About the role:
1. Working with service users to support social (re)integration, enabling them to lead meaningful and purposeful lives: promoting recovery, resilience, peer support and self-determination
2. Manage a caseload of individuals with complex safeguarding needs, who are pregnant and/or have children social care involvement.
3. Ensure that appropriate safeguarding practice is always followed, working in partnership with statutory agencies where appropriate.
4. Provide assessment, psychosocial interventions, integrated care planning and after care support, including transfer of care.
5. Provide service user advocacy to support engagement from and access to partnership services.
6. To support the development of strong relations with partner agencies, ensuring robust referral protocols and care pathways for the effective identification,
referral and support for those requiring ‘hidden harm’ interventions from the
service.
7. To represent the service at partnership meetings such as MARAC meetings, child in need and child protection meetings.
About you:
8. Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field
9. Experience of working with service users who have multiple risk factors. domestic violence, anti-social behaviour, unemployed, poor / unsuitable housing, pregnancy related harm and hard reduction experience.
10. Experience of working in close partnership with key stakeholders including Children and Adult social services and safeguarding boards.
11. Proactive and able to work on own initiative with excellent time management and prioritising skills
12. Have a good working knowledge of mental health interventions, services, and good practice
13. Be a supportive team player with strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work in partnership with a wide range of professionals, agencies, and internal/external stakeholders
14. Ability to manage change successfully in a way that prioritises the needs of service users
15. Understand the importance of information governance processes and commit to follow and apply all necessary safeguards
16. Experience of undertaking comprehensive assessments, care- planning, case management and reviews
17. Sound working knowledge of Child Protection procedures.
What we will give to you:
18. 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays. Additionally, you'll receive one extra day of annual leave for each year of service during your first five years, therefore you will enjoy 30 days of leave after five years with us.
19. Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme
20. Contributory pension scheme
21. Several benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
22. A friendly and supportive team
23. Training, career development & progression opportunities
24. Generous refer a friend scheme
Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.