Prevention & Engagement Worker

3 weeks ago

Wigan, United Kingdom We Are With You Full time

Is being able to motivate and engage people second nature to you?

Are you able to use your knowledge, skills and experience to effectively assess and manage risk?

If you are interested in working in the substance misuse field and share We Are With You values of being committed, professional and determined, we’d love to hear from you.

You will be joining an experienced team of fellow professionals who work hard to support each other and deliver exceptional care to our clients.

Our vibrant services in Wigan and Leigh provide support to people concerned about their own or someone else's alcohol or drug use. We have services in both Wigan and Leigh but much of our work is carried out in the local communities we serve.

Access to a vehicle is required for this role

As a Prevention and Engagement Worker, you will be working in close partnership with other health care professionals, partner agencies, service commissioners, and internal clinical/mental health teams to ensure that our clients receive prompt advice and treatment.

A key element of the role will be to assist in the delivery of an integrated service by completing assessments, recovery plans, referrals, support, care coordination and appropriate interventions (e.g. psychosocial, pharmacotherapy, harm reduction).

You’ll also be able to confidently and expertly assess WithYou clients, carrying out triage and comprehensive assessment, as required and making appropriate onward referrals to specialist agencies.

**REQUIRED SKILLS**:

- Evidence of continuous professional development
- OCN/NVQ level 3 orequivalent or willing to achieve this within 12 months
- Demonstrable experience of working in the health, social care, criminal justice or other specialist setting
- Successful track record ofworking with substance misuse service users
- Knowledge and understanding of health and safety, including assessing high-risk situations for service users
- Knowledge and understanding of group Working: - Assessment, care planning and key working
- Harm reduction
- Issues affecting substance misusers
- Rehabilitation
- Solution-focused Brief Therapy
- Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to build effective relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders

**DESIRABLE SKILLS**:
A full job description will be provided upon request

**ABOUT THE COMPANY**:
Everyone should feel comfortable getting the support they need for issues with drugs, alcohol or mental health.

At We Are With You we work with people on their own goals, whether that’s staying safe and healthy, making small changes or stopping an unwanted habit altogether. We give people support in a way that’s right for them either face to face in their local service, community or online.

We provide a free and confidential service without judgement to more than 100,000 people a year.

We use our expertise to improve the help available and raise awareness around drugs, alcohol and mental health so that more people can get support.

**We Are With You.**

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we’ll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.

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**BENEFITS**:

- Competitive salary
- 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
- 2 days paid volunteer leave per year
- Auto-enrollment into We Are With You’s pension scheme
- Access to a Blue Light Card - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brands
- Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeing
- We have an excellent Refer a Friend scheme which offers you a £500 bonus for any recommendations, any role Our scheme allows you to recommend your friends and family to work with us and earn a £500 bonus payment for every successful referral you make. Please note, the Refer a Friend scheme is only applicable if your recommended friend completes their 6 months probation period

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