Recovery Worker

1 month ago

Redcar, United Kingdom With You Full time

Job Description

If you have a compassionate nature and a genuine desire to help others, you could be just what we're looking for.

As a Recovery Worker you will be providing support and advice to people who are experiencing difficulties due to substance misuse and domestic abuse. You will have the opportunity to complete training in both areas, and strengthen your knowledge of these key strands of our service. You will have your own caseload, working as part of our team and alongside other social care services to identify how we can help. You will develop plans with your clients to help them get their lives back to where they want them to be. 

We are determined and always professional in our approach to each and every case and we never judge, we're just here to help.

If you think this could be the career for you, take the first step and apply now to join our amazing team in Redcar & Cleveland.

We Are With You in Redcar and Cleveland is a free and confidential service for people affected by drugs and alcohol. With You in Redcar & Cleveland is part of the THRIVE partnership, an integrated substance use, domestic abuse and education/recovery support service. If you have experience in supporting people with a drug and/or alcohol problem, have a compassionate nature and a genuine desire to help others, you could be just what we're looking for.

You will work as part of a team with the aims of:

understanding your clients  keeping them safe creating a plan they can achieve with your support checking in with them and reviewing their progress keeping accurate and timely records of your contact with them working effectively with other social care providers e.g. Housing, to cover all aspects of their successful recovery  continuously learning and reflecting to improve the outcomes for your clients supporting your colleagues across the service to deliver excellent care

Required Skills

To be successful in this role, you will:

have attained ONC/NVQ level 3 or be willing to achieve this within 12 months have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field have knowledge of health and safety, including assessing client in high-risk situations  have knowledge of assessing risks and risk assessments be resilient under pressure and able to prioritise your work have good oral and written communication skills including IT skills have the ability to build and maintain effective relationships with clients and colleagues alike be able to work effectively in a team, supporting others when needed be adaptable, have excellent time management skills and be able to on your own initiative have strong interpersonal skills, displaying empathy with a non judgmental approach have a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle be flexible with your working hours on occasion

You will also need to meet our safeguarding requirements of a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.


Desirable Skills

A full job description can 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.

As an organisation, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our staff. We know that representing the communities we serve is key to us meeting our goals of radically improving people's lives. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people and armed forces veterans.

As part of our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant, we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates that are veterans and meet all the essential criteria for a role. 

With You is also a Disability Confident Employer and we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with a disability and meet all the essential criteria for a role.

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.


Benefits

Competitive salary 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays An extra day off for your birthday or a special occasion of your choice Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave 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

Should you be successful in your application, you will be required to provide 3 years' worth of references and where applicable, will need to undergo an enhanced DBS check.


Additional Information

All applicants need to submit a CV and a covering letter on why you should be considered for this role. Applications will not be accepted if no covering letter is included. Please note that this role may close early should sufficient applications be received, so early application is advised.

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