Community Development Worker (Drugs & Alcohol)
Category: Development & Support
Organisation:
Job Description:
Overall Aim: Facilitate service user access to treatment and community resources to increase recovery and social capital, by supporting service users and their support networks within their local community.
* Support the delivery and increase the availability of substance misuse screening, information and advice, and onwards referral for individuals engaged in MESMAC’s services.
* Ensure that MESMAC services are accessible, acceptable, and appropriate to people for whom their substance use is a problem.
* Develop and actively champion a Chemsex pathway, training, and support within MESMAC and the wider treatment system locally, regionally, and nationally as required, including LGBTQ+ services.
Main Responsibilities & Duties (list not exhaustive – please refer to the application pack for more details):
* Carry out triage/screening assessments with service users and make appropriate referrals.
* Work collaboratively with partner agencies e.g. ROADS and Project 6 to undertake shared assessments, key working, and interventions to promote individual service user progression from engagement through structured treatment to self-sustained recovery.
* Work closely and collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary team MESMAC and externally, providing advice/information to managers and other colleagues.
* Develop and deliver quality programs and packages of work/psychosocial interventions that meet local needs across both group work and one-to-one settings.
* Identify and prevent potential harm to service users and others by following local and organisational safeguarding policies and procedures, including referral to and engagement with relevant safeguarding authorities.
* Promote visible recovery across the service and ensure peer support opportunities are relevant and accessible for service users.
* Facilitate the establishment and maintenance of groups/forums for service users to reflect on common concerns and act to meet these.
* Promote, adhere to, and embody our vision, mission, and values in all your work.
Location: Rotherham
Salary: £30,559 per annum
Type of Contract: Full Time
Hours: 37
Benefits: 5% Workplace stakeholder pension, Paycare Additions
Closing Date: 10-04-2025
How to Apply: Application packs can be downloaded from our website (see link). Closing date is: 10:00 am 10th April 2025. Please note that late applications and CVs will not be accepted. Interviews will be on Thursday 24th April 2025.
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