We are recruiting for a Day Programme Recovery Worker at our community hub in Dover.
Here at The Forward Trust Community hub we help to support people that have issues with drugs and/or alcohol and want to make a positive change. We also support the family and friends of people who are worried about their loved ones substance use.
Role Responsibilities
Working within a community-based treatment setting to provide support to drug and alcohol users aged 18 and over (dependent on service). Services are designed to deliver an integrated combination of treatment interventions to meet the holistic needs of service users in the community-this includes clinical, psycho-social and wellbeing interventions for service users.
You will be delivering the Forward Trust’s Substance Dependency Treatment Programme that uses the 12 Step Approach in a community day rehab setting. The role is based in the East Kent community drug and alcohol service and you will responsible for contributing to the success of the day programme and supporting service users to make transformational change.
The aim is to ensure adequate accessibility across East Kent for all service use therefor the role will entail both face to face and online delivery. The role will require you to manage a case load of services users that are engaging with the programme, delivering frequent interventions and facilitating a structured programme on a daily basis.
You will also be responsible for assessing service users and supporting their admission by working closely with Recovery Workers across the East Kent region. Some flexibility of delivery may be required within the role which may include evening/weekend shifts depending on the individual service. You may also be required with reasonable notice to travel to other projects in your area to deliver services, enabling continuity of care for the client group.
The Ideal Candidate
Please see a list of skills and experience needed for this role below;
- Flexibility to meet the needs of the service as it develops.
- Carry out assessments, designing and implementing SMART care plans.
- A positive problem solving approach with the ability to focus on key issues quickly and clearly.
- Effective negotiating and influencing skills.
- The ability to engage effectively with the service user group.
- Understanding of and sensitivity to diversity and equality issues.
- Working knowledge of using Microsoft office packages and video conferencing software and ability to support service users with digital literacy.
- Understanding of 12 step approach.
- Experience and knowledge of the range of psychosocial interventions including structured programme facilitation and how they benefit the service user group we work with.
- Knowledge and experience of using client information management systems