Lead Practitioner

Turning Point Scotland; Airdrie; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Turning Point Scotland is seeking a committed Lead Practitioner for their North Lanarkshire Alcohol and Other Drugs Crisis Outreach Service. In this full-time role, you will provide vital support and outreach to individuals in the community, ensuring they receive the help they need, while fostering positive experiences. The opportunity offers flexible working hours within a supportive team, where your commitment and integrity will contribute to making significant life changes for those in need.

Qualifications

• Genuine commitment to support individuals with complex needs.
• Basic IT skills required.
• Ability to work flexibly on a rota basis.

Responsibilities

• Providing support in line with individual support plans.
• Being a key worker for individuals with complex needs.
• Conducting initial and ongoing assessments.

Skills

Support and assistance

Assessment skills

Liaising with agencies

Commitment to support

Flexibility to work on a rota

IT Skills

Job description

Location: North Lanarkshire Crisis Outreach Service Stirling House, 82-86 Stirling Street, , ML6 0AS

Rate: £25,326 - £28,394 per month

Contract Type: Permanent

Position Type: Full Time

Hours: 37 hours per week

Service: North Lanarkshire Alcohol and Other Drugs

Based: Airdrie with travel throughout North Lanarkshire

Hours: Full-Time (37 Hours)

Contract: Permanent

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At Turning Point Scotland, we have opportunities to help make a positive impact for people, encouraging them to fulfil their lives with exciting and fun activities, pursue their hobbies and passions & creating memorable experiences in this support role.

Embark on an emotionally rewarding journey and apply today!

About the role

As a Lead practitioner within our team you will be responsible for outreaching in the community of North Lanarkshire to individuals we support, staff within the team work in pairs. The full team is responsible for the care and support of everyone.

Our role will include:

• Providing support and assistance to people we support in accordance with their
• support plans and the service aims.
• Being a key worker for a person or people who have complex or multiple needs.
• Being responsible for undertaking initial and on-going assessments of people we
• support.
• Liaise with workers from other agencies.

The service operates 7 days a week, from the hours of 10-10pm Monday to Friday and 10-9pm Saturday and Sunday. The Lead Practitioner role requires you to work on a rota basis.

About You

You will have a genuine commitment to use your skills to support people to live their best lives. You will be supported by an incredibly approachable management team, allowing you to expand on your existing knowledge whilst developing new skills. You will have flexibility to work on a rota and full training will be provided to you.

We believe having the right values of respect, compassion, inclusion and integrity is all you need to join our team!

About Us – North Lanarkshire Alcohol and Other Drugs Outreach Service

The North Lanarkshire Alcohol and Other Drugs Crisis Outreach Service, provides support to individuals who are over the age of 16. The service model is based on The Overdose response Teams, (please see our website for indigo house report).

The service has 3 main parts of delivery these are:

• Overdose response (the team respond to individuals who have had or are at risk of overdose within 24-48 hours of notification).
• Assertive outreach (we “meet people where they are at” ensuring they have access to the support and services they require).
• Crisis response (a partnership with housing colleagues to work with anyone at risk of or experiencing homelessness).

The support we provide is always person centred, we do this by involving people who know the person well, this includes family and friends, other health and Social Work professionals, Advocacy services and our own staff members.

* Interviews will take place on Thursday 19th June *

Please note that IT skills are required for all our vacancies.

Where applicable, successful candidates will be required to register with the SSSC within 6 months of start date.

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