Substance Misuse Practitioners

Substance Misuse Practitioners (Outreach)
Footsteps to Recovery Service
Based in Cardiff and the Vale
Salary £28,982, working 37 hours per year

What is this service?

Footsteps to Recovery is a unique Throughcare, After care and Recovery service for substance misuse in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, the first of its kind in Wales. It provides a transition from substance misuse treatment services into aftercare and recovery support. Our aim is to provide a range of options for people exiting treatment and/or wanting to maintain their recovery. Working closely with our consortium partners to deliver this contract we offer a broad range of interventions including structured evidence based intervention as well as self help groups, peer support and access to training and volunteering. We deliver this service in partnership with Recovery Cymru and Newlink Wales.

What will you do?

– Provide a comprehensive service to clients
– Provide one to one, support, advice and group facilitation for service users
– Carry out initial and comprehensive assessments
– Facilitate and deliver group work sessions
– Responsible for developing care plans to meet the needs of the client, in partnership with the service user and other parties involved
– Responsible for the support and supervision of volunteers and students

Who are we looking for? (for more detail see Role Profile):

– Demonstrable experience and competence of working in the substance misuse field or similar environment
– Relevant therapeutic skills and experience in order to assess individuals` needs, implement a Care Plan and provide on-going supportive care
– Experience of, and ability to, liaise and build positive working links with professionals from a variety of disciplines
– Experience of maintaining confidential records and providing information for monitoring and evaluation
– Experience of delivering group work to substance misuse service users
– Good overall knowledge and understanding of housing, education, employment and training, social enterprises
– Willingness to keep abreast of relevant professional developments and to undertake training for the post
– Willingness to contribute to the training and development of others
– You`ll need a full driving licence, use of a car for work purposes and insurance cover for business use.

What`s in it for you?

will bring your experience and skill to support and develop an innovative and creative service in an exciting growth area. Not only will you be part of a highly successful business, you will also contribute to the success of the whole Seren Group, which is moving from strength to strength (see ). So this is truly is an exciting opportunity for you to develop your career.

For this role you will require an Enhanced DBS check, which we pay for.

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