Mental Health Employment Specialist Drug and

3 weeks ago


Cambridge, United Kingdom Red 5 People Ltd Full time

Our client - a national mental health charity, has recently created an official partnership with a support organisation that helps service-users with drug and alcohol substance misuse support needs reintegrate back into society.
**Please note: You must have access to your own vehicle as outreach will be part of this role. You must have experience of having supported/supporting clients with drug and alcohol substance misuse support needs**
**You must also have a 1st or 2nd language in either Polish/Russian/Lithuanian**_The role
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The main purpose is supporting clients recovering from / struggling with drugs and alcohol substance misuse find, regain, and retain employment.
As the Employment Specialist, your core aim is to also help them with their mental health and well-being whilst navigating society reintegration. This could involve helping them to retain their current job. Here you could be liaising with employers or attendingdisciplinary meetings. As well as liaising with other professionals such as GP’s to facilitate returning to work.
**This is an exciting opportunity as you will be embedded within the drug and alcohol substance misuse recovery support team whilst being the core representative of a national mental health charity**
You will work with a caseload of 40. Clients could have mild to moderate mental health support needs, and can be referred across via GP’s, housing providers, IAPT or drug & alcohol services.
There are of course targets to meet - minimum outcomes you will be expected to achieve are 2 job outcomes per month ( 1 x Retain + 1 x Regain)
**_Location
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You will be based at the partner offices HQ in Cambridge split across as 2 days x at Cambridge, 1 x day at Huntingdon, 1 x day at Wisbech, and potentially 1 x day working from home (depending on business needs)
Big part of this role is community work so you must be flexible to travel
Again, you must have access to your own vehicle
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Give Lawrence/David a call for an informal chat (contact details are on our Red 5 People website)
The charity are keen to hear from psychology graduates, employment advisors, support workers, and anyone from the health and social care/employability/training field
**Working hours are Monday to Friday, 9AM to 5PM**:
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**Interviews will take place ASAP



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