Recovery Coordinator - Blue Light Team

Overview: Responsibilities:

What we will give to you:

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service
• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme
• Contributory pension scheme
• A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
• A friendly and supportive team
• Training, career development & progression opportunities

• Provide flexible assertive outreach support to engage change resistant drinkers, who are resistant to engage with the substance misuse service
• Assertively engage with priority change resistant drinkers, such as those regularly presenting to emergency and criminal justice services, and those regularly disengaging from treatment services
• Identify barriers to change to support development of engagement plans
• Provide a range of Psycho-social interventions for substance misusers including advice and information, education and sign posting
• Identify and support access to community resources to support minimising harm and promoting recovery within the community
• Provide advice, information, support and training to the emergency and criminal justice services on blue light and substance use issues
• Attend appropriate internal and external meetings including team meetings, case conferences, and to represent the service at formal meetings and hearings

• Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field
• Experience of assertive outreach and community working
• Demonstrable knowledge of the blue light model would be an advantage but not essential
• Be an excellent communicator, both verbal and written with good IT skills
• Proactive and able to work on own initiative with excellent time management and prioritising skills
• Have a good working knowledge of mental health interventions, services, and good practice
• 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
• Ability to manage change successfully in a way that prioritises the needs of service users
• Understand the importance of information governance processes and commit to follow and apply all necessary safeguards

Please read attached Job Description for a more detailed out line of responsibilities and Person Specification

Salary Range (pro rata if part time): CGL points 23 to 28 (£26,393.77 - £30,316.74) ILW / OLW /Fringe: N/A - Outside London Weighting Area Closing Date: 21/4/2023 If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:: Bally Hayer | bally.hayer@cgl.org : This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.