Drug and Alcohol Recovery Practitioner - #135476
Waythrough
Date: 2 weeks ago
City: Telford
Salary:
£25,089
-
£27,069
per year
Contract type: Contractor
*£25,089-£27,069 pa + benefits*
Read on to fully understand what this job requires in terms of skills and experience If you are a good match, make an application.
*Fixed term contract for 12 months *
*1 full-time vacancy and 1 part-time vacancy for 22.5 hours a week*
*Telford*
Do you have an understanding of substance use and associated health and social issues? Do you have experience of working in an addictions or social care setting? All you need is the perfect environment to put your skills to great use. Welcome to Aquarius as a *Practitioner*.
We are looking for a Drug and Alcohol Recovery Practitioner to join our service in Telford. Telford STaRS is for anyone (children and young people from 10+ and adults 18+) who is using or affected by the problems associated with drugs and/or alcohol.
Your challenge? To provide advice, assessments, brief and structured interventions and group programmes. As a Practitioner, you will be the initial contact for referrals into the service, conducting initial assessments via telephone, face to face and offering relevant and appropriate advice, harm minimisation, family interventions risk assessment and management, actioning onward referrals to partner agencies. You will also be required to manage a caseload.
An energetic and confident self-starter, you have a qualification in health/social care, youth and community work (e.g. NVQ Level 3 or above, DipSW, Mental Health Nursing, Counselling, Addiction Studies). Alternatively, we’ll consider candidates with experience of working in the substance misuse field. As well as good knowledge of alcohol/drug and health related issues, you're used to liaising with voluntary and statutory agencies and health professionals and comfortable engaging with clients in a variety of service delivery settings. You will also have the ability to collaborate and work professionally with service users, families and external agencies to provide a service which maximises outcomes for service users. What’s more, you have a flexible approach, a commitment to the principles of confidentiality and excellent record keeping and Microsoft Office.
_We are committed to increasing our diversity and we would welcome applications from those with lived experience and/or anyone from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic group._
This is a rolling recruitment process; shortlisted candidates will be interviewed as and when they apply.
When applying, please upload a CV and supporting statement which should clearly outline your skills and experience.
Aquarius Action Projects is a long-established charity (since 1982) based in Birmingham with a national reach of contracts and Partnerships. Aquarius is a subsidiary of Waythrough – a large charity that specialises in mental health, alcohol, drugs and related areas.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract
Pay: £25,089.00-£27,069.00 per year
Work Location: In person
Read on to fully understand what this job requires in terms of skills and experience If you are a good match, make an application.
*Fixed term contract for 12 months *
*1 full-time vacancy and 1 part-time vacancy for 22.5 hours a week*
*Telford*
Do you have an understanding of substance use and associated health and social issues? Do you have experience of working in an addictions or social care setting? All you need is the perfect environment to put your skills to great use. Welcome to Aquarius as a *Practitioner*.
We are looking for a Drug and Alcohol Recovery Practitioner to join our service in Telford. Telford STaRS is for anyone (children and young people from 10+ and adults 18+) who is using or affected by the problems associated with drugs and/or alcohol.
Your challenge? To provide advice, assessments, brief and structured interventions and group programmes. As a Practitioner, you will be the initial contact for referrals into the service, conducting initial assessments via telephone, face to face and offering relevant and appropriate advice, harm minimisation, family interventions risk assessment and management, actioning onward referrals to partner agencies. You will also be required to manage a caseload.
An energetic and confident self-starter, you have a qualification in health/social care, youth and community work (e.g. NVQ Level 3 or above, DipSW, Mental Health Nursing, Counselling, Addiction Studies). Alternatively, we’ll consider candidates with experience of working in the substance misuse field. As well as good knowledge of alcohol/drug and health related issues, you're used to liaising with voluntary and statutory agencies and health professionals and comfortable engaging with clients in a variety of service delivery settings. You will also have the ability to collaborate and work professionally with service users, families and external agencies to provide a service which maximises outcomes for service users. What’s more, you have a flexible approach, a commitment to the principles of confidentiality and excellent record keeping and Microsoft Office.
_We are committed to increasing our diversity and we would welcome applications from those with lived experience and/or anyone from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic group._
This is a rolling recruitment process; shortlisted candidates will be interviewed as and when they apply.
When applying, please upload a CV and supporting statement which should clearly outline your skills and experience.
Aquarius Action Projects is a long-established charity (since 1982) based in Birmingham with a national reach of contracts and Partnerships. Aquarius is a subsidiary of Waythrough – a large charity that specialises in mental health, alcohol, drugs and related areas.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract
Pay: £25,089.00-£27,069.00 per year
Work Location: In person
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