Community Connector/Support Worker (High Wycombe)

The Oasis Partnership

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Job summary

Part time or full time hours would be considered for this role. As a Community Connector you will be employed by the leading substance misuse charity in Bucks - The Oasis Partnership. You will be a valued part of the One Recovery Bucks team delivering the service alongside the Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust and Connection Support.

You will be confident in providing a wide range of interventions with service users in recovery and substance users not yet accessing treatment, engaging them in community and open access services, initial assessment and recovery planning.

You will provide and support the delivery of harm reduction and recovery focused outcomes, promoting and creating opportunities for service users to change. And work collaboratively with partners such as health, well-being, probation, education, employment, training, volunteering, housing and social support enabling a full integrated service to be offered.

Main duties of the job

The ideal candidate will:-

Work as an integral part of the service in delivering high quality and time bound interventions to service users throughout Buckinghamshire.

Providing community open access services, which include assessment, needle and syringe exchange, harm reduction, structured and semi-structured interventions.

Engaging and supporting people new into treatment.

Holding a caseload of non-complex service users

Promoting visible recovery and community integration

Reducing drug and alcohol related harm to service users and the wider community

Ensuring that your work is evidence based, up to date and in accordance with current policy, legislation and best practice. Demonstrating an understanding of service users physical and mental health needs and be able to support and refer as appropriate.

Keeping up to date and accurate records and documentation with our online database (Illy Carepath)

Supervising Peer Mentors, Volunteers & Supporting Recovery Coaches

About us

The Oasis Partnership,who are a charity founded over 35 years ago, work in partnership with the Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust and Connection Housing Support to deliver the One Recovery Bucks (ORB) service.

ORB provide a confidential, free and easy-to-access service to anyone living in Buckinghamshire impacted by their own or someone elses use of alcohol and drugs.

ORB believe individuals are capable of changing their lives for the better, and are committed to doing this by providing a high quality, evidence-based service.

Date posted

25 July 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£20,434 to £21,830 a year Full or part time hours considered

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

B0124-23-0011

Job locations

Oasis Partnership

George Street

High Wycombe

Buckinghamshire

HP11 2RZ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Community Connector Support Worker

This role is full time, but 30 hours a week would be considered, and we would consider job share for the right people.

Please see the full job description for further details of the post

Job description

Job responsibilities

Community Connector Support Worker

This role is full time, but 30 hours a week would be considered, and we would consider job share for the right people.

Please see the full job description for further details of the post

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • We are looking for some with a qualification in substance misuse, healthcare, or working towards NVQ Level 3 in a related field

Experience

Essential

  • The ideal candidate for this role will have
  • *Experience of direct client work with drug users or a comparable client group.
  • *Experience of using assessment tools.
  • *Experience of one-to-one work abilities and attributes.
  • *To evidence experience of proactive client engagement.
  • *The ability to work in a pressurised, multi-disciplinary environment.
  • *The ability to work effectively and efficiently within a team and build effective working relationships with other agencies, and at the same time be able to work autonomously.
  • *A non-judgemental attitude to drug and alcohol misuse
  • *Good written and verbal communication skills with a good level of IT skills.
  • *Effective listening skills
  • *Good computer skills including use of Microsoft programmes such as Word and Excel
  • *Knowledge of the range of community drug services and models of treatment
  • *Knowledge and processional experience of the Criminal Justice System
  • *Knowledge of brief intervention methods including Brief Solution Focussed Therapy and Motivational Interviewing
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • We are looking for some with a qualification in substance misuse, healthcare, or working towards NVQ Level 3 in a related field

Experience

Essential

  • The ideal candidate for this role will have
  • *Experience of direct client work with drug users or a comparable client group.
  • *Experience of using assessment tools.
  • *Experience of one-to-one work abilities and attributes.
  • *To evidence experience of proactive client engagement.
  • *The ability to work in a pressurised, multi-disciplinary environment.
  • *The ability to work effectively and efficiently within a team and build effective working relationships with other agencies, and at the same time be able to work autonomously.
  • *A non-judgemental attitude to drug and alcohol misuse
  • *Good written and verbal communication skills with a good level of IT skills.
  • *Effective listening skills
  • *Good computer skills including use of Microsoft programmes such as Word and Excel
  • *Knowledge of the range of community drug services and models of treatment
  • *Knowledge and processional experience of the Criminal Justice System
  • *Knowledge of brief intervention methods including Brief Solution Focussed Therapy and Motivational Interviewing

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

The Oasis Partnership

Address

Oasis Partnership

George Street

High Wycombe

Buckinghamshire

HP11 2RZ


Employer's website

https://www.oasispartnership.org (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

The Oasis Partnership

Address

Oasis Partnership

George Street

High Wycombe

Buckinghamshire

HP11 2RZ


Employer's website

https://www.oasispartnership.org (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

HR Administrator

Theresa Floutier

theresa.floutier@oasispartnership.org

03006662747

Date posted

25 July 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£20,434 to £21,830 a year Full or part time hours considered

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

B0124-23-0011

Job locations

Oasis Partnership

George Street

High Wycombe

Buckinghamshire

HP11 2RZ


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