SLA12867 - Peer Support Worker - SLA12867
| Posting date: | 04 June 2024 |
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| Salary: | £24,800.00 to £25,111.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 June 2024 |
| Location: | High Blantyre, G72 0JB |
| Company: | South Lanarkshire Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | SLA12867 |
Summary
Job Description
South Lanarkshire Council is an ambitious, high performing organisation with a clear vision and programme of action which is designed to improve the lives and prospects of everyone in South Lanarkshire.
The aim of Social Work Resources is to promote social welfare and provide effective care and support to meet the needs of vulnerable people in South Lanarkshire.
In partnership with community planning partners, voluntary and independent provider organisations, we offer a range of services designed to enable, support, improve and protect the health and social care of people using our services.
Requirements
An exciting opportunity has arisen within South Lanarkshire Council’s Justice Services. We are looking to employ a Peer Support Worker with lived experience of substance use and recovery on a full time basis within our Unpaid Work Service.
This role builds on our ongoing commitment to embedding people with lived experience within Justice Social Work Services in South Lanarkshire. It will help improve the service we provide for individuals with substance use issues who are experiencing difficulties engaging in community based sentences imposed by the Court.The successful candidate will work to support those individuals to engage with Unpaid Work and Other Activity Orders as imposed by the Court; achieve recovery; promote access to suitable treatment and activities in the community and encourage engagement with services to achieve long term desistance from offending as well as improving their wellbeing and life chances.
The successful candidate will require to support service users across South Lanarkshire Council area and assist individuals’ transition from statutory services to voluntary use of community-based services. They will need to understand the underlying factors that lead to offending behaviour and the impact of alcohol or drug use on individuals, families, and communities. Applicants as detailed in the Job Profile will require to have a level of lived experience of substance use and be in recovery as well as being a good communicator with an ability to develop good relationships with individuals in conflict with the law.
The successful candidate will require good organisation and time management skills and applicants should be good at working under pressure; particularly when faced with adversity and challenging behaviours. Due to the nature of this role, it would be important to have a level of flexibility as there may be occasions when working later and at weekends may be required to support service users.
For further information or discussion in relation to the post please contact Euan Lloyd, Fieldwork Manager at euan.lloyd@southlanarkshire.gov.uk
Responsibilities
Foreign Police Check
Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable for any periods living or working abroad.
Legislative Information
This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003.
Regulated Work with Protected Adults
This post is considered Regulated Work with Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with protected adults.
Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made by South Lanarkshire Council.
Please refer to http://www.disclosurescotland.co.uk for further information about the disclosure process and best practice.
The Individual
As an employee of the Council, you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:
- Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
- Up to 33 days annual leave which will be calculated into hours on commencement of the role.
- Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
- Occupational sick pay
- Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave, enhanced leave
- Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema
- Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)
Please apply online.
All correspondence will be via your email address registered with myjobscotland.
Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant
South Lanarkshire Council are Equal Opportunities employer and encourage applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum behaviour requirements for the position.
South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.
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