Aftercare Acamprosate Recovery Co-ordinator

15 hours ago


StokeonTrent, United Kingdom BAC O'Connor Full time

Burton Addiction and O’Connor Centres is an award winning organisation offering support to individuals with drug and alcohol problems in a range of settings including detoxification and residential rehabilitation, recovery housing, social enterprises and community based therapeutic services.

We work in partnership with North Staffs Combined Health Care Trust and We Are With You to form Community Drug and Alcohol Service (CDAS) in Stoke on Trent and this is an exciting opportunity to be part of a new innovative service within this partnership.

**Why Join Us?**

By joining our team, you will not have a ‘job’ but you will have a career built with the knowledge that you are making a positive difference to people with substance misuse addiction by developing and supporting them to achieve their dreams, outcomes and aspirations.

**Job Purpose**

We are looking for that special someone who is able to support our Service Users who are abstinent from alcohol and wish to continue their recovery following treatment completion. This caseload of clients will be prescribed Acamprosate in order to reduce alcohol cravings and prevent relapse.

**Main Duties**
- Fully inform Service Users of their recovery options and involve them in decision and consent to motivate them to take opportunities to achieve sustained recovery
- Undertake accurate and comprehensive assessments of need, identifying levels of risk and implementing ways of managing risks with clients
- Co -produce, monitor and review Service Users goals plans and motivate them to complete realistic actions to achieve long term recovery goals
- Deliver activities and interventions which may be alongside peers and volunteer, in SCDAS premises, partnership premises, community outreach locations and client accommodation
- Identify and facilitate access to community resources to support recovery within the community.
- Build and develop client’s personal strengths, social networks and recovery capital
- Work closely with the Clinical Team and where appropriate, prepare for detoxification by delivering wrap around support and providing an aftercare plan and relapse prevention.

**About You**

Ideally you will have:

- Sound working knowledge of the models of recovery within substance misuse services in practice
- Knowledge and understanding of harm reduction, and how this relates to substance misuse
- Understanding of the cause and effects of substance use on clients, families and the community.
- Experience of completing assessment of needs, support planning, implementing & evaluating holistic person-centred risk / aftercare plans to a high standard.
- Knowledge of the Policies and Procedures relating to Safeguarding of children and adults at risk and how this would be implemented within the workplace

If you require further information, please contact the HR team at BAC on 01283 537280

Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar an applicant from working for us; the nature of a disclosed conviction and its relevance to the post in question will be considered in all circumstances

We are committed to the fair treatment of our staff, potential staff or users of our services, regardless of age; disability; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race; religion or belief; sex; sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnerships, social class or economic status.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £22,413.00-£24,561.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Company events
- Referral programme
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

- Please tell us what interests you about this role

**Experience**:

- Key work: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person



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