Senior Relief Worker

South Lanarkshire Alcohol & Other Drugs Reachout Service

Type of service: Drugs and Alcohol Service

Job Type: Senior Relief Worker

Hours of work: Relief

Salary: £13.55 per hour

Senior Relief Worker

South Lanarkshire

Do you have a passion for helping vulnerable people enjoy as much fulfilment as they can and feel included in their community?

If compassion, care and inclusiveness are an important part of who you are, our opportunities to work away from the routine in a demanding, challenging but emotionally rewarding role could be for you.
Our Turning Point Scotland Services in South Lanarkshire are looking for people like you to help provide individualised support to adults with a wide range of needs, either on an individual 1:1 basis or alongside others and as part of a team.

Key groups

• Individuals who do not engage at any level;
• Individuals who sporadically engage therefore proving difficult to achieve desired outcomes, and
• Individuals who partially engage where the focus is purely on medical treatment

The South Lanarkshire Alcohol & Other Drugs REACHOUT Service will work within the Alcohol & Drug Partnership to establish a service focusing on supporting people over the age of 16 with problematic alcohol & drug use through an Assertive Outreach and Intensive Case Management model.

We are committed to helping individuals begin their journey to recovery whilst utilising harm reduction approaches. Safety will be at the forefront of care delivery, and we will make efforts to include families and communities in the continued growth and development of the service model to assist in reducing stigma, increase engagement and retention of individuals within the service/treatment/pathway which works best for them.

The service will operate flexibly & creatively across the whole of South Lanarkshire and will work in partnership with existing services such as CAReS teams and The Beacons etc. The service will operate 7 days a week, including evenings and public holidays. The support we provide is always person centred, we do this by involving people who know the person well, this includes family and friends, other health and social work professionals, advocacy services and our own staff members.

We believe having the right values of respect, compassion, inclusion and integrity is all you need to join our team! We would offer you full support in completing your application.

As a Senior Relief Worker, you will work with individuals who have a wide range of support needs, providing them with practical and emotional support and encouraging them to achieve their own personal outcomes in all aspects of their daily lives e.g. keeping safe, meaningful activities, community involvement, physical health, relationships, emotional health and wellbeing.

Please note that IT skills are required for all our vacancies.

Where applicable, successful candidates will be required to register with the SSSC within 6 months of start date.

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Benefits

Turning Point Scotland operates a list of approved relief workers who may be contacted by services when there is a need to engage additional workers in order to provide the required support to someone who uses our services. Relief workers are primarily deployed to cover periods of leave, or sickness absence and to provide additional support during periods of peak activity etc.

When there is suitable work available within a service, a manager will contact relief workers offering them a shift/series of shifts. As a relief worker you will be well‑placed to fit your work around your existing work or other commitments and you will be under no pressure or obligation to accept work from us if it does not suit you to do so. Once work is offered and accepted by you however, there is an expectation that you will make every effort to attend to undertake that shift. Your reliability in this regard is very important to our services and to the people we support who will be expecting you.

Relief workers submit a time sheet to claim payment for the hours they have worked and are paid on a monthly basis. You will accrue some entitlement to paid holidays and you will be reimbursed for all reasonable expenses incurred in the course of your work for us.

You will be required to undertake a programme of basic training which is primarily designed to enable you to operate safely, but also to meet the organisation’s obligations to you in terms of health & safety legislation.

Relief working at Turning Point Scotland will not normally be suitable for people who have full‑time posts with other agencies.

Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle required.

Does this position require a valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle? Yes

Does the post include personal care? No

Does the post include cooking and housekeeping skills? No

Will the service users be involved in this process? No

If you would like to chat about any aspect of the role, please call our Recruitment & Engagement Team on 0808 1643100.