We Are With You

Sessional Recovery Worker

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Job summary

As a Recovery Worker supporting the RADAR service, you will be the first point of contact for people in their recovery journey, providing support and advice to people who are experiencing difficulties due to substance misuse and their families. You will work as part of our team and alongside other social care services to identify how we can help. We are determined and always professional in our approach to each and every case and we never judge, we're just here to help.

Main duties of the 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 support Work effectively as part of a multi disciplinary team of RADAR (Rapid Access to Drug and Alcohol Recovery) partners keeping accurate and timely records of your contact with them Update a number of databases and case management systems 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

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. IND L

Details

Date posted

29 November 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12 to £12 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

recroot-5495-48415-77

Job locations

Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock

KA1 2AF


Job description

Job responsibilities

Our East Ayrshire Recovery Service are looking for a Sessional Recovery Worker to join them in providing high quality recovery support to people in East Ayrshire. You will be working as part of an experienced and motivated team, supporting our work at the Rapid Access to Drug and Alcohol Recovery (RADAR) service offering assessment and access to drug and alcohol services across East Ayrshire. If you are an enthusiastic and creative individual and are passionate about changing people's lives for the better, we'd love to hear from you. There will be assessments to carry out and records you need to keep and update, that's all part of our professional commitment and service to our clients and commissioners. This role will be worked on a sessional basis, with average working hours of between 15-20 per week. Your working pattern will be agreed with your line manager but will include a minimum of two full week days. If you think this could be the career for you, take the first step and apply now to join our amazing team. 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 a Disability Confident Employer 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. We welcome applications from those with lived experience. We are looking for positive and motivated candidates who are able to communicate with a wide range of people and in different settings. You will also be organised with excellent time management skills. A full job description and person specification is available on request.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Our East Ayrshire Recovery Service are looking for a Sessional Recovery Worker to join them in providing high quality recovery support to people in East Ayrshire. You will be working as part of an experienced and motivated team, supporting our work at the Rapid Access to Drug and Alcohol Recovery (RADAR) service offering assessment and access to drug and alcohol services across East Ayrshire. If you are an enthusiastic and creative individual and are passionate about changing people's lives for the better, we'd love to hear from you. There will be assessments to carry out and records you need to keep and update, that's all part of our professional commitment and service to our clients and commissioners. This role will be worked on a sessional basis, with average working hours of between 15-20 per week. Your working pattern will be agreed with your line manager but will include a minimum of two full week days. If you think this could be the career for you, take the first step and apply now to join our amazing team. 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 a Disability Confident Employer 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. We welcome applications from those with lived experience. We are looking for positive and motivated candidates who are able to communicate with a wide range of people and in different settings. You will also be organised with excellent time management skills. A full job description and person specification is available on request.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Ideally you will have experience of working or volunteering in the field of substance misuse.

Experience

Essential

  • You will have excellent communication skills and a compassionate manner. You will have excellent computer and organisational skills. A relevant qualification would be an advantage but full training will be provided.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Ideally you will have experience of working or volunteering in the field of substance misuse.

Experience

Essential

  • You will have excellent communication skills and a compassionate manner. You will have excellent computer and organisational skills. A relevant qualification would be an advantage but full training will be provided.

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

We Are With You

Address

Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock

KA1 2AF


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

We Are With You

Address

Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock

KA1 2AF


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Manager

Emily Frost

Emily.frost@wearewithyou.org.uk

07811056955

Details

Date posted

29 November 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12 to £12 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

recroot-5495-48415-77

Job locations

Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock

KA1 2AF


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