Harm Reduction Worker

4 weeks ago


Mansfield, United Kingdom Change Grow Live Full time

Overview:
Do you want to work for a caring organisation that believes in people? Do you want to make a difference?As a Harm Reduction Worker with Change Grow Live you’ll work with people who use our services, helping them get to where they want to be.

**Where** - Nottinghamshire, Mansfeild

**When** - ASAP

**Hours** - 37.5

**Salary** - £26,393,77 - £30,316,74

**Responsibilities**:
**About The Role**
- To ensure that Health Promotion and Harm Reduction messages are integrated throughout the local recovery services.
- To deliver effective harm reduction services, including the provision of needle and syringe programme, testing for blood borne virus and access to treatment for blood borne viruses and injecting related injuries/complications.
- To design and deliver workforce development and training across multiple alcohol and drug awareness domains to specialist staff in the local services and the wider workforce as needed
- Lead the development and production of alcohol and drug-related resources for service users, at-risk groups
- To reduce harm, raise awareness and promote services, liaising closely with Public Health Specialists, Commissioners, and Health Promotion colleagues across the region to ensure joined-up working.
- Providing day to day support for the Mansfield Duty Team.

**About You**:

- Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field
- Be an excellent communicator, both verbal and written with good IT skills
- Proactive and able to work on own initiative with excellent time management and prioritising skills
- Have a good working knowledge of mental health interventions, services, and good practice
- Be a supportive team player with strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work in partnership with a wide range of professionals, agencies, and internal/external stakeholders
- Ability to manage change successfully in a way that prioritises the needs of service users
- Seek out learning opportunities to improve and broaden your professional knowledge and skills and to contribute and oversee the learning and development of other

**What we will give to you**:

- 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service (pro rata).
- Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week.
- ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme.
- Contributory pension scheme.
- A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
- A friendly and supportive team.
- Training, career development & progression opportunities.
- Free eye tests.
- Discounts on a variety of products.

**Please refer to the job description and role specifics to find out more details about this exciting role.**

Our values are to be compassionate, open and bold. If this sounds like you we’d love to hear from you so click apply.


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