Administration Officer

Job Description

**Service: Mobile Harm Reduction Service**

**Based: West Street, Glasgow**

**Hours**:Part-Time Available (18 hours per week)**

**Salary: £27,554 - £31,200 (pro rata)**

**Contract Permanent**

Do 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.

Our Turning Point Scotland Services in **Mobile Harm Reduction Service** are looking for people like you 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 a team.

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.

As an Administration Officer, 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.

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Job Description
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-Person Specification
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Service Descriptor
- After the successful pilot of the WAND initiative in Glasgow city centre Turning Point Scotland introduced a Corra funded harm reduction service offering a range of roles, some new and innovative. The primary aim of the service is to promote and deliver the WAND Initiative in order to increase the uptake of harm reduction services, increase engagement with mainstream treatment and support services. The interventions are carried out via 3 mobile units which are fitted out to deliver a range of clinical and harm reduction interventions. The mobile units operate flexibly across Glasgow city, East Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire with most of the provision being across the 3 localities of Glasgow city. The post is part-time (18 hours) and you will be based within our offices at West Street, Glasgow._
- 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
- 38 holiday/public holidays days' per year.
- 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.