Drug and Alcohol Worker

Your new company:

The company's vision is to bring about positive and sustained change for individuals and families affected by their own and someone else's drug or alcohol use. They provide support, treatment, and education for substance misusers to improve their physical, social, and emotional well-being. This is done by providing an individualised response that meets each person's needs whilst maintaining respect and dignity within a safe environment.

Your new role:

You will be working closely with individuals who use drugs and/or alcohol. The role will consist of helping them to access treatment systems. This will involve consulting with their families, friends and carers in both community and criminal justice settings. In addition, you will raise awareness of substance misuse and related issues in communities. You will be completing activities to promote and build self-esteem.

Typical shifts will be 9am - 5pm, Monday - Friday. What you will need to succeed:

You will need the ability to form professional relationships with people who need support in the treatment of drug and alcohol misuse. Ideally, you will have experience delivering interventions to substance misusers and assisting with therapeutic interventions, but this is not essential, as training will be provided. You will need strong time management skills and to be able to communicate effectively in a range of situations.

Driving is essential for this role. What you will get in return:

• Weekly pay
• An internal payroll system with no umbrella companies and hidden costs/additional charges
• A friendly supportive office team is available 24/7 with our on-call system.
• Career progression
• Referral bonuses
• Free training
• Free DBS
• Flexible working
• Holiday pay

What you need to do now:If this role sounds like something you might be interested in, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us and ask for Louis to discuss the role further!

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