Substance Misuse Support Worker

• Locations

  Wolverhampton, West Midlands

• Salary

  £104 - £112 per day

• Sector

  Social Care, Social Care & Health

• Type

  Temporary

We have a current opportunity for a Substance Misuse Support Worker on a Temporary basis for approximately 8 weeks. The position will be based in Wolverhampton. For further information about this position please apply.

Job Title: Substance Misuse Support Worker

Location: Wolverhampton

Hours: Monday – Friday 09:00 – 17:00

Hourly Rate: £13 – £14 depending upon exp

Type: Temporary 8 weeks initially.

Key Responsibilities:

• Carrying out triage/screening assessments.
• Facilitate service user access to treatment and community resources.
• To lead effective case management for allocated service users.
• To work collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary team.
• To improve outcomes for service users by reducing the impact of drug and alcohol related harm on family life.
• Identify and prevent potential harm to service users.
• Promote visible recovery across the service and ensure peer support opportunities are relevant and accessible for all service users.
• Work in accordance with all relevant legislation, policies and procedures/guidelines.

Essential qualities:

• Enhanced DBS in date or on Update Service
• Immediately Available
• Experience within a similar role

Desirable qualities:

• Relevant professional qualifications
• Ability to manage a high case load of clients
• Knowledge of harm reduction approaches in substance misuse

If your interested, please click apply!

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