Salary: £25584
Location: Middlesbrough
Application process: An application form will need to be completed, this can be downloaded from our website:
Please note we do not accept CV's.
Skills & Experience:
* Apply recovery principles across own substance use journey and personal challenges, understanding the need for honest reflection and clear personal boundaries.
* Apply procedures to prevent and deal with emergency situations
* Act with respect for ethical and professional standards ensuring the protection of all involved
* Apply communication techniques such as active listening and appropriate self-disclosure when interacting with service users to display empathy and establish trust.
* Teach specific skills to service users to immediately address risk and provide coping strategies which will support change.
* Deliver positive feedback, encouraging personal reflection and reinforcing the use of positive strategies to change behaviour.
* Apply risk reduction principles to all interactions with service users
* Promote autonomy and responsibility by leading by example and sharing appropriate information on relevant services
* Apply communication techniques and conflict management strategies when encountering challenging or aggressive behaviour.
* Apply appropriate communication styles when interacting with people who have specific mental health needs and seeking the support of relevant agencies to address these.
* Applying appropriate communication styles when dealing with those in crisis or under the effects of drugs.
* Provide a safe and anonymous environment to encourage honest disclosure and discussion with regard for the boundaries of legal and ethical concerns of confidentiality.
* Work as a team to ensure safety and to maximise support potential for service users.
* Manage time effectively.
The role:
An exciting role of Harm Reduction Worker with Lived Experience will be offered by Recovery Connections. This role will be a part of a 'Whole systems approach' to reducing the distressing levels of drug related deaths, drug related offending and prevalence of drug use in the Middlesbrough area.
This role will form an essential part of targeted outreach and harm reduction provision. It will build on services already being delivered in the area by introducing the value of lived experience to a vital role
The effectiveness and value of peer led recovery work is becoming firmly established within both substance use and mental health provision across the UK. Recovery Connections have been delivering peer led recovery services in Middlesbrough since 2008 and are committed to promoting the importance of 'lived experience 'within the substance misuse field.
* Provide support and guidance to people from a lived experience perspective including emotional and social support, screening and referral to appropriate agencies and information relevant to the needs and wishes of the service user.
* Implement substance misuse harm reduction interventions using a variety of strategies relevant to the target population and local protocols.
* Provide health education and contribute to the development of information and materials from partner organisations relevant to the needs of the group.
* Develop a detailed understanding of risk factors associated with substance use and associated behaviour. Help service users to identify personal risk behaviour with a view to reducing or eliminating potential risk and harmful practices.
* Encourage and promote a peer led recovery oriented approach to people by offering training and advice to peer groups and encouraging the sharing of advice and information in multiple settings.
* Contribute to the maintenance of a local community referral network.
* Make referrals into appropriate services to address the individual and specific needs e.g housing support, sexual health, legal services, treatment and recovery services, social care.
* Explain and discuss people's rights and the professional standards required of the staff role. Ensure awareness and understanding of professional obligations of staff to report incidents to relevant authorities when they present a danger of harm to the person, or to others.
* To liaise with health professionals and provide up to date information on prevention and screening options for both the person, and their partners. Support them through screening and refer them to appropriate treatment routes. Provide ongoing support where appropriate to encourage and motivate service users to sustain treatment.
* Ensure that the CHIME recovery model (Connectedness, Hope, Identity, Meaning and purpose and Empowerment) underpins all interventions and promote the model as a motivational tool for lasting recovery.
Preferred skills
* Apply recovery principles across own substance suse journey and personal challenges, understanding the need for honest reflection and clear personal boundaries.
* Apply procedures to prevent and deal with emergency situations
* Act with respect for ethical and professional standards ensuring the protection of all involved
* Apply communication techniques such as active listening and appropriate self-disclosure when interacting with people to display empathy and establish trust.
* Teach specific skills to service users to immediately address risk and provide coping strategies which will support change.
* Deliver positive feedback to, encouraging personal reflection and reinforcing the use of positive strategies to change behaviour.
* Apply risk reduction principles to all interactions
* Promote autonomy and responsibility by leading by example and sharing appropriate information on relevant services
* Apply communication techniques and conflict management strategies when encountering challenging or aggressive behaviour.
* Apply appropriate communication styles when interacting with people who have specific mental health needs and seeking the support of relevant agencies to address these.
* Applying appropriate communication styles when dealing with those in crisis or under the effects of drugs.
* Provide a safe and anonymous environment to encourage honest disclosure and discussion with regard for the boundaries of legal and ethical concerns of confidentiality.
* Work as a team to ensure safety and to maximise support potential for service users.
* Manage time effectively.
PREFERRED Attitudes
* Committed to harm reduction ideology and Recovery Principles
* Displays A compassionate and Flexible approach
* Adopts person-centred perspective throughout, recognising their capacity motivation and desire to make personal choices
* Establishes a relationship based on trust, authenticity and honest feedback
* Values the service users resources and needs enabling them to see what these are when they cannot
* Treats Others with dignity respect, sensitivity, compassion and empathy
* Respects others cultural background, personal values characteristics, gender, sexual orientation and ethnicity, treating everyone with equal value
* Displays a non -judgmental and non -coercive approach avoiding criticism condescension or Overbearing attitudes
* Demonstrates a knowledge of how, when and who to ask for help.
* Understands the importance of self-care and actively uses strategies to manage own stress levels
* Understands the importance of challenging beliefs and is committed to role modelling reflective practice
* Has a consistent And Reflective approach
This post is subject to a DBS check at an enhanced level.
Amendments: This description accurately reflects the present position; it may be amended and reviewed. Any change will be made following a proper period of consultation
An application form will need to be completed, this can be downloaded from our website:
Please note we do not accept CV's.
Any queries can be written to
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £25,584.00 per year
Benefits:
* Casual dress
* Company events
* Company pension
* Health & wellbeing programme
Work Location: In person