Day Programme Recovery Worker

Description:

Day Programme Recovery Worker
Location: Medway, Gillingham
Salary: £24,000 per annum
Are you passionate about helping people and looking for a new challenge?
Do you want to work for a company where you are valued and be a person who can make a difference?
We are The Forward Trust (formerly RAPt and Blue Sky), 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 believe and are committed to providing opportunities to all people including those with ‘Lived Experience’ we encourage applications from all background including those in recovery from addiction, co-dependency or gambling, have experience of previous offending or homelessness.
What you will be doing?
You will be delivering the Forward Trust’s Substance Dependency Treatment Programme that uses the 12 Step Approach in a community day rehab setting. The role is based in the Medway community drug and alcohol service and you will responsible for contributing to the success of the day programme and supporting service users to make transformational change. The aim is to ensure adequate accessibility across Dover for all service use therefor the role will entail both face to face and online delivery.
The role will require you to manage a case load of services users that are engaging with the programme, delivering frequent interventions and facilitating a structured programme on a daily basis. You will also be responsible for assessing service users and supporting their admission by working closely with Recovery Workers across the Dover region.
* Promote the Day Programme across the Dover region.
* Liaise and maintain productive relationships with Forward’s Dover teams to support referral and assessment stage, ensuring streamlined process for service users and colleagues.
* Complete programme assessments and psychometrics,
* Support the development of clear recovery pathways, including a 12 step programme in both face to face and online formats.
* Case manage service users accessing the day programme.
* Develop and establish links with other relevant agencies to ensure integrated and holistic approach.
* Facilitate interventions relevant to individual client need including 1:1 sessions and daily programme facilitation.
What are we looking for?
We are ideally looking for somebody with the skills and experience below but can also accept someone who is passionate about working with vulnerable individuals as we can offer a robust induction and training programme for the right person
* Speaker of multiple languages is desirable but not essential.
* Carry out assessments, designing and implementing SMART care plans.
* Understanding of 12 step approach.
* Experience and knowledge of the range of psychosocial interventions including structured programme facilitation and how they benefit the service user group we work with.
* Level 2/3 Counselling qualification (or working towards)
* Quick thinking with a high level use of initiative
What we offer
* Training and Development Opportunities
* Flexible working
* Season Ticket Loan Scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Crisis Loan Scheme
* Electric Car Scheme
* Simply Health Cashback Scheme
* £90 per month - External Therapy Allowance
* 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 click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application