Community Engagement - Knowsley, United Kingdom - Change Grow Live

Change Grow Live

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Knowsley, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Overview:

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives.

Our core values are

We have an exciting new opportunity for a

Community Engagement & Assessment Worker to act as a first point of contact to new to treatment and existing service users and providing Change Grow Live intervention as and when needed. You will be expected to complete comprehensive assessments of drug and alcohol users need and risk to individuals using Change Grow Live's own case management system both in house and in the community linking in with external partners.

Where:
Knowsley

Hours:37.5

Salary:
£26,393 - £30,316

Responsibilities:

About the role:

Provide triage and comprehensive assessments for service users looking to access treatment in both hub and spoke community venues
Deliver Entry Into treatment POD groups as part of engagement
Provide evidence based harm reduction and recovery orientated services
Ensuring that all activities, and interventions are suitably recorded and in accordance with CGL policies, procedures and national guidelines from the PHE, DoH, NICE, NMC and as directed by the local management team
Work with partnership organisations to develop and sustain effective comprehensive treatment pathways and broaden the client's recovery plan accordingly
To utilise a flexible approach and where required participate in activities and tasks which directly respond to client and service need

About you:

Experience of working with substance misuse issues and a clear understanding of the need for and ability to deliver quality services
Up to date knowledge of harm reduction strategies, and experience of promoting these messages to service users
Knowledge of safeguarding children and vulnerable adult's procedures
Ability to work with and manage challenging behaviour
Knowledge of local areas, geography and services (desirable but not essential)

What we will give to you:

25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years' service
Paid 'Wellness' hour each week along with a 'Wellness' hub and Employee Assist Programme
Contributory pension scheme
A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
A friendly and supportive team
Training, career development & progression opportunities

_ Please read attached Job Description & Role Specifics for a more detailed outline of responsibilities_

If this sounds like you and you'd like to begin your journey with
Change Grow Live, then we'd love to talk to you.

Please note:
Interviews for this role will be taking place 23rd of June.