Recovery Worker

We Are With You

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Job summary

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be instrumental in developing the role and moving forward to better support this cohort. We are a dynamic, supportive and caring service for people in the BCP area. We provide a wide range of services aimed at reducing harm and building recovery with a focus upon empowering people to be the best that they can be. If you think this could be the career for you, take the first step and apply now to join our amazing team. You will work as part of a team with the aims of: understanding your clients keeping them safe creating a plan they can achieve with your support checking in with them and reviewing their progress keeping accurate and timely records of your contact with them working effectively with other social care providers e.g. Housing, to cover all aspects of their successful recovery continuously learning and reflecting to improve the outcomes for your clients supporting your colleagues across the service to deliver excellent care We may close this role earlier if a sufficient number of applications are received. Please be advised this role is predominantly Monday - Friday but there may be a requirement to work later shifts and weekends.

About us

Everyone should feel comfortable getting the support they need for issues with drugs, alcohol or mental health. At We Are With You we work with people on their own goals, whether that's staying safe and healthy, making small changes or stopping an unwanted habit altogether. We give people support in a way that's right for them either face to face in their local service, community or online. We provide a free and confidential service without judgement to more than 100,000 people a year. We use our expertise to improve the help available and raise awareness around drugs, alcohol and mental health so that more people can get support. We Are With You.

Date posted

20 July 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£22,687 to £30,250 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

recroot-5495-46925-71

Job locations

Bournemouth

BH4 8EP

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you have a compassionate nature and a genuine desire to help others, you could be just what we're looking for. We Are With You's Bournemouth PSi Service provides free and confidential one to one support to people experiencing issues and who need support with alcohol and substance use. A Recovery Worker post working specifically with Alcohol clients aged 55 and over has become available. The successful candidate will be instrumental in developing the role and moving forward to better support this cohort. You will have your own caseload, working both on your own and alongside other social care services. You will develop recovery plans with your clients to help them get their lives back to where they want them to be. We are determined and always professional in our approach to each and every case and we never judge, we're just here to help. There will be records you need to keep and update, that's all part of our professional commitment and service to our clients and commissioners. We are a dynamic, supportive and caring service for people in the BCP area. We provide a wide range of services aimed at reducing harm and building recovery with a focus upon empowering people to be the best that they can be. If you think this could be the career for you, take the first step and apply now to join our amazing team. The successful candidate will be based in the PSi One to One team at the Recovery and Reintegration Service. The PSi Team supports service users on a one to one basis, offering interventions to clients who struggle in groups settings or who are unable to attend workshops. Responsibilities include managing a caseload, care planning, risk management and supporting clients to achieve their personalised goals. We deliver psychosocial interventions, carrying out preparation and aftercare planning to support referrals towards detoxifications programmes and residential rehabilitation. We also support clients who want to work on reducing their drinking to achieve abstinence. About this job You will work as part of a team with the aims of:

understanding your clients

keeping them safe

creating a plan they can achieve with your support

checking in with them and reviewing their progress

keeping accurate and timely records of your contact with them

working effectively with other social care providers e.g. Housing, to cover all aspects of their successful recovery

continuously learning and reflecting to improve the outcomes for your clients

supporting your colleagues across the service to deliver excellent care

Diversity statement As an organisation, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our staff. We know that representing the communities we serve is key to us meeting our goals of radically improving people's lives. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people and armed forces veterans. As part of our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates that are veterans and meet all the essential criteria for a role. With You is also Disability Confident Committed and we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with a disability and meet all the essential criteria for a role. If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best. Essential Skills To be successful in this role, you will:

have attained ONC/NVQ level 3 or be willing to achieve this within 12 months

have some experience of working in a health, social care or related setting

have the ability to build and maintain effective relationships with clients and colleagues alike

be able to work effectively in a team, supporting others when needed

be resilient under pressure and able to prioritise you work

have good oral and written communication skills

be comfortable using IT and digital media

be organised and able to manage your time effectively

able to be flexible with your working hours on occasion

be happy to support other With You locations when needed

Desirable Skills About Company Everyone should feel comfortable getting the support they need for issues with drugs, alcohol or mental health. At We Are With You we work with people on their own goals, whether that's staying safe and healthy, making small changes or stopping an unwanted habit altogether. We give people support in a way that's right for them either face to face in their local service, community or online. We provide a free and confidential service without judgement to more than 100,000 people a year. We use our expertise to improve the help available and raise awareness around drugs, alcohol and mental health so that more people can get support. We Are With You.