Support Worker & Recovery Navigator
Venn Group have been approached by a charity and would like to introduce the following position available to registered candidates.
Position: Support Worker & Recovery Navigator
Location: Halifax
Rate: £12.00 – £13.00 p/hour (PAYE inc holiday pay)
Length: 4 – 6 weeks with likelihood of extension
Hours: 37 hours p/week, 9am- 5pm- no weekends
Support Worker
The role will predominantly involve:
- Delivering effective and immediate responses to minimise harm and reduce relapse whilst encouraging individuals to engage with a recovery plan covering all aspects of their life
- Supporting Alcohol and Opiate users to deliver and support the delivery of specific programs
- Delivering and supporting the development and co-ordination of a targeted outreach, in-reach and cross-reach activity, in relation to health prevention and education
- Completing walk in assessments, taking referrals, supporting reception and clinical staff with service delivery
- Actively engaging service users and delivering appropriate interventions, such as advice and information, brief intervention and extended brief intervention, enhancing motivation for change and treatment readiness where relevant
- Delivering and supporting both the development and coordination of both ‘fixed site’ and ‘community’ Needle Exchange Provision
Recovery Navigator
The role will predominantly involve:
- Being part of the Alcohol Care Team, which provides a programme of interventions and connecting individuals into other services and settings for service users with alcohol misuse issues
- Delivering and contributing to the development of an innovative recovery programme which will offer a range of support to address what matters to the client e.g. housing, benefits, welfare
- Managing a caseload of up to 70 clients
- Completing recovery plans and risk assessments
The successful candidate must have previous experience working with clients with a substance misuse background and recovery work experience and must have an Enhanced DBS within 1 -2 years and available to start next week. To find out more about this role or to apply please contact Samantha Marshall or Kiera Power on 0161 830 1830.
*Venn Group’s “Recommendation Scheme”: if you recommend a candidate who is subsequently placed by Venn Group (for a minimum of 2 weeks) you will be eligible for £25 worth of vouchers from a choice of high street organisations.