Senior Drug and Alcohol Worker

3 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Providence Row Housing Association Full time

PRHA is a great place to work – Our award-winning teams work together to improve the lives of our residents and make a real contribution to ending homelessness. As an IIP Gold standard employer, we value our staff and commit to develop their skills and support them in their important work.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Drug and Alcohol Worker within one of our specialist services. We are looking for self-starters with a passion for sparking change in people's lives. You will have the necessary skill set to empower people and support residents to achieve their goals.

PRHA hostels guarantee a fast-paced, challenging and dynamic environment where no two days are ever the same. We are seeking motivated and energetic individuals to join our teams and help our residents to change their lives for the better.

We are looking for:

Responsibilities

· Create a safe and accepting psychologically informed environment for vulnerable residents, whilst following safeguarding measures.

· Develop the recovery hub, embedding the "Rethink Recovery Toolkit"

· Deliver quality training, advising staff and residents on substance misuse and assist on the admin side of negotiations and conferences.

· Line manage a small number of staff

· Attend service user and care programme approach review meetings.

· Create trusting relationships with residents, motivating and empowering them to take next steps.

· Interview new referrals and recovery workers, ensuring your project meets their needs, and assessing physical and mental health for interventions.

· Develop links and effectively communicate with internal and external partners / connected organisations, providing covering when necessary.

· Organise peer support activities, assisting with money management following Finance policies and procedures.

· Ensure residents are assisted with managing their medication, strictly adhering to PRHA's Medication policy.

· Uphold PRHA's commitment to Equality of Opportunity, and managing Diversity.

Carry out other duties as may be reasonably required.

What we offer

We offer our staff a generous benefits package, which includes:

  • Pension Scheme – We offer a group stakeholder pension scheme with 3% employer's contribution, employee contribution is 5%
  • Holidays - Employees receive up to 22 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising with long service
  • Medical – we provide a "Cash Back" Scheme for a range of services such as dental, physio, chiropody, health& wellbeing
  • Training Programmes – We provide comprehensive training to our employees to enable them to grow in their career and achieve their professional aspirations.
  • Season Ticket Loans – We offer interest-free season ticket loans after successful probation
  • Life Assurance - Upon death whilst in service, a Death in Service payment may be made according to the scheme rules. The payment covers 3 times of the employee's annual salary.

    How to apply

    Please read the full Job Description & Person Specification which can be found on our website. To apply, please send your CV and Supporting Statement to outlining your interest in working for PRHA and explaining how you meet the criteria set out in the Job Description & Person Specification. Please send your CV and Supporting Statement by clicking the Apply Now button. Furthermore, applications with no attached personal statement explaining how you meet the job description will not be considered.

    It is required for this post that the successful candidates will have to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure check.

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