Part-Time Substance Misuse Practitioner – Shirebrook
Job Description
We have an exciting opportunity within our Derbyshire Recovery Partnership substance misuse service for someone who is passionate about helping people and making a difference in the field of drug and alcohol work.
Are you experienced, skilled, and passionate about making a difference to people’s lives? We’re looking for a dedicated Substance Misuse Practitioner to engage and assess people who use our service, ensuring they receive timely and personalised support that meets their individual set of circumstances and needs.
As a drug and alcohol key worker you will manage your own caseload of individuals accessing treatment for support to address their drug and/or alcohol use who live in the Shirebrook and Langwith area. Within this role you will conduct assessments and 121 appointments which will involve offering a range of harm reduction techniques and structured key work sessions. You will work in a all-inclusive way with people accessing our service, which will include communicating with other professionals, making referrals to other services, completing risk assessments and developing recovery-focused care plans which aim to support individuals to improve their health and well-being and achieve their personalised treatment goals.
This role will involve working 30 hours per week over four days within office opening hours of Monday-Friday 9am-5pm. You will be working from our satellite site in Shirebrook in North East Derbyshire. This role is for a permanent contract.
If you want to help other people change their lives, we’d love to have you in our team. You’ll give people support and inspiration that will help them change their lives for the better.
*Job description is attached. Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description as this will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.
We are keen to hear from anyone with experience of working within the field of drug and alcohol use, and/or has lived experience, who is motivated and passionate about recovery.
Phoenix Futures Group is a charity with over 50 years’ experience and a leading provider of drug and alcohol treatment. Our values are what define us and ensure we work to the highest standards. We believe in being the best, we are passionate about recovery, we value our history and use it to inform our future. We work with local authorities, other charities and service providers across the country to deliver innovative programmes and projects that change lives for the better, setting people on the path to health and emotional wellbeing. We provide a diverse range of services, our expertise in psychosocial treatment and support is the common thread that runs through everything we do. People need psychological interventions, social support, meaningful use of time, sense of purpose and a place of safety to sustain their recovery. At our core, we support people, families and communities to recover from drug and alcohol dependency. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and believe it is important to include people with lived experience to ensure the needs of the people we support are represented. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where everyone is free to be themselves and we ensure equity of opportunity.
For more information about the Derbyshire Recovery Partnership, visit: www.derbyshirerecoverypartnership.co.uk.
Applications can be made via: www.phoenixfutures.org.uk
How to Apply
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