Recovery Worker - Outreach

We Are With You

The closing date is 17 May 2024

Job summary

Our team in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole are recruiting for a Recovery Workers, to join them in providing high quality recovery care to a diverse service user group. 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.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be working with people across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, who are either homeless or at risk of eviction, from either Temporary Accommodation or Supporting People housing. Key responsibilities will include case management, harm reduction and assertive outreach. You will also be supporting people to access rapid prescribing and bespoke PSI support, as well as undertaking multi agency working and delivering appropriate interventions, at the right time, to support individuals towards stability, safety and wellbeing. You will enable service users to access pre treatment support, with ongoing support to access inpatient detox and rehabilitation.

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 M

Date posted

18 April 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£22,687 to £26,000 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

11 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

recroot-5495-49505-08

Job locations

Bournemouth

BH1 1JU

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note that this role may close early should sufficient applications be received, so early application is advised. This is a fixed term contract, until March 2025. Our Recovery Workers work with our service users to help them to determine what their goals, ambitions and passions are, working with them to create the best treatment plan for their needs and to get them back onto the path to recovery. This is an integral role for With You - as a frontline worker, you will deliver continuity of care through effective partnership working, care coordination, delivery of interventions and key work responsibilities. You will manage an active caseload of service users, connecting quickly with the people we support, treating them respectfully and with dignity. Benefits

Competitive salary

28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

2 days paid volunteer leave per year

Auto-enrollment into We Are With You's pension scheme

Access to a Blue Light Card - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brands

Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeing

We have an excellent Refer a Friend scheme which offers you a £500 bonus for any recommendations, any role! Our scheme allows you to recommend your friends and family to work with us and earn a £500 bonus payment for every successful referral you make. Please note, the Refer a Friend scheme is only applicable if your recommended friend completes their 6 months probation period

This is an evolving part of our service that is truly making a difference and if you believe you have the passion to be a part of our team, please get in touch or submit your application below. We will provide you with the training and support that you need to develop in your role. We're proud to offer some excellent in person training as part of your role:

Risk Assessment Training

Adult Safeguarding

Care Plan and Assessment Training

Naloxone Training

Needle Prevision Training

Motivational Interviewing Skills

Welcome to With You session

Outreach Support Training

Dealing with Challenging Clients Training

Drug and Alcohol Training

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Competitive salary

28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

2 days paid volunteer leave per year

Auto-enrollment into We Are With You's pension scheme

Access to a Blue Light Card - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brands

Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeing

Risk Assessment Training

Adult Safeguarding

Care Plan and Assessment Training

Naloxone Training

Needle Prevision Training

Motivational Interviewing Skills

Welcome to With You session

Outreach Support Training

Dealing with Challenging Clients Training

Drug and Alcohol Training

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Should you be successful in your application, you will be required to provide 3 years worth of references and where applicable, will need to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

Experience

Essential

You will be a compassionate and motivated individual, with an exceptional ability to build meaningful relationships. We're looking for demonstrable experience working within the health, social care, criminal justice or other specialist setting, ideally with those with substance misuse issues. You will be highly organised, with excellent communication skills and able to manage your time effectively, working as part of a team to ensure a high quality service is maintained. A driving licence is essential for this role. Above all, we are looking for someone who is passionate about what we do, with a positive and engaging approach to our service users and key stakeholders.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Should you be successful in your application, you will be required to provide 3 years worth of references and where applicable, will need to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

Experience

Essential

You will be a compassionate and motivated individual, with an exceptional ability to build meaningful relationships. We're looking for demonstrable experience working within the health, social care, criminal justice or other specialist setting, ideally with those with substance misuse issues. You will be highly organised, with excellent communication skills and able to manage your time effectively, working as part of a team to ensure a high quality service is maintained. A driving licence is essential for this role. Above all, we are looking for someone who is passionate about what we do, with a positive and engaging approach to our service users and key stakeholders.

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.