Recovery Worker Substance Misuse
Permanent, Full Time
£30,931 to £35,362 Per Annum
Location: Clacton on Sea
Closing Date: Thursday 21st November 2024 at 11.59pm
Interview dates: 2nd & 3rd December 2024
Here in Essex, we continue to raise the bar about practice and our investment in our workforce is second to none. It's an exciting time to join us. Not only have we been named Outstanding by Ofsted, we are delighted and at the same time humbled to have been crowned Social Work Employer of the Year for the second time in the last three years!
The Opportunity
MDT is an exciting new team who deliver secondary support to families open to social care. The team has recently become permanent after 3 years as a pilot scheme. It was evaluated as "very effective" by the university of Essex. Support is offered to parents and children. It is bespoke and flexible. In joining this team, you will have the opportunity to work with dedicated Subject Matter Experts to help those most in need.
Role Description
Promote family members involvement to improve outcomes for children.
Engage high risk families who have substance/alcohol misuse problems and provide them with advice about, screening and clinical interventions to address their substance/alcohol misuse.
Carry out risk assessments, risk management plans and comprehensive assessments, and to contribute to the development of individual recovery plans with those who express a wish to access community treatment/support services. Work within the Multi Agency Team in order to complete an assessment with an impact and outcome analysis.
Utilise interventions such as, motivational interviewing, ITEP, cognitive behavioural techniques and brief interventions in both one-to-one and group settings to promote engagement in treatment services, encourage self-esteem, well-being, self-responsibility, enhanced motivation and therefore improve their parenting capacity.
Review ongoing care and treatment liaising closely with partner agencies and provide support in engaging with the right services at the right time.
Accountabilities
The Experience You Will Bring
Essential:
Desirable:
The role requires you to be mobile throughout a wider operational area including travelling around the county of Essex and beyond, transporting service users and their belongings and to be able to do so in an emergency. Driving licence and car or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means is essential.