Family Recovery Worker

TN United Kingdom; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a compassionate and dedicated support worker to assist vulnerable families affected by substance misuse. This role involves providing structured, non-judgemental support through various interventions, including one-on-one and group sessions. You'll be responsible for assessing family needs, developing tailored recovery plans, and collaborating with external agencies to ensure families receive holistic support. Join a team committed to making a real difference in the lives of families, empowering them to recover and thrive in a supportive environment. If you have a passion for helping others and possess strong communication skills, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in a support role, ideally in substance misuse.
• Good understanding of addiction, recovery, and safeguarding issues.

Responsibilities

• Provide non-judgemental support to families affected by substance misuse.
• Develop and implement recovery plans for families.
• Collaborate with external agencies to ensure comprehensive support.

Skills

Communication Skills

Empathy

IT Skills

Understanding of Addiction

Teamwork

Risk Assessment

Facilitation Skills

Education

5 GCSEs or equivalent

Counselling certificate or NVQ in health and social care

Tools

Data Recording Software

Job description

To support and enable “Forgotten Families” to recover from the negative effects of someone else’s substance misuse.

Context and Job Purpose

Hetty’s will work with vulnerable families to deliver a holistic approach to meet the needs of the family to ensure that:

• Families and kinship carers have specialist provision in their own right to meet their own recovery needs.
• To work within the key principles of ‘Think Family’ ensuring that services are co-ordinated and focused on the problems that affect the whole family.
• Identify families at risk of poor outcomes to provide support at the earliest opportunity.
• Meet the full range of needs within each family they are supporting or working with.
• Develop services which can respond effectively to the most challenging families.
• Strengthen the ability of family members to provide care and support to each other.

Principle Responsibilities:

Provide structured, confidential, effective non-judgemental support to enable families and concerned others to recover from the effects of substance misuse. Interventions to be delivered via telephone, one to one support, group work, educational workshops enabling them to explore and recover from the effects of substance misuse.

• Actively promoting Hetty’s services and treatment options for substance users.
• To take a proactive and flexible approach to engaging vulnerable families affected by someone else’s substance misuse in all aspects of family recovery work.
• To complete the family focused outcome tool “Rickter” to assess, review and develop individual packages of care that reflect the needs of the whole family.
• Plan, assess, write SMART recovery plans and review work with clients.
• To assess risk and safeguarding issues and undertake risk and needs assessments.
• Proactively communicate work in partnership with external agencies.
• Proactively engage and liaise with partnership agencies and workers.
• To undertake and take personal responsibility for training and training needs.
• Work and advocate on behalf of families to ensure a holistic approach to recovery and treatment.
• Provide up to date relevant information to families about substance misuse, its effects, treatment and recovery options.
• Keep accurate and up to date records that comply with confidentiality and GDPR legislation.
• Effectively monitor and evidence outcomes for families.
• Comply with all relevant Health and Safety, Operational, Personnel, Data Protection GDPR and Financial Regulations.
• To undertake both planned and crisis work with families.
• To always treat our service users with respect and dignity.
• To undertake any duties and responsibilities as required within the organisation.
• Responsible for ensuring you are updated on The Children’s Act and safeguarding procedures.
• Proactively respond in a flexible manner to any changes in working times and hours.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential Experience/Qualifications

• At least two years’ experience of working in a supporting role.
• Good level of general education 5 GCSE’s or equivalent.
• Experience/understanding of drugs & alcohol Government policy and practice.
• Understanding of addiction and recovery.
• Up to date knowledge around the issues relating to substance misuse, safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.
• Knowledge of how substance misuse can impact on the extended family unit.
• Experience of effective partnership working across sectors.
• Experience of Case Conferences, Child in Need, core groups, MARACs, CAFs.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.
• Competent in IT skills and data recording.

Desirable Experience/Qualifications

• Current knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of other agencies involved in service provision.
• Counselling certificate or NVQ qualification within health and social care.
• Experience of how to effectively improve families' health and well-being.
• Understanding of the benefits of complementary therapies.
• Understanding of mental health.
• Personal experience of being affected by substance misuse.
• Strong and confident verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to provide harm minimisation information and advice to families.
• Proactive practice which empowers and safeguards families and service users.
• Ability to build trusting relationships.
• Empathy and a calm, caring approach.
• Excellent communication and listening skills.
• Ability to reflect upon and enhance own practice.
• Ability to accurately assess and respond to risk to self and others.
• Strong administrative skills including managing and recording on databases.
• Ability to work closely with a range of different organisations.
• Willing and able to travel – including driving licence and access to vehicle.
• Excellent facilitation and presentation skills.
• Geographical knowledge and understanding of substance use trends.
• Ability to identify and implement new opportunities for supporting families.

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