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Sessional Recovery Worker

Change Grow Live, Ealing, Ealing

Sessional Recovery Worker

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Change Grow Live, Ealing, Ealing

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 1 week ago, 13 Aug | Get your application in now before you're too late!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

Job ref: ffcea48e4bdf4ad18f9576e678e6ebef

Location ref: Ealing, Ealing

Full Job Description

  • Supporting service users from point of entry into the service and through their treatment/recovery journey
  • Providing screening, assessment, and recovery planning and onward referral
  • Reducing drug and alcohol related harm to service users and the wider community
  • Promoting carer, service user and community involvement
  • Providing advocacy for access to partnership services
  • Working with service users to support social (re)integration, enabling them to lead meaningful and purposeful lives: promoting recovery, resilience, peer support and self-determination
  • Research, design and prepare subject matter and materials for groups / pods.
  • Deliver structured content within group settings to service users at various stages of recovery
  • Engage with debriefing and evaluations with co-facilitators after groups/pods have taken place, reviewing progress and identifying concerns with service users
  • Tailor specific workshops around the needs of the service users, such as: anger management, sleep disorders, relationships, etc

    Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field
  • Experience of working with groups/pods and managing group dynamics, such as conflict or challenging behaviour.
  • Be an excellent communicator, both verbal and written with good IT skills
  • Proactive and able to work on own initiative with excellent time management and prioritising skills
  • Have a good working knowledge of mental health interventions, services, and good practice
  • Be a supportive team player with strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work in partnership with a wide range of professionals, agencies, and internal/external stakeholders
  • Ability to manage change successfully in a way that prioritises the needs of service users
  • Understand the importance of information governance processes and commit to follow and apply all necessary safeguards
  • Seek out learning opportunities to improve and broaden your professional knowledge and skills and to contribute and oversee the learning and development of others

    Change Grow Live (CGL) are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives.
    • Our core values are 'Be open, be compassionate and be bold' and our teams apply these daily offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options. Recovery Intervention Service Ealing (RISE) is an integrated end-to-end treatment and recovery service which offers a wide range of pharmacological and psychosocial interventions to Ealing residents 18 years and over to their families and significant others who are experiencing issues with drugs and/or alcohol use. RISE is a consortium, with CGL being the lead contractor, and includes Central and North West London NHS Mental Health Trust (CNWL) and two service user led organizations and Build on Belief (BOB). An exciting opportunity has arisen within Change Grow Live Ealing RISE for an enthusiastic, dedicated and outcome focused Recovery Worker to join our successful team on a Sessional basis. We're looking for a committed professional to support individuals with substance use needs. Many of our clients face additional challenges such as neurodevelopmental conditions, learning disabilities, unstable housing, poor health, safeguarding concerns, and limited support networks. You'll manage a dedicated caseload and work flexibly across the community, offering assertive outreach and in-reach support in diverse settings - from GP surgeries and mental health services to substance misuse hubs and supported accommodation. This is a flexible, hands-on role suited to someone resilient, empathetic, and motivated to drive change where it matters.

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https://www.jobs24.co.uk/job/sessional-recovery-worker-127190283

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