Substance Misuse Support Worker (Criminal Justice Team)
LOCATION: Luton
SALARY: £14.08 Basic
DURATION: Temporary (ongoing)
HOURS: 37.5 hours per week Mon-Fri (9am-5pm)
Overview:
You will hold a small caseload of clients with Drug Rehabilitation Requirement (DRR’s) / Alcohol Treatment Requirements (ATR’s) and will carry out DRR and ATR assessments. Day to Day Duties:
Supporting service users from point of entry into the service and through their treatment/recovery journey
Providing screening, assessment, and recovery planning and onward referral
Reducing drug and alcohol related harm to service users and the wider community
Promoting carer, service user and community involvement
Providing advocacy for access to partnership services
Working with service users to support social (re)integration, enabling them to lead meaningful and purposeful lives: promoting recovery, resilience, peer support and self-determination
Research, design and prepare subject matter and materials for groups / pods.
Deliver structured content within group settings to service users at various stages of recovery
Engage with debriefing and evaluations with co-facilitators after groups/pods have taken place, reviewing progress and identifying concerns with service users
Tailor specific workshops around the needs of the service users, such as: anger management, sleep disorders, relationships, etc Person Specification:
Experience having worked with individuals with substance misuse problems is essential.
CRiiS experience would be beneficial For more information on these roles please contact Emily Rex on (phone number removed)