Young Adults Recovery Practitioner - West Berkshire, United Kingdom - WDP

WDP

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West Berkshire, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Location
West Berkshire

Salary
£24,440 - £28,262 per annum

Vacancy Type
Permanent/Full Time

Working Hours
37.5 hours per week

Application Deadline
Monday, April 17, 2023

Job Summary

Would you like to join us in supporting those effected by drug and alcohol issues to improve their health and wellbeing?

The Role
Based within the core West Berkshire integrated Drug and Alcohol Service, this specialist practitioner role will hold a caseload of young adults and help bridge the gap between the adult and the young person's elements of the service

The role purpose is:

To deliver excellent drug and alcohol services to service users and their significant others, including family members friends and carers, to facilitate positive outcomes.
To streamline the transfer process between Young People and Adult services and to be able to offer bespoke interventions taking into account individual circumstances, such as special educational learning need opposed to considering age in isolation for the bestfit service.
To manage a case load and coordinate and deliver assessment and evidencebased interventions (brief and structured), recovery planning and aftercare planning.
To work collaboratively with colleagues and key stakeholder across multidisciplinary teams, ensuring adherence with all WDP policies and Safeguarding principles.

The core hours of this role will be Monday

Friday 9am until 5pm, but there may be some occasional out of hours work which would be considered on a rota basis.

Please take a look at our Job Description for more information on the responsibilities and requirements of this role

Location
1 Station Road, Newbury, RG14 7LP and Merchant House, Newbury (the role may also involve some outreach across the county)

To see the generous range of benefits we offer at WDP including 30 days annual leave for all new starters, our health and wellbeing initiatives, financial perks and development opportunities - visit our Benefits Package

For an informal chat, contact

Monday 17 April 2023 at midnight.
WDP welcomes enquiries from everyone and we value diversity in our workplace.

Our commitment to promoting diversity and developing a workplace environment where all staff are treated with dignity and respect is central to our recruitment process.