Job Introduction

It is essential for the role that you have a full driving licence and access to a car.

 Interviews to take place on Tuesday 29th July

Job Introduction

Turning Point is a leading Social Enterprise which supports people with a wide range of complex needs across Learning Disabilities, Mental Health, Substance Misuse and Public Health. We are currently recruiting for a Recovery Worker to work in our Shared Care team across the Wakefield District, where you’ll have the chance to make a real difference to the lives of the people, we support who are experiencing difficulties from drugs and alcohol usage.

Passionate about people, you’ll enjoy the opportunity and support to enhance your own life and career too, as you gain the experience and training you need to progress in your career within a social enterprise. So, if you’re ambitious and ready for a fresh challenge with a sector leader then this could be the opportunity for you.

Running health and social care services as a social enterprise, we invest every penny back into our care – and our people. So, if you’re ambitious and ready for a fresh challenge, progress your career with a sector leader.

Role Responsibility

To assist in delivering TP’s Substance Use strategy by planning and providing high quality, innovative care which reflects our person-centred values and the high levels of ambition we have for the recovery of the individuals for whom we provide support.

As Recovery Worker in the Shared Care Team, you will hold a caseload of service users who are in receipt of Opiate Substitute Treatment prescribed through the Community GP Surgeries.  You will be responsible for liaising with the GP’s and other professionals involved in individuals care as well as delivering PSI interventions to support and promote recovery and positive outcomes.

Work flexibly in a variety of settings to create care and support plans that meet the needs of the service and clients in accordance with the recovery agenda, by;-

• Developing strength-based recovery plans with individuals that are; comprehensive, person-centred and individualised based on a clear assessment of that individual’s needs and circumstances.
• Involving individuals and their family/advocates in the planning of the individual’s care.
• Completing accurate, person-centred, and individualised risk assessments.

The Ideal Candidate

Essential Requirements:

• Proven verbal and written communications that can be modified to different situations.
• Collaborative team working skills.
• Adaptable and resilient to work in a changing and challenging environment.
• Ability to deliver against agreed goals, targets, and outcomes.
• Experience of working with service users who are drug and alcohol dependant.
• Substance use knowledge
• Evidence that demonstrates DANOS competence
• Recovery caseload management of both high volumes and complex nature
• Able to deliver client interventions in a person- centred way.
• Demonstrable skills and knowledge in assessing risk presented by clients to themselves and others.
• Harm reduction, suicide, and self-harm awareness
• Wide and flexible range of client interventions
• Management of incidents of a violent or aggressive nature

About us

As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.

We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.

What Benefits Will I Receive?

We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package that includes:

• 25 days’ paid holiday a year + Bank Holidays, increasing with each year of service up to 27 days + Bank Holidays. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.
• Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following this link to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees Turning Point Benefits.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

Turning Point