Mental Health Recovery Worker - Newton Abbot, United Kingdom - EDP Drug & Alcohol Services

EDP Drug & Alcohol Services

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Newton Abbot, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Based
:
Barnstaple, Exeter &
Newton Abbot (please see below for further details)

Hours
:
Full time 35 hours & Part Time 17.5 hours per week

Salary
:
£21,392 - £25,074 per annum depending on experience

Contract
:
Fixed Term - 31st March 2025

EDP Drug and Alcohol Services are a thriving charity providing services across Devon and Dorset, in the community. 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 are excited to announce three brand-new opportunities within our Criminal Justice team as a Mental Health Recovery Worker

Due to new funding and the development of our Criminal Justice services, Together EDP and Torbay Recovery Initiatives, will now be able to provide support for individuals with low level mental health issues who find themselves within the Criminal Justice system.

As a Mental Health Recovery Worker, you will be working with individuals involved in the Criminal Justice system who are experiencing either mental ill-health or a combination of mental ill-health combined with substance misuse issues.

Your focus in this role will be to provide support for the mental health treatment requirements and you will be signing posting to Criminal Justice Recovery Workers for any substance misuse support.

You will be responsible for a caseload of service users and will be providing a range of support such as recovery planning, delivering mental health interventions (1:1 and group) and promoting digital interventions.

Day to day duties of a Mental Health Recovery Worker include:

Delivering evidence based mental health interventions, building on people's strengths and sources of support
Participating in joint assessments, joint delivery and information sharing with other services across Devon and Torbay, such as Young People, Housing, Criminal Justice and DSVA.
Provide reports to assist the Court and attend Court as required.
Conducting risk assessment and risk management planning in consultation with colleagues and partners.

Opportunities Available:

We currently have three positions available; details of the positions are as follows:1x Full Time, 35 hours per week, based in Exeter.

1x Full Time, 35 hours per week, based in Newton Abbot, covering Torbay also.

1x Part Time, 17.5 hours per week, based in Barnstaple.

All the roles will start on an initial fixed term / secondment basis until 31/03/2025.

There will be an element of travel between hubs, Courts and partnership sites. Mileage is fully paid for travel between locations.

This is a really exciting time to be joining our Criminal Justice team; however, in addition, EDP offer a comprehensive benefits package in return for your commitment and enthusiasm

Our benefits include:

Excellent salary of
£21,392 £25,074 per annum dependent on experience, with
annual salary increases available

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Excellent training and development opportunities for your progression

Generous annual leave allowance of
25 days, plus 8 days for Public Holidays.

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Enhanced Pension Contributions

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Cycle to work scheme:

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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 Recovery Workers with a real passion for working in a recovery focused environment.

Ideally, you will have some experience working in a similar sector, such as substance misuse, mental health support, or health and social care.

In addition, you will also have:

Experience working with people with mental health treatment needs, their families and other carers
A knowledge and understanding of the harmful effects associated with mental health treatment needs in relation to health, offending, social welfare, housing and personal relationships
Knowledge and understanding of the criminal justice system, including the National Probation Service, CRCs, Courts, Police and Prisons.
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
You'll be keen to develop professionally and, just as importantly, will have a genuine interest in the understanding of mental health, substance misuse problems and a positive recovery focused attitude.

How to apply
Interviews are expected to be held on
Monday 20th March 2023.
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