Rehab Support - Middlesbrough, United Kingdom - Recovery Connections

Recovery Connections

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Middlesbrough, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

The role (30 hours per week):

Supporting the programme participants to build skills for living life in recovery and developing new interests the post will be a crucial role for ongoing success.

Mutual aid meeting attendance will be supported by the rehab support role.

Building recovery in the community as well as introducing the quasi residential opportunity to GRP service users will also be a core role.

The posts will be split into 2 key delivery areas - Quasi Residential out of hours (2 wte) & Programme delivery

All posts require flexible working to ensure consistent cover out of hours over a 7 day period.

Essential car driver post.

Key Duties include:

Assist in developing and running a range of group work activities to support individuals, using relevant and recognised theoretical models
Promote mutual aid and all pathways of recovery. Support clients to attend mutual aid meetings
To assist in identifying and assessing clients in relation to their recovery support needs
Provide general information and advice to clients within the community who have problematic drug and alcohol use and would benefit from recovery support
Participate in regular multidisciplinary review meetings and complete notes / reports as appropriate
To support clients in the Quasi Residential to complete programme requirements and adhere to treatment contract.
To ensure all treatment contract breaches are reported to the Lead Therapist / on call manager
Deliver the introduction to the Quasi Residential within GRP
To escort and/or transport clients to mutual aid and other activities
To communicate professionally over the phone and in person with anybody contacting the service
To support service users to carry out household tasks including shopping, cooking, cleaning and budgeting.
To support service user's to be positive tenants and neighbours
To support service users to make positive choices
To support service users to give back to the local community
Support service users to transition into their own tenancy
Liaise with private landlords and housing associations
Support service users leaving the Quasi Residential in an unplanned way to avoid homelessness via relevant support services.
Support service users to deal with financial issues including debt
Complete administrative tasks in an accurate and timely manner
To perform as a full team member supporting colleagues across the recovery service, and being open to reasonable requests from line management in order to ensure effective working relationships.
Understand, uphold and work with the values, ethos, aims and objectives of the organisation
Complete organisational induction, relevant training and any other continuous professional development as identified through a line management process
At all times adhere to relevant legislation, good practice in line with CQC standards
Represent the organisation, raise its profile and promote its cause;
Promote and uphold service users' rights in line with a peer led approach

Further details and person specification available via the job description, and How To Apply, on our website.

Staff have the opportunity to join the Electric Car Scheme, and have access to a MedicashHealth Plan (after 3 months), alongside generous holiday entitlements starting at 26 days, and rising to 28 and 30 days after one and two years of service, respectively.

Wellbeing events take place throughout the year, and the charity promotes the value of a good work-life balance. Regular training opportunities are provided across all roles, which come with a 3% employer-contribution pension scheme.

Job Types:
Contract, Part-time

Salary:
From £17,680.00 per year

Expected hours: 30 per week

Benefits: