Day Programme Recovery Worker

TipTopJob; England; On-site; GBP 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading social enterprise is seeking a Day Programme Recovery Worker in Kent to support individuals with substance dependency. The role involves managing treatment interventions, facilitating programmes, and engaging effectively with service users. Ideal candidates will possess flexibility, problem-solving skills, and a strong understanding of the 12 Step approach. This permanent full-time position offers a salary of £24,000 plus benefits.

Benefits

Flexible working

Training and development opportunities

Simply Health Cashback Scheme

Season Ticket Loan Scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Crisis Loan Scheme

Electric Car Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience with substance dependency interventions.
• Ability to develop and implement SMART care plans.
• Competence in assessing service users and managing caseload.

Responsibilities

• Provide support in a community-based treatment setting for drug and alcohol users.
• Deliver treatment interventions and manage a caseload of service users.
• Facilitate structured programmes and assessments.

Skills

Flexibility

Problem solving

Negotiating skills

Engaging with service users

Understanding of diversity and equality issues

Digital literacy support

Understanding of 12 step approach

Facilitating structured programmes

Client information management

Tools

Microsoft Office

Video conferencing software

Job description

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Location: Kent

Salary: A GBP 24,000 per annum plus benefits

Vacancy Type : Permanent, Full Time

We are recruiting for a Day Programme Recovery Worker in Kent

Here at The Forward Trust Community hub we help to support people that have issues with drugs and/or alcohol and want to make a positive change. We also support the family and friends of people who are worried about their loved ones substance use.

Role Responsibilities

Working within a community:based treatment setting to provide support to drug and alcohol users aged 18 and over (dependent on service). Services are designed to deliver an integrated combination of treatment interventions to meet the holistic needs of service users in the community:this includes clinical, psycho:social and wellbeing interventions for service users.

You will be delivering the Forward Trusts Substance Dependency Treatment Programme that uses the 12 Step Approach in a community day rehab setting. The role is based in the East Kent community drug and alcohol service and you will responsible for contributing to the success of the day programme and supporting service users to make transformational change.

The aim is to ensure adequate accessibility across East Kent for all service use therefor the role will entail both face to face and online delivery. The role will require you to manage a case load of services users that are engaging with the programme, delivering frequent interventions and facilitating a structured programme on a daily basis. You will also be responsible for assessing service users and supporting their admission by working closely with Recovery Workers across the East Kent region.

Some flexibility of delivery may be required within the role which may include evening/weekend shifts depending on the individual service. You may also be required with reasonable notice to travel to other projects in your area to deliver services, enabling continuity of care for the client group.

The Ideal Candidate

Please see below a list of skills and experience needed for this role.

• Flexibility to meet the needs of the service as it develops
• Carry out assessments, designing and implementing SMART care plans
• A positive problem solving approach with the ability to focus on key issues quickly and clearly Effective negotiating and influencing skills
• The ability to engage effectively with the service user group
• Understanding of and sensitivity to diversity and equality issues
• Working knowledge of using Microsoft office packages and video conferencing software and ability to support service users with digital literacy
• Understanding of 12 step approach
• Experience and knowledge of the range of psychosocial interventions including structured programme facilitation and how they benefit the service user group we work with
• Knowledge and experience of using client information management systems
  
  

Please also see the Job Description attached for more information about this role.

About Us

We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.

Benefits

We are committed to our cause and the work we carry out as a charity. Equally the wellbeing and the employees who work for us are also important. Joining us an employee, we will offer you the following benefits :

• Flexible working
• Training and development opportunities
• Simply Health Cashback Scheme (optional)
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Crisis Loan Scheme
• Electric Car Scheme
• 3 x Wel

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