Caniad Substance Misuse Coordinator

Adferiad; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 17,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated individual to join their North Wales substance misuse and mental health service user and carer involvement project. This role involves supporting individuals in substance misuse services and facilitating opportunities for involvement, ensuring that their voices are heard in the planning and delivery of services. The position offers a chance to make a real difference in the community by working closely with service users and providing essential support. If you are passionate about helping others and want to contribute to meaningful change, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals within substance misuse services across Wrexham and Flintshire.
• Facilitate involvement opportunities for service users and carers.

Job description

Hours: 26 Hours per week

Salary: £16,403.24 per annum

Based at: Wrexham - Covering Wrexham and Flintshire

Role Purpose

Caniad is a North Wales substance misuse and mental health service user and carer involvement project hosted by Adferiad. The postholder will be responsible for offering support within substance misuse services across Wrexham and Flintshire. To work as part of a team to facilitate involvement opportunities and bring together a range of people who have recent experience of substance misuse services.

The project will identify involvement opportunities, facilitate attendance at meetings, forums, and events, recruit new members, support provision of relevant training and IT support, reimburse expenses and administer the project’s time banking scheme.

To work with individuals who use co-occurring mental health and/or substance misuse services to facilitate a range of mechanisms to share their views and experiences and contribute towards the planning, design, delivery, monitoring and evaluation of the services they receive.

How To Complete An Application Form

The planned interview date for this role is 27/01/2025.

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