Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.
Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.
We have an exciting opportunity for an Assessment Worker to join our busy Tower Hamlets service, supporting the engagement of people who want support with their substance use.
You’ll have to record information about what you do, so enjoying a bit of paperwork and attention to detail is important. But most of the time you’ll be enjoying working with people from all backgrounds, making a difference to their lives.
Where: Tower Hamlets
Full Time Hours: 37.5hrs per week
Full Time Salary: £27,449.53 - £31,529.41 dependent on experience, pro rata for part time
Allowance: £4,072.06 Inner London Weighting
Contract Type: Fixed term until March 2025 with possibility to become permanent
ResponsibilitiesAbout the role:
Supporting the engagement of people who want support with substance use into effective, evidence based & recovery focused treatment programs, including delivering open access support, triage assessment, telephone screening, needle exchange and outreach activitiesSupport service user assessment, recovery planning and assertive linkage to mutual aidSupport the delivery of recovery coaching using a broad range of psychosocial interventionsWork with partnership organisations to support effective comprehensive treatment pathways and broaden the client’s recovery plan accordinglyAssist with appropriate screening processes including urine and saliva tests.Produce evidence in monthly supervision, and when necessary, to clearly illustrate that individual performance targets are being metPresent a professional image and actively promote the service-to-service users, other stakeholders, partnership organisations and the publicUphold data protection legislation and only share client information as per CGL policy, local and formally agreed information sharing protocols and client confidentiality agreementsActively promote equality of opportunities and diversity the project aims
About you:
Knowledge of the issues facing substance misuse including social care, welfare benefits, health, and emergency accommodationExperience of community based support/outreach practicesKnowledge of safeguarding risks and escalation processCommunicate confidently and effectively, verbally and in writingRespond flexibly to the demands of the postWork as a member of a teamShow a capacity to work alone and the ability to keep calm under pressureUnderstand and have a commitment to the principles of equal opportunity and diversityEmploy a professional, empathetic, and non-judgmental attitude towards service usersShow commitment to facilitating positive outcomes for service users
What we will give to you:
25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ servicePaid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist ProgrammeContributory pension schemeA great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.A friendly and supportive teamTraining, career development & progression opportunities
Please read attached Job Description for a more detailed out line of responsibilities and Person Specifications
If you require sponsorship, please note that this role is not eligible for a Health and Care Worker visa. You may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route but must meet the minimum salary requirements for the role. You can find out more here Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
If this sounds like you and you’d like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we’d love to talk to you.
Salary Range (pro rata if part time) CGL points 23 to 28 (£27,449.52 - £31,529.41) ILW / OLW /Fringe Inner London Weighting (£4,072.06) Closing Date 15/11/2024 This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level. Options ApplyApplyShareEmail this job to a friendRefer <p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;"> </span></p> Share this vacancy on your newsfeed
We believe that having diverse people working as part of our team makes us the organisation that we are.
We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and to make Change Grow Live a great place to work. If you have any feedback on our recruitment processes (good or bad) we’d love to hear from you so that we can make sure they are fair and we attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible.
The safety of vulnerable children, young people and adults is our absolute priority. We will support you in your role to make sure that you are equipped to support the safety of people who use our services and those around them, to the highest standard possible.
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