Substance Misuse Worker

Turning Tides; Worthing; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A comprehensive support organization in Worthing is seeking a Substance Misuse Worker to aid individuals affected by homelessness and addiction. You will provide support within drop-in sessions, advise colleagues on client challenges, and collaborate with both statutory and voluntary services. This role emphasizes holistic care and community engagement, aiming to empower clients effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide support within busy hub drop-in sessions.
• Advise colleagues on dual diagnosis and barriers faced by clients.
• Collaborate with statutory and voluntary sector services.
• Case coordinate a caseload of clients and facilitate group work.

Job description

Overview

To work alongside individuals who use Turning Tides’ services and/or homeless services by adopting a holistic and client led approach to help people recognise their strengths and achieve their ambitions. To promote self-advocacy and advocate on behalf of people (as appropriate) to ensure people’s dignity and rights are upheld and they are able to access and maintain the support they need.

Responsibilities

• To provide support within busy hub drop-in sessions and lead on CGL clinic at Worthing St Clares Hub.
• To share good practice and advise colleagues on dual diagnosis and the barriers people face. To work in a multi-agency approach both internal and external to enable effective joined up working between relevant support agencies. Specifically, around substance misuse and impacts on wellbeing, as additional support to services.
• To work collaboratively with Services from the statutory and voluntary sector, providing drop-ins and joint support/assessments. The Substance Misuse Worker will be required to case co-ordinate a caseload of CGL clients and facilitate key work & group work.
• This role has been funded through our partnership with Change Grow Live (CGL) as part of an exciting partnership where Turning-Tides and CGL recognise that homelessness and addiction are often symbiotic of each other and that specialised skills that Turning Tides have in engaging effectively with this hard to reach complex client group, can empower clients to engage more effectively with services such as CGL.