Assessment Worker
6 months ago
Overview:
**Change Grow Live** are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.
We have an exciting opportunity for an **Assessment Worker** to join our busy Lewisham service, supporting the engagement of people who want support with their substance use.
You’ll have to record information about what you do, so enjoying a bit of paperwork and attention to detail is important. But most of the time you’ll be enjoying working with people from all backgrounds, making a difference to their lives.
**Where**:Lewisham
**Hours**:37.5hrs per week
**Salary**: £27,449.53 - £31,529.41
**Allowance**: £4,072.06 Inner London Weighting
**Contract Type**: Fixed Term - 12 months
**Responsibilities**:
**About the role**:
- Supporting the engagement of people who want support with substance use into effective, evidence based & recovery focused treatment programs, including delivering open access support, triage assessment, telephone screening, needle exchange and outreach activities
- Support service user assessment, recovery planning and assertive linkage to mutual aid
- Support the delivery of recovery coaching using a broad range of psychosocial interventions
- Work with partnership organisations to support effective comprehensive treatment pathways and broaden the client’s recovery plan accordingly
- Assist with appropriate screening processes including urine and saliva tests.
- Produce evidence in monthly supervision, and when necessary, to clearly illustrate that individual performance targets are being met
- Present a professional image and actively promote the service-to-service users, other stakeholders, partnership organisations and the public
- Uphold data protection legislation and only share client information as per CGL policy, local and formally agreed information sharing protocols and client confidentiality agreements
- Actively promote equality of opportunities and diversity the project aims
**About you**:
- Knowledge of the issues facing substance misuse including social care, welfare benefits, health, and emergency accommodation
- Experience of community based support/outreach practices
- Knowledge of safeguarding risks and escalation process
- Communicate confidently and effectively, verbally and in writing
- Respond flexibly to the demands of the post
- Work as a member of a team
- Show a capacity to work alone and the ability to keep calm under pressure
- Understand and have a commitment to the principles of equal opportunity and diversity
- Employ a professional, empathetic, and non-judgmental attitude towards service users
- Show commitment to facilitating positive outcomes for service users
**What we will give to you**:
- 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service
- Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘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
**_
Please read attached Job Description for a more detailed out line of responsibilities and Person Specifications_**
If this sounds like you and you’d like to begin your journey with **Change Grow Live,** then we’d love to talk to you.
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