring approach.
  • Capacity to handle intensive and pressurised situations.
  • Strong customer service skills.

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Reasonable Adjustments:


If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity.

With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughoutthe process and into your work placement.
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