Other  2023-02-24 11:27:58

Permanent

£25350 – £26063/annum

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

Job Title: Recovery Worker
Salary: £25,350.59 – £26,063.09 p.a.
Location: This role can be based in either High Wycombe or Aylesbury
Job Role: This post is a full-time/permeant role (37.5 hours per week) and may include evening, weekend and bank holiday work (Job Share will be considered)
Job Summary:
* To work within the One Recovery Bucks (ORB) team to provide a dedicated comprehensive recovery focused service for people with drug and alcohol misuse across Bucks
* To provide structured psychosocial interventions, group work and harm minimisation support within a recovery framework
* To contribute to the delivery of Oasis business plans and ensuring that OASIS' vision and values are embedded within the organisation
Responsibility for:
* Provision of drug and alcohol treatment to service users within the locality
* Holding a caseload of service users and being responsible for offering a range of interventions to that individual
* Supporting a service user through their treatment journey from beginning to end
* Embracing the concept of recovery and demonstrating this in your clinical work
* Ensuring that your work is evidence based, up to date and in accordance with current policy and legislation
* Keeping up to date and accurate records and documentation
Skills and Expertise:
* A good working knowledge and understanding of service users with drug and/or alcohol related problems
* Experience in managing a caseload of service users with complex needs
* Awareness of issues faced by others involved with people experiencing drug and alcohol related problems
* Proven verbal and written communication skills with the ability to tailor the message to the audience
* Able to deliver a range of services/treatments/interventions in a person centred, non-judgmental manner
* Able to demonstrate flexibility and creativity when developing support packages
* Collaborative team working skills
* Adaptable and able to work in a challenging and changeable environment
* Ability to deliver against agreed objectives and targets
Qualifications:
* Vocational qualification e.g. NVQ 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent qualification
* Demonstrable education and/or training in substance use work
This job description reflects the overall scope and responsibilities of the role. All jobs change or evolve over time in order to meet corporate or local needs and this job description will therefore be subject to periodic joint review and change if required.
Please note all candidates will need to go through the enhanced DBS process
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer
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Please note; due to the nature of the role, no sponsorship or relocation packages will be available for this position and so candidates must be eligible to both live and work in the UK to be considered.
Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of: Recovery Worker, Social Care Worker, Recovery Support Worker, Drug Misuse Support Worker, Alcohol Misuse Support Worker, Social Care Support will also be considered for this role

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