Cavdas - Substance Use Worker

2 weeks ago

Cardiff, United Kingdom Kaleidoscope Project Full time

**CLOSING DATE: 17TH MAY 2024**

**INTERVIEW DATE: 31ST MAY 2024**

**Background to Service**:
Cardiff & Vale Drug and Alcohol Service (CAVDAS) is an alliance of Barod, Recovery Cymru and Kaleidoscope Project with strategic partners G4S and Pobl. CAVDAS Alliance has been commissioned by the Cardiff & Vale Substance Misuse Area Planning board. CAVDAS services will deliver specialist support and interventions across the Youth Justice Services, Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) Cardiff Council Housing Services, Counselling, Recovery and Aftercare, Volunteering and Service User Involvement, Rapid Access Prescribing (RAPS), structures interventions, peer support and mutual aid, Harm Reduction and Work Force Development. CAVDAS will deliver an integrated young person's, adults and family and carer information, advice, interventions and support service. CAVDAS will work across Cardiff and Vale Health and Social Care Partners, and forums to co-produce services delivering outcomes in the way that people want. We are looking to build a new culture providing one system for Cardiff and Vale and a unified, innovative and flexible delivery model.

**Purpose of the Role**:
The role will provide harm reduction, case management and specialist intervention function across the CAVDAS services model. The role will contribute to structured community rehab timetabled approaches while supporting flexible and responsive peer led and innovative responses to substance use throughout the region.

The successful applicant will deliver services in line with Welsh Government Treatment Frameworks, NICE guidance (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence), and other relevant professional standards and legislation. CAVDAS staff are expected to follow Operational Policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's), ensuring that the care and treatment provided is safe, undertaken to a high standard and informed by up-to-date, evidence-based practice.

The post holder should enjoy face-to-face contact with people who have recognised that their use of substances has become problematic. They will have excellent communication skills, be able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team, across agency cultures including those within statutory, private and voluntary sector partnerships. The post holder must be flexible and efficient within small locality teams, to ensure services are delivered equitably and with the service user at the heart of delivery.

They will have a non-judgmental approach to people who have recognised that their use has become problematic and be able to provide a welcoming and accessible service to existing and potential service users.

Individual supervision will be provided in line with Alliance partner organisational policy. Additional clinical support will be provided via peer supervision and review groups. Specific training will be available for the development of service provision in line with Continued Professional Development.

**BENEFITS**:
**Kaleidoscope offers the following benefits**:

- **Annual Leave**
- **Bank Holidays**
- **Pension**
- **Simply Health**
- **Wellbeing Day**
- **Car Scheme**
- **Time Off in Lieu (TOIL)**

The post holder will have responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of vulnerable adults/ children (as appropriate) where the employee has responsibility or contact with the vulnerable person.

**WE DO NOT ACCEPT APPLICATIONS VIA INDEED, PLEASE APPLY VIA OUR WEBSITE ONLY**:
**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £24,205.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Work Location: In person

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