Recovery Coordinator in Southend-on-Sea)

Location: Southend on Sea

Salary: £24,000 per annum plus benefits

Vacancy Type: Permanent, Full Time

We are recruiting for a Recovery Coordinator at our Community Drug and Alcohol Services in Southend on Sea. The community team here at The Forward Trust supports people who have issues with drugs and/or alcohol and want to make a positive change. We also support the family and friends of people who are worried about their loved ones' substance use, or have been affected by it.

Role Responsibilities

• Working within an integrated healthcare framework to provide support to drug and alcohol users aged 18 and over (dependent on service).
• Services are designed to deliver Psychosocial Drug and Alcohol Interventions for Service users that are identified as having an Alcohol or drug problem.
• Deliver client centred treatment using both harm reduction and abstinence based treatment approaches depending on the requirements of the individual client.
• Manage a caseload, provide appropriate harm reduction advice and guidance, assess, care plan; deliver structured 1:1 and group-work sessions including structured treatment programmes.
• Through care and integration with other services such as Housing, Employment, Healthcare services, Probation and CRCs are an essential element of the work.
• Contribute to the targets set by Forward and the local commissioners.
• Co-operative working relationships with other partner agencies is vital to this role.
• Flexibility will be required in this role, which may include some evening/weekend shifts with reasonable notice to deliver services, enabling continuity of care for the client group.

The Ideal Candidate

Please see a list of skills and experience needed for this role below;

Essential

• Proactivity - Quick thinking with a high level use of initiative
• Resilience - Solves problems, takes learning on board from mistakes to aid personal and professional growth
• Adaptability - Can work in fast-paced changing environments
• Confidence - Has confidence in own abilities, awareness of the working
• Team Work - Works in harmony with colleagues to deliver results
• Open to Feedback - Open to constructive feedback in order to further develop
• Innovative - Continually searching for better ways of working

Desirable

• Experience of working within the substance misuse services.
• Experience of carrying out comprehensive assessments, risk management plans and the design and implementation of SMART care plans.
• Experience of delivering structured interventions to service users.
• Experience of facilitating groups.
• Using motivational interviewing techniques in both 1:1 and group settings.
• Strong IT skills.
• Understanding of continuity of care, holistic care needs and community services.
• Experience of promoting and supporting Equality and Diversity.
• Knowledge of the issues facing substance misusers.
• Knowledge of the Recovery Agenda.
• Knowledge of Safeguarding.
• A thorough knowledge of and commitment to the 12-step process of recovery from addiction.
• Knowledge of Community support Services.
• Knowledge of the criminal justice sector.
• Previous experience of working within a community or a prison setting.
• Utilising clinical supervision.
• Knowledge of NHS health and wellbeing outcomes.

Qualification

• Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care
• Any qualification in substance misuse

About Us

We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.

We are committed to our cause and the work we carry out as a charity. Equally the wellbeing of the employees who work for us are also important. Joining us as an employee, we will offer you the following benefits:

• Flexible working
• Training and development opportunities
• Simply Health Cashback Scheme (optional)
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Crisis Loan Scheme
• Electric Car Scheme
• 3 x Wellbeing Days (pro rata'd for part time employees)
• Access to Blue Light Card
• 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
• Contributory Pension Scheme - Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years' service and up to 9% thereafter
• Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary)
• Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for the Forward Trust, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to their website to complete your application.

Application Link