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Assessment Recovery Practitioner
| Posting date: | 10 February 2025 |
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| Salary: | £26,940 to £30,762 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 March 2025 |
| Location: | Ellesmere Port, Cheshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Via |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | JOB00130 |
Summary
Join our team in Ellesmere Port to make a meaningful impact by providing effective, compassionate care and support to individuals on their recovery journey from substance misuse.
The Role
This rewarding and exciting role will be key in ensuring that effective, efficient and appropriate care is planned and managed well for people and that this care achieves a positive impact to the recovery of the individual.
Based within Ellesmere port integrated Drug and Alcohol Service, your role will support adults who use our service within the area to achieve their recovery journey goals.
Key role responsibilities include:
• Have experience of working with people who are experiencing substance misuse difficulties or who are vulnerable.
• Conduct strengths-based assessments, evidence-based interventions (brief and structured) and initial risk and recovery planning,
• Deliver harm reduction advice, guidance and education including, needle & syringe exchanges, brief and extended recovery interventions, blood borne virus interventions and overdose prevention advice,
• Support with engagement processes, such as managing contact schedules, to ensure safety and maximise outcomes,
• Support the day-to-day delivery of excellent drug and alcohol services to people and their significant others, including family members friends and carers.
To see the generous range of benefits we offer at Via including 30 days annual leave for all new starters, our health and wellbeing initiatives, financial perks and development opportunities – visit our Benefits Package
This is a 12 month fixed term contract. Hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm with a late evening on a Tuesday.
For an informal chat about the role please contact Jane Murphy, Service Manager via Jane.Murphy@viaorg.uk
The closing date for applications is Sunday 2 March at midnight.
Interviews will take place on the 12 March, you will need to be available for interview on this date.
The Role
This rewarding and exciting role will be key in ensuring that effective, efficient and appropriate care is planned and managed well for people and that this care achieves a positive impact to the recovery of the individual.
Based within Ellesmere port integrated Drug and Alcohol Service, your role will support adults who use our service within the area to achieve their recovery journey goals.
Key role responsibilities include:
• Have experience of working with people who are experiencing substance misuse difficulties or who are vulnerable.
• Conduct strengths-based assessments, evidence-based interventions (brief and structured) and initial risk and recovery planning,
• Deliver harm reduction advice, guidance and education including, needle & syringe exchanges, brief and extended recovery interventions, blood borne virus interventions and overdose prevention advice,
• Support with engagement processes, such as managing contact schedules, to ensure safety and maximise outcomes,
• Support the day-to-day delivery of excellent drug and alcohol services to people and their significant others, including family members friends and carers.
To see the generous range of benefits we offer at Via including 30 days annual leave for all new starters, our health and wellbeing initiatives, financial perks and development opportunities – visit our Benefits Package
This is a 12 month fixed term contract. Hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm with a late evening on a Tuesday.
For an informal chat about the role please contact Jane Murphy, Service Manager via Jane.Murphy@viaorg.uk
The closing date for applications is Sunday 2 March at midnight.
Interviews will take place on the 12 March, you will need to be available for interview on this date.
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