Job Description

Based: Dorset (Dorchester & Weymouth)

Hours: Full Time, 35 hours per week

Salary: £26,518 - £28,641 per annum

Contract: Fixed Term Contract until 31/10/2023

EDP Drug and Alcohol Services are a thriving charity providing services across Devon and Dorset, in the community and within prisons. We’re passionate about supporting individuals who face complex issues, including substance misuse, mental ill health, and other harmful, addictive and offending behaviour, to improve their lives.

We currently have two brand new and exciting opportunities to join our Dorset substance misuse service, REACH, in our Safeguarding Families Together team

This is a great opportunity for someone looking to make a real difference, as you will not only be providing valuable support to adults with substance misuse related problems, but also providing support and improving outcomes for their families and loved ones.

As a Senior Recovery Worker with our Safeguarding Families Together team,you will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to support parents and carers to keep their children safely at home by supporting them with their recovery.

You will be responsible for a caseload of clients and their families, the clients that you work with can be anyone at any stage of their recovery with a spectrum of needs and related risks.

As this is a co located role working within Dorset Council children’s services, it would be a good opportunity for a newly qualified social worker to gain valuable experience within both statutory and third sector services, and there is a possibility that ASYE could be accommodated.

This position will be based from either Dorchester or Weymouth, but will support service users across Weymouth, Portland, Dorchester and West Dorset.

As a Senior Recovery Worker, your duties will include:

• Carrying out home visits across the REACH service area in Dorset
• Providing screening and needle exchange services
• Provide consultations to children’s services, including Early Help and the Specialist Family Worker team.
• Working with partner organisations such as Health, Social Care and Police and other adult practitioners to respond to changing local issues.
• Attending MDT meetings and supervisions to review cases and share learning
• Utilising both strengths based and trauma informed approaches, engaging clients with both 1:1 and group support
• Proactively identifying and reporting concerns in relation to safeguarding adult and children
• Providing reports to inform National Drug Treatment Monitoring Systems & the continuous improvement of the services offered by the Safeguarding Families Team.

About the Safeguarding Families Together (SFT) Team:

The Safeguarding Families Together Team aims to keep the highest risk children and families in Dorset together safely, improve health and educational outcomes for the children and reduce physical and emotional harm in families.

You will be working in a co-located environment, as part of multi-disciplinary team alongside Social Care practitioners and adult specialists. As part of the team, you will work with parents in relation to domestic abuse, mental health and substance misuse.

These teams will work together to support families to keep together where it is safe to do so.

Who we are looking for:

We are looking for someone who is passionate about supporting individuals to make positive change. Ideally, you will have experience working in a substance misuse setting or working with children that may be subject to Child Protection or Child in Need plans.

In addition, you will also:

• Have an understanding and knowledge of substance misuse, including the treatment and interventions available.
• Have experience managing a busy caseload, with excellent organisational skills.
• Have experience contributing to group supervisions, team meetings and case conferences
• Knowledge and understanding of policies related to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults
• Work well in partnership with colleagues and other organisations to help improve outcomes for our clients.
• Social Care qualification would be advantageous but is not essential.

For a full list of Duties and a person specification, please ensure you read our Job Description

This position, available initially until the end of October 2023, is full time working 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Working hours are flexible and can be agreed upon appointment. As this position will be supporting clients across Dorset, some travel will be required as part of the role.

In exchange for your hard work and commitment, EDP offer a fantastic benefits package including:

• Competitive salary of £26,518 - £28,641 per annum
• Salary spot system for the opportunity to increase your pay annually
• Flexibility for a blended approach of office and home-working.
• Excellent training and development opportunities for your progression
• Generous annual leave allowance of 25 days, plus 8 days for Public Holidays.
• Enhanced Pension Contributions
• Cycle to work scheme
• Paid mileage for travel between hubs
• Fantastic Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing initiatives with a free Headspace membership.
• Positive working environment with 97% of staff feeling they have a good relationship with their teams and 94% of staff feeling valued and supported by their manager

How to apply

To apply please visit edp.org.uk/jobs to complete an EDP Application Form

Closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 21st May 2023

Interviews are expected to take place on Tuesday 30th May 2023

Please ensure that you quote reference number 12.23 on your application.

EDP is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.  Candidates are subject to additional checks including DBS (to the appropriate level) and prison vetting – details will be specified as part of the vacancy details. Outcomes of these additional checks will be considered before any offer/appointment is confirmed.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 6 months

Salary: £26,518.00-£28,641.00 per year

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 12.23

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