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Service Care Solutions
Posted 16 days ago, valid for 12 days
Bradford, West Yorkshire BD1 2SU, England
£20 - £21 per hour
Full Time
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Sonic Summary
- The role of a Female Recovery Worker involves managing a caseload of service users struggling with substance misuse problems.
- Candidates must have prior experience working for a Substance Misuse Service and managing a caseload, as this role requires a good understanding of substance misuse and recovery pathways.
- The position offers a pay rate of up to £21 Umbrella per hour.
- Outreach work is a key component of the job, and a valid Driving Licence is required.
- Only female candidates will be considered for this role due to the nature of the client caseload.
The role of a Substance Misuse Recovery Worker is to manage a caseload of service users who are accessing the service due to struggling with Substance Misuse Problems. This role incorporates involvement with a range of other workers who will also be supporting service users.
Pay up to £21 Umbrella per hour.
Main responsibilities / duties -
- Deliver continuity of care through effective partnership working, care coordination, delivery of interventions and key work responsibilities.
- Outreach in the community to see Clients.
- Support the day to day operation of services through the delivery of appropriate evidence based interventions.
- Manage an active caseload providing structured brief interventions and/or other psychosocial interventions in compliance with our delivery model.
- Assess service users, carrying out triage and comprehensive assessment as required and making appropriate onward referrals to specialist agencies.
- Assess and manage risk ensuring a safe and appropriate environment for all through active risk prevention.
- Develop and disseminate substance misuse information and give advice on health & social well being in both groups and one to one settings.
- Screen for substance use in line with organisationalguidelines and taking appropriate follow up actions.
- Screen for Blood borne viruses (BBV), with the aim to prevent/control the onward spread of infection whilst supporting vulnerable service users, following organisationalpolicy.
The Perfect Candidate
This role calls for a caring and driven individual who puts others before themselves.
The role involves managing a complex caseload of service users within a busy environment, so experience within this role of role is required. The perfect candidate would also have good knowledge of substance misuse and the pathways to recovery as to help service usersin the most effective way possible.
Candidates must have previous experience working for a Substance Misuse Service and have experience managing a caseload. Candidate applications without this experience will not be considered.
Due to nature of the Client caseload to be held in this job role, the employer is only able to employ a female in this role.
The role also involves outreach so a Driving Licence is also required.
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