Recovery Coach: Empowering Paths to Wellness

The Basement Project; Calderdale; Remote; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

The Basement Project in Calderdale is seeking a dedicated practitioner to develop and coordinate capacity-building for people with substance misuse issues as part of an expanding self-help programme.

You will work proactively with a multi-disciplinary team to ensure clients receive the best possible outcomes, help them work towards drug- and alcohol-free lifestyles, access health and social care services, and connect with community groups and support networks.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to assessments as part of a multi-agency team within agreed timescales.
• Deliver a structured therapeutic support programme in conjunction with TBRP ethos and guidance.
• Provide one-to-one key working and support using motivational interviewing, solution-focused brief therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy and 12-step.
• Contribute to regular reviews of the client with partner agencies and the multi-agency team.
• Maintain records of client attendance and participation in the group programme.
• Explore, implement and supervise approaches and activities promoting health and recovery.
• Work with housing support and employment/training services to secure tenancies and meaningful work.
• Collaborate with treatment partners to ensure pathways into detox and abstinence-based programmes.
• Utilise recording systems to collect data and ensure administration and case recording are up to standard.
• Complete screening processes including urine and saliva tests.
• Attend staff meetings and internal forums and respond to client needs flexibly.

Job description

The Basement Project in Calderdale is seeking a dedicated practitioner to develop and coordinate capacity-building for people with substance misuse issues as part of an expanding self-help programme.

You will work proactively with a multi-disciplinary team to ensure clients receive the best possible outcomes, help them work towards drug- and alcohol-free lifestyles, access health and social care services, and connect with community groups and support networks.