Recovery Coordinator

About the role:

Supporting service users from point of entry into the service and through their treatment/recovery journey  Providing screening, assessment, and recovery planning and onward referral  Reducing drug and alcohol related harm to service users and the wider community  Promoting carer, service user and community involvement  Providing advocacy for access to partnership services  Working with service users to support social (re)integration, enabling them to lead meaningful and purposeful lives: promoting recovery, resilience, peer support and self-determination  Research, design and prepare subject matter and materials for groups / pods.  Deliver structured content within group settings to service users at various stages of recovery Book people on specific workshops around their needs such as: anger management, sleep disorders, relationships, etc 

About you:  

Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field  Experience of working with groups/pods and managing group dynamics, such as conflict or challenging behaviour.  Be an excellent communicator, both verbal and written with good IT skills  Proactive and able to work on own initiative with excellent time management and prioritising skills  Have a good working knowledge of mental health interventions, services, and good practice  Be a supportive team player with strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work in partnership with a wide range of professionals, agencies, and internal/external stakeholders  Ability to manage change successfully in a way that prioritises the needs of service users  Understand the importance of information governance processes and commit to follow and apply all necessary safeguards  Seek out learning opportunities to improve and broaden your professional knowledge and skills and to contribute and oversee the learning and development of others

What we will give to you:  

25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service “Capped at 30 days”  Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme  Contributory pension scheme  Several benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.  A friendly and supportive team  Training, career development & progression opportunities  Refer a friend scheme and receive generous vouchers if candidate is successful.

Please reflect the attached Job Description and Person Specifications in your application . 

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