Location: Peterlee Health Centre, SR8 1AD
Contract: Fixed term contract
When you choose to join us, you’re choosing more than just a job…. you’re choosing to make a difference”
We have an exciting opportunity to join County Durham Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service as a Recovery Coordinator working in County Durham. You will be working with a team that is a multi-disciplinary recovery team comprising of colleagues from diverse professional and personal backgrounds. The team includes Recovery Coordinators, HOPE Workers, Sustained Recovery, Housing and Criminal Justice workers, Individual Placement Specialists and Volunteers. We are a supportive and welcoming team, who are passionate about supporting and promoting recovery for those we care for and within our local community.
The County Durham service has recently been rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC and is a great place to work. The service supports adults, children, young people and families across County Durham with drug and alcohol issues. The successful post holder will match our organisational ambition and commitment to provide the highest standards of service delivery across County Durham, engaging with local communities and supporting their priorities.
About the role…
The role of a Recovery Coordinator is to manage a service user caseload, devising, implementing, and reviewing ongoing recovery plans and treatment, liaising closely with the full range of workers and skills within the service team, including family members and significant others as appropriate.
You will help set goals in recovery and help the service user achieve their goals in a safe and supportive way. Recovery Co-ordination is a diverse and rewarding role.
Working week: Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm, includes evenings and Saturday 9am – 12pm on a rota’d basis.
Key Duties:
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Manage an adult caseload of clients with drug and alcohol issues, reviewing on-going care and treatment and liaising closely with a full range of workers and skills within the multi-agency team, including family members and significant others.
For full-person specifications and job details, please visit this link.
‘The salary advertised above demonstrates the full earning potential for this role, starting salaries will allow for pay progression within the pay band’
About you…
You will have a passion for making a difference and fair chances for all should be at the core of everything you do.
You will have an understanding of and ability to implement interventions, including brief interventions MI, PSIs, CBT and ITEP, experience of delivering 1-2-1 therapeutic interventions.
Who are we…
Waythrough is one of England’s most successful home-grown charities. We provide free, confidential support for alcohol, drugs, housing, or mental health in friendly local places across the UK. We are committed to fair chances for all and making sure everyone can access the help and support they need to realise their potential. By joining our teams of passionate individuals, you will be contributing to making this happen. You can really make a difference by believing in our service users and their ability to make positive changes when they don’t always believe in themselves.
We are incredibly proud of the work that we do to help address health inequalities in England. Every five minutes, an individual accesses one of our services, and we have supported over 90,000 people across all our services last year. Check out our impact report here to read more about the important work that we have done.
What can Humankind offer you…
Waythrough is an equal opportunities employer
We value unique perspectives and experiences that everyone can bring and fully understand the strength in diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, regardless of race, gender, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability. If you have a genuine passion for working for us, we want to hear for you. We also welcome applications from people with lived experience with substance use. If you require support with your application, please contact the Recruitment Team at people.recruitment@humankindcharity.org.uk