Support Worker - Oasis Bradford
UK Addiction Treatment Centres
- Bradford
- £12.21 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- You will have endless job satisfaction, and make a difference to people's lives
- You can be a support system for others, and your presence will have a huge impact
- Your experiences as a Support Worker can shape who you are and the decisions you make in life
- Integrity & Respect
- Being accountable for our own actions
- Passionate about our services
- Having a humility & hunger to learn
- We LOVE success
- Simplicity & excellence
- Supportive PDP
- Training and development opportunities
- 28 Days Holiday rising to 33 Days after 5 continuous years of service
- Birthday off
- Company pension scheme
- On-site parking
- Blue Light Card- discounts at thousands of retailers
- Provide advice, information and support to clients including referral to aftercare services that focus on maintaining an abstinent lifestyle.
- Work with clients to produce appropriate and achievable recovery plans to help them address their identified needs.
- Ensure clients observe the programme's rules and support the manager in investigating and taking action where these may have been breached including substance testing.
- Support clients with the prompting of their medication, conduct accurate and timely medication audits and maintain accurate medication records.
- Assist in the day-to-day operation of services by working with clients, enabling them to cope with practical aspects of daily living (life skills, benefits, housing).
- Ensure residents attend external appointments in line with their care plan by supporting them to access transport or accompanying them if necessary.
- Oversee and or conduct effective intake, assessment and discharge interventions.
- Assist the therapeutic team to carry out accurate, complete and timely risk management planning and reviews in conjunction with external third parties where appropriate.
- Undertake all duties and responsibilities in accordance with: company policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines, standards; good professional practice and the company's QA strategy, CQC and other regulatory requirements, relevant legislations, all legal and contractual obligations.
- Oversee the maintenance of accurate client records and databases and provide statistics for management and to assist with service evaluation in a timely fashion.
- Assist in the transfer of individuals between agencies and services
- Ability to undertake lone-working safely and effectively.
- Ability to negotiate and influence effectively in terms of professional boundaries.
- Ability to develop and review risk management plans.
- Ability to express empathy and a non-judgemental attitude with a calm, caring approach.
- Capacity to handle intensive and pressurised situations.
- You will have an initial phone conversation with the talent acquisition specialist which will be an informal chat and opportunity to ask questions about the position
- If you are successful in your initial phone conversation, you will be required to undertake an interview on-site or via video conference. (please note that if you have a video interview, you will be required to visit the centre at a later date for a tour)
- Our shortlisted candidates will be notified if they are successful within 5 working days post interview.