Recovery Coordinator - Worksop, United Kingdom - Change Grow Live

Change Grow Live

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Worksop, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Overview:
Are you passionate about supporting people to achieve positive outcomes?

We are looking for exceptional people to coordinate the care and support of people going through recovery from drugs and/or alcohol.

You will need to have experience of managing caseloads of people and know how to manage risk and minimise harm.

As a key member of our recovery team your personal values are what will make a difference.

We exist to help people achieve their goals, to be the best that they can be and to help change society for the better.

Through our work we regularly need to challenge stigma and oppression.

It is important that you share our vision for making life safer, easier, and better for as many people as we can.

An opportunity has arisen for a Recovery Coordinator within our Bassetlaw/Newark CGL team.

Responsibilities:

You will be focused on helping people to achieve positive outcomes by coordinating their personalised recovery journey, through thorough assessment and support planning.

You will oversee their participation in group programs, treatment options and one to ones, whilst continually managing risk and minimizing harm.

This role will involve working mainly with alcohol users.

You will be open, compassionate, and driven to provide the very best care and support for everyone.

You will need to be self-motivated with excellent communication skills and be comfortable working with multiple teams internally and externally.

Substance misuse services
Housing support services
Rehabilitation services
Support worker within health and social care
Prison service
Children's services, supporting young people
Hospitals and other medical practices

To be successful you will need to have:

Experience in managing caseloads
A commitment to multiagency working and establishing partnerships with other professions
Accomplished written and verbal communication skills and a high degree of personal IT competency.
The ability to accurately update and maintain records in a timely fashion and to work to deadlines for the submission of information, e.g. reports.
Excellent time management skills, and an ability to work on own initiative, prioritising accordingly.
Excellent team working and interpersonal skills, maintaining a highly cooperative approach to supporting colleagues in delivering service objectives.
Good working knowledge of alcoholrelated harm and risks
Good working knowledge of mental health interventions, services and good practice.
An understanding of drug and alcohol issues and experience of working within a related field.