Project Implementation and Training Team Leader - Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom - Recovery Connections

Description

To coordinate access to a range of individual and group- based interventions to stimulate growth and opportunity on an individual and community level:
Increase and sustain recovery capital.

Contribution and inclusion within the recovery community and broader Sunderland communities in its journey to becoming an Inclusive Recovery City.

Deliver Recovery Ally training to enhance community recovery capital
Support and development of a Recovery Community Centre model that is member led.

Empower and support people to reintegrate into the local community and participate in associational life as an active member.

To contribute towards Recovery Connections corporate aims in promoting recovery.

To prioritise working in specific areas of deprivation, social exclusion and poverty to support people in accessing services and participating fully in recovery, including minority groups.

Promote Recovery Connections opportunities to the recovery community, voluntary sector, health services, social work departments, Criminal Justice services and other organisations.

Receive referrals and introductions to individuals affected by addiction and facilitate access to the available community, educational and training activities.

Work in collaboration with the recovery community to co-produce a recovery community centre model across Sunderland.
Deliver and co-facilitate a range of individual and group- based meetings, workshops and social events.
Support the aspiration for Sunderland to achieve Inclusive Recovery City status.
Contribute to supporting people in their continual progression to be active stakeholders and Lived Experience ambassadors.
Coordinate and deliver Recovery Ally training across professional and community based groups.
Planning and implementation of strategic objectives and contribution to relevant steering groups.

Promote the benefits and value of volunteering, peer engagement to people recovering from problematic substance use, in order to support individuals to sustain recovery.

Assist in the design, delivery, monitoring and evaluation of Recovery Connections educational and training programmes.

Identify national, community, neighbourhood and local resources that can contribute towards recovery and assist in the introduction of using such resources.

Produce written reports on a periodic and regular basis pertaining to monitoring and evaluation of the project(s) performance.

Maintain and develop personal development and learning plans as agreed locally and to be responsible for own professional development.

This is a new role and as such the principal duties may change with the project development and co-production.

Ability to work within a co-production, coaching, recovery capital development, resilience, community involvement, leadership and community development ethos.
Competent in monitoring, recording and evaluation of own work.
Ability to work flexibly and creatively in motivating, supporting and developing people in recovery.
Competent IT skills in using Microsoft office/G Suite for word processing, e-mails, calendar and database inputting.
Ability to design, deliver & evaluate training interventions.
Ability to successfully network with various stakeholders.

Recognised professional qualification or training award in social care or health care or community work or counselling or addictions to a minimum NVQ level 4 or equivalent.

Minimum of two years' experience of working with or supporting people in recovery from problematic substance use or addictive behaviours or mental health problems.

Experience of community led/co-production methods.

Staff have the opportunity to join the Electric Car Scheme , and have access to a Medicash Health 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.