Hostel In-Reach Worker (Rough Sleeping Drug & Alcohol Team) - Canterbury - 12 months FTC
The Forward Trust
- Canterbury
- Contract
- Full-time
- Carry out assessments risk/initial/comprehensive to inform treatment journeys. Carry out interventions relevant to individual client needs including 1:1 sessions and group work/programme facilitation.
- Referring and working in partnerships with other agencies including training and employment and family support Services to ensure that all client needs are met.
- Coordinate and work alongside Health care to monitoring and manage client health and minimising risks of harm.
- Develop and contribute to assessment and care planning of service users, supporting and coordinating their engagement with specialist agencies to address all their support needs.
- Motivate client to engage with support services identified in care plan and risk assessment.
- Support client with their care plan including referral to support services in the community, advice and guidance on housing, benefits and training and employment.
- Experience of working within the substance misuse services
- Experience of carrying out comprehensive assessments, risk management plans and the design and implementation of SMART care plans.
- Experience of delivering structured interventions to service users.
- Experience of facilitating groups
- Using motivational interviewing techniques in both 1:1 and group settings
- Strong IT Skills
- Understanding of continuity of care, holistic care needs and community services
- Experience of promoting and supporting Equality and Diversity
- Knowledge of the issues facing substance misusers
- Knowledge of the Recovery aganda
- Knowledge of Safeguarding
- Training opportunities and career development
- Flexible working arrangements
- Season Ticket Loan Scheme
- Electric Car Scheme
- Crisis Loan Scheme
- Access to Blue Light Card
- 3 x Wellbeing Days (Pro rata'd for Part Time Employees)
- £90 per month external therapy allowance
- Cycle to work scheme
- Simply Heath Cash Plan
- Free yearly Headspace subscription
- 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)