Volunteer Dual Diagnosis Recovery Support (Punjabi Speaking)

Change Grow Live; City Of London; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A community support organization is seeking a Volunteer Recovery Support to assist clients with complex dual diagnosis issues. This is a part-time volunteer role requiring a minimum commitment of two days a week, with responsibilities including supporting treatment journeys and community involvement. Applicants must be over 18 and pass a DBS check. Flexible working across various venues is required.

Qualifications

• 18 years of age or older.
• Able to commit to a minimum of two days a week.
• Subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Responsibilities

• Support clients' treatment/recovery journey.
• Provide screening, assessment, and psychosocial support.
• Promote community involvement in recovery.

Job description

Overview

RISE is the substance misuse service for adults residing in Ealing Borough who wish to address their drug and/or alcohol issues.

As RISE continues to increase its provision of access and support for individuals with complex mental health conditions, a vacancy has arisen for a Volunteer Recovery Support. They will need to have a specialism in Complex Dual Diagnosis (Co-existing Mental Health and Substance Use).

The Dual Diagnosis Team for Ealing RISE supports service users dealing with:

• complex co-existing mental health and substance use conditions
• addressing their substance misuse issues
• using assertive in-reach, multi-agency partnership working & treatment plans
• a dedicated pathway of care

You will support Team members with their caseload of clients with complex Co-existing Mental Health and Substance Use disorders, who have compounding issues and/or other needs; including:

• non-compliance or engagement with support services
• neurodevelopmental conditions
• learning disabilities
• challenging personality disorders
• poor physical health
• lack of community &/or family support
• unsuitable living conditions
• challenges from multiple services involvement safeguarding or exploitation concerns

Responsibilities

You will work as an integral part of the multi-disciplinary team of Recovery Practitioners, Doctors, Nurses, Psychiatrists, and Psychologists, to deliver high quality provision from point of entry into RISE.

You will support:

• clients' treatment/recovery journey
• providing support to team members with screening, assessment, pharmacological support, psychosocial support - cognitive & behavioural based interventions, motivational interviewing interventions
• recovery planning and onward referral
• reducing drug and alcohol related harm to service users & the wider community
• promoting carer, service user & community involvement

You will need to work flexibly across the local community with hours to suit service need.

The team is peripatetic rather than hub based, so all team members work in a variety of venues, including Substance Misuse Hubs, Community Mental Health Services, GP Surgeries, and Supported Accommodations.

We will support you in this volunteering role by ensuring that you receive regular supervision, Reflective Practice / Clinical Supervision and have a Team member on site who you can approach for day-to-day advice and guidance.

Please note: to be considered for this volunteering role, we require you to be

18 years of age or older

Able to commit to a minimum of two days a week.

Subject to an enhanced DBS check (CGL funded DBS check).

We believe that having diverse people working as part of our team makes us the organisation that we are.

We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and to make Change Grow Live a great place to work. If you have any feedback on our recruitment processes (good or bad) we’d love to hear from you so that we can make sure they are fair and we attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible.

The safety of vulnerable children, young people and adults is our absolute priority. We will support you in your role to make sure that you are equipped to support the safety of people who use our services and those around them, to the highest standard possible.

If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:

Philip Keightley | [e-mail] | 07795391186

Please note that we require you to be 18 years of age or older to be considered for this volunteering role. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.