Support Worker (Recovery) Oasis Bradford (Day & Night Shifts)

Uk Addiction Treatment Centres; Aberford; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Supportive PDP

Training and development opportunities

Birthday off

Onsite Parking

Company pension scheme

Blue Light Card- discounts at Retail

Job summary

Oasis Bradford is seeking a Day/Night Support Worker to join our recovery centre in Bradford. This permanent, full-time role covers day and night shifts, with a rotating pattern, including 07:30–20:00 and 19:30–08:00.

You will work to support clients on recovery plans, maintain records, and collaborate with the therapeutic team. Benefits include PDP, training, pension, on-site parking and Blue Light discounts.

Qualifications

• Ability to undertake lone-working safely and effectively.
• Ability to negotiate and influence effectively in terms of professional boundaries.
• Ability to develop and review risk management plans.
• Ability to express empathy and a non-judgemental attitude with a calm, caring approach.
• Capacity to handle intensive and pressurised situations.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice, information and support to clients and referrals to aftercare services.
• Develop recovery plans with clients to address identified needs.
• Ensure clients observe programme rules and support staff in investigations including substance testing.
• Support clients with medication prompting and maintain medication records.
• Assist in day-to-day operation by helping clients with life skills, benefits and housing access.
• Support attendance at external appointments per care plan and assist with transport.
• Oversee intake, assessment and discharge interventions.
• Support the therapeutic team with risk management planning and reviews with external parties.
• Carry out duties in line with policies, QA strategy and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain accurate client records and provide timely statistics for evaluation.
• Assist in transferring individuals between agencies and services.

Skills

Lone working

Boundaries

Risk management

Empathy

Resilience

Job description

Support Worker (Recovery) Oasis Bradford, BD4

Permanent Role, full-time

Example of the Rota: Average 43.75 hours per week

The pattern alternates between days and nights for each block of shifts, for example:

• Monday - Tuesday: Days
  Saturday and Sunday - Nights
  Weds, Thurs, Friday - Days
• Mon, Tues - Nights
  Sat, Sun - Days
  Wednesday, Thursday, Friday - Nights

Shift times:

• Day shift: 07:30 – 20:00
• Night shift: 19:30 – 08:00

Salary: £12.71 per hour

Do you have a passion to help people? Come and work for The UK's leading Alcohol & Drug Rehab provider. Our mission is to provide high quality, person-centred, safe and effective treatment. We believe that anyone experiencing challenges with addiction & mental health is able to recover and achieve their true potential.

Join our mission as a Day/Night Support Worker, at our centre in Bradford!

• You will have endless job satisfaction, and make a difference to people's lives
• You can be a support system for others, and your presence will have a huge impact
• Your experiences as a Support Worker can shape who you are and the decisions you make in life

The benefits of being a Day/Night Support Worker in the team:

• Supportive PDP
• Training and development opportunities
• Birthday off
• Onsite Parking
• Company pension scheme
• Blue Light Card- discounts at thousands of retailers

Our Core Values:

At the heart of everything we do are our four core values:

• Understanding – listening, empathising, and responding to individual needs.
• Kindness – treating everyone with dignity, respect, and compassion.
• Accountability – taking responsibility for our actions and maintaining high standards.
• Teamwork – working collaboratively to achieve the best outcomes for our clients.

Main duties of the Support Worker:

• Provide advice, information and support to clients including referral to aftercare services that focus on maintaining an abstinent lifestyle.
• Work with clients to produce appropriate and achievable recovery plans to help them address their identified needs.
• Ensure clients observe the programme's rules and support the manager in investigating and taking action where these may have been breached including substance testing.
• Support clients with the prompting of their medication, conduct accurate and timely medication audits and maintain accurate medication records.
• Assist in the day-to-day operation of services by working with clients, enabling them to cope with practical aspects of daily living (life skills, benefits, housing).
• Ensure residents attend external appointments in line with their care plan by supporting them to access transport or accompanying them if necessary.
• Oversee and or conduct effective intake, assessment and discharge interventions.
• Assist the therapeutic team to carry out accurate, complete and timely risk management planning and reviews in conjunction with external third parties where appropriate.
• Undertake all duties and responsibilities in accordance with: company policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines, standards; good professional practice and the company's QA strategy, CQC and other regulatory requirements, relevant legislations, all legal and contractual obligations.
• Oversee the maintenance of accurate client records and databases and provide statistics for management and to assist with service evaluation in a timely fashion.
• Assist in the transfer of individuals between agencies and services

Essential criteria:

• Ability to undertake lone-working safely and effectively.
• Ability to negotiate and influence effectively in terms of professional boundaries.
• Ability to develop and review risk management plans.
• Ability to express empathy and a non-judgemental attitude with a calm, caring approach.
• Capacity to handle intensive and pressurised situations.

The Recruitment Process:

• You will have an initial phone conversation with the talent acquisition specialist which will be an informal chat and opportunity to ask questions about the position
• If you are successful in your initial phone conversation, you will be required to undertake an interview on-site or via video conference. (please note that if you have a video interview, you will be required to visit the centre at a later date for a tour)
• Our shortlisted candidates will be notified if they are successful within 5 working days post interview.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer, committed to making our recruitment process inclusive and accessible to all.