Shared Care Recovery Worker

Turning Point; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent social enterprise is seeking a Recovery Worker in Wakefield to assist individuals with drug and alcohol dependency. The role involves developing recovery plans, assessing risks, and collaborating with healthcare professionals. Ideal candidates have strong communication skills and experience in substance use recovery. The position offers a competitive rewards package including holiday benefits.

Benefits

25 days’ paid holiday + Bank Holidays, increases with service

Comprehensive employee benefits

Qualifications

• Proven verbal and written communication skills that can be modified to different situations.
• Experience of working with service users who are drug and alcohol dependent.
• Demonstrable skills and knowledge in assessing risk presented by clients.

Responsibilities

• Assist in delivering the Substance Use strategy through high quality care.
• Manage Recovery caseload and individual care plans.
• Conduct accurate risk assessments for service users.

Skills

Verbal and written communication skills

Collaborative team-working skills

Adaptability and resilience

Goal orientation

Experience with drug and alcohol-dependent service users

Substance use knowledge

DANOS competence

Client intervention delivery

Risk assessment skills

Harm reduction awareness

Job description

Job Introduction

It is essential for the role that you have a full driving licence and access to a car. Turning Point is a leading Social Enterprise that supports people with complex needs across Learning Disabilities, Mental Health, Substance Misuse and Public Health. We are recruiting for a Recovery Worker for our Shared Care team in the Wakefield District to assist individuals who are experiencing difficulties from drugs and alcohol usage.

Interview Details

Interviews will take place on Thursday 23rd of September.

Role Responsibilities

To assist in delivering TP’s Substance Use strategy by planning and providing high quality, innovative care that reflects our person‑centred values and aims for the recovery of the individuals we support. As a Recovery Worker in the Shared Care Team, you will hold a caseload of service users in receipt of Opiate Substitute Treatment prescribed through the Community GP Surgeries. You will liaise with GPs and other professionals and deliver PSI interventions to promote recovery and positive outcomes.

Work flexibly in a variety of settings to create care and support plans that meet the needs of the service and clients in accordance with the recovery agenda, by;

• Developing strength‑based recovery plans with individuals that are comprehensive, person‑centred and individualised based on a clear assessment of their needs and circumstances.
• Involving individuals and their family or advocates in the planning of the individual’s care.
• Completing accurate, person‑centred, and individualised risk assessments.

The Ideal Candidate

• Proven verbal and written communication skills that can be modified to different situations.
• Collaborative team‑working skills.
• Adaptable and resilient to work in a changing and challenging environment.
• Ability to deliver against agreed goals, targets, and outcomes.
• Experience of working with service users who are drug and alcohol dependant.
• Substance use knowledge.
• Evidence that demonstrates DANOS competence.
• Recovery caseload management of both high volumes and complex nature.
• Able to deliver client interventions in a person‑centred way.
• Demonstrable skills and knowledge in assessing risk presented by clients to themselves and others.
• Harm reduction, suicide, and self‑harm awareness.
• Wide and flexible range of client interventions.
• Management of incidents of a violent or aggressive nature.

About Us

As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer. We run all of our services on a not‑for‑profit basis; instead we invest every penny back into our services and people, continually improving the lives of those we support.

What Benefits Will I Receive?

We know that reward looks different to each person and we support you in every way we can with our total reward package that includes:

• 25 days’ paid holiday a year + Bank Holidays, increasing with each year of service up to 27 days + Bank Holidays. Option to buy additional holidays.
• Comprehensive benefits including:
• — Link to explore all perks available to our employees Turning Point Benefits.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

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