Recovery Worker - Weymouth, United Kingdom - EDP Drug & Alcohol Services

EDP Drug & Alcohol Services

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Weymouth, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Location
:
Dorset (Flexible Location, Gillingham, Wimborne or Weymouth).

Hours
:
Full Time, 35 hours per week (part time and job share considered)

Salary
:
£21,929 - £25,701 per annum, depending on experience (pro-rata for part time)

Contract
:
Fixed Term - 31/10/2023

EDP Drug and Alcohol Services are a thriving charity providing services across Devon and Dorset, in the community and within prisons. We're passionate about supporting individuals who face complex issues, including substance misuse, mental ill health, and other harmful, addictive and offending behaviour, to improve their lives._

We're currently have an exciting opportunity for a Recovery Worker to join our Dorset substance misuse service with a focus on Health Improvement.

As a Recovery Worker, you'll be responsible for working with and motivating service users to engage in the recovery programmes we offer in Dorset. Our service welcomes people at any stage in their recovery journey, starting with the open end of harm reduction, through to brief interventions, extended interventions and structured treatment, and Recovery Workers offer support throughout.

This fixed term opportunity will focus on Health Improvement, providing support to the Avon & Wiltshire Partnership clinical teams with community alcohol detoxes, including home visits and follow on support.

In addition within this role, you will also:

Day to day duties include:

Working autonomously to manage a caseload of our service users, including delivering a range of psychosocial interventions.
Working as part of a multidisciplinary team to undertake ongoing assessments, risk assessments, and appropriate referrals within the community
Facilitating group sessions with a range of individuals of varying backgrounds.,
Working in collaboration with the Reach team to identify and engage those deemed at risk of Blood Borne Viruses.
Assisting with BBV testing, accurate recording of results, liaising with clients for appropriate treatment.
Engaging clients in training and issue of Naloxone.

Benefits of working with EDP:

EDP can offer you a real opportunity for new, challenging and highly rewarding experiences.

In return for your commitment and enthusiasm, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including:

Competitive salary of £21,929 £25,701 per annum (pro rata for part time)
Salary spot system for the opportunity to increase your pay annually
Flexibility for a blended approach of office and homeworking.
Excellent training and development opportunities for your progression
Generous annual leave allowance of 25 days, plus 8 days for Public Holidays.
Enhanced Pension Contributions
Cycle to work scheme
Paid mileage for travel between hubs
Fantastic Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing initiatives with a free Headspace membership.
Positive working environment with 97% of staff feeling they have a good relationship with their teams and 94% of staff feeling valued and supported by their manager

Who we're looking for:

We're looking for a Recovery Navigator with a real passion for working in a recovery focused environment. You'll hold some transferable skills, ideally from working in a health & social care, clinical or recovery setting.

You'll also have:

A knowledge and understanding of substance misuse and recovery
Experience of managing, planning, and prioritising your own workload, delivering work of a high standard
An understanding of safeguarding
An understanding of group working, group dynamics and group facilitation
Excellent communication, organisation and time management skills
The ability to work well in a team environment alongside a range of people and organisations

How to apply
Interviews will be held on or around
Wednesday 3rd May 2023

Please ensure that you quote reference number 07.23 when applying.

Job Types:
Full-time, Part-time, Fixed term contract

Contract length: 6 months

Part-time hours: per week

Salary:
£21,929.00-£25,701.00 per year

Benefits: