Peer Support Practitioner

Locations
- South Lanarkshire
- Service Name
- South Lanarkshire Alcohol & Other Drugs Reachout Service
- Type of service
- Drugs and Alcohol Service
- Job Type
- Peer Practitioner
- Hours of work
- Full time
- Salary
- £12.60 - £12.74 per hour
- Job Description
- **Post: Peer Support Practitioner**

**Service: South Lanarkshire Alcohol & Other Drugs Reachout Service**

**Based: South Lanarkshire area**

**Hours**:Full Time (37 hours per week)**

**Salary: £12.60 - £12.74 per hour**

**Annual**:£24,242 - £24,514**

**Contract: Permanent**

**Are you ready to work with us?**:
Our Turning Point Scotland Services in** South Lanarkshire**are looking for people with** l**ived experience** to help provide individualised support to adults with a wide range of needs, either on an individual 1:1 basis or alongside others and as part of our teams based in **Carluke**and **Cambuslang.**

If you have a passion for helping vulnerable people enjoy as much fulfilment as they can and feel included in their community, If compassion, care and inclusiveness are an important part of who you are, our opportunities to work away from the routine in a demanding, challenging but emotionally rewarding role could be for you.

**TURNING POINT SCOTLAND SOUTH LANARKSHIRE -**ALCOHOL & OTHER DRUGS REACHOUT SERVICE**

The South Lanarkshire Alcohol & Other Drugs REACHOUT Service will work within the Alcohol & Drug Partnership to establish a service focusing on supporting people over the age of 16 with problematic alcohol & drug use through an Assertive Outreach and Intensive Case Management model.

The service model will focus on three key groups:

- Individuals who do not engage at any level;
- Individuals who sporadically engage therefore proving difficult to achieve desired outcomes, and
- Individuals who partially engage where the focus is purely on medical treatment

We are committed to helping individuals begin their journey to recovery whilst utilising harm reduction approaches. Safety will be at the forefront of care delivery and we will make efforts to include families and communities in the continued growth and development of the service model to assist in reducing stigma, increase engagement and retention of individuals within the service/treatment/pathway which works best for them. The service will operate flexibly & creatively across the whole of South Lanarkshire and will work in partnership with existing services such as CAReS teams and The Beacons etc. The service will operate 7 days a week, including evenings and public holidays

As a Peer Support Practitioner, you will work with individuals who have a wide range of support needs, providing them with practical and emotional support and encouraging them to achieve their own personal outcomes in all aspects of their daily lives e.g. keeping safe, meaningful activities, community involvement, physical health, relationships, emotional health and wellbeing. The support we provide is always person centred, we do this by involving people who know the person well, this includes family and friends, other health and Social Work professionals, Advocacy services and our own staff members.

**We value lived experience, please**click here** to read more about our views.**

Please note that IT skills are required for all our vacancies.
Job Description
-Person Specification
Desirable qualifications
- Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle
- Benefits package
Turning Point Scotland have **Platinum accreditation** in **Investors in People**. Our staff are our most important asset, therefore we offer extensive training and impressive personal and career-focused development opportunities. You could be part of an organisation that not only offers excellent careers but makes a real difference to thousands of People’s lives and achieve your own personal fulfilment.
Comprehensive Induction
- 123 Learning and development courses
- 29 eLearning courses
- Funded qualification - SVQ Social Services and Healthcare, work based assessment
- Your Career Pathway, we promote from within and advertise internally all jobs
- Pension Scheme, employer contribution 4%
- Wide range of family friendly policies
- 35 holiday/public holidays days' per year.
- Psychological Counselling Session an a rota basis
- Does this position require a valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle?
- No
- Does the post include personal care?
- No
- Does the post include cooking and housekeeping skills?
- No
- Will the service users be involved in this process?
- No
- Contact name & details
- If you would like to chat about any aspect of the role, please call our Recruitment & Engagement Team on 0808 1643100.