Senior Recovery Officer

MMP Consultancy are looking for a Senior Recovery Coordinator to join an excellent Charity in Camden on a Temporary basis.

15.56 PAYE
20.53 Umbrella

Must be immediate start, Interviews take place on Friday 23rd of August.

Key Responsibilities

Hold a caseload of 20 key clients who have been referred following treatment and clients who have self-referred, and conduct regular key work sessions resulting in agreed SMART support plans
Arrange and carry out assessment interviews and triage for new referrals into the service
Facilitate group activities within the service in response to identified client need or as part of a project wide programme of group work
Deal with referrals and provide short interventions to move client through the pathway
Provide advice and guidance on Benefits, Housing, Offending and Health and wellbeing
Support clients to access education, training, and employment opportunities, including accredited qualification, college courses and recreational courses
Support service users to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles
Work effectively with stakeholders and other agencies to support client's needs
Promote the development of social skills and peer mentoring relationships to improve self-esteem, recovery and independence
Support team members to develop understanding and awareness of substance misuse
Participate in information advice and guidance client 'drop-in' sessions across a range of settings
Provide signposting for clients needing to access community services such as mental health and well-being services
Assess, update, and refer service users for vaccination and immunisation programmes
Provide information, advice and guidance on Treatment options, Residential Rehab and Prescribing
Support the wider team to deliver interventions for individuals, including harm reduction & trauma informed approaches to engagement/re-engagement with services

Previous Experience

Experience of working with complex needs clients (e.g. mental health and substance misuse)
Experience of working with clients who are in recovery or clients who are actively using drugs and/or offending
Experience of managing a caseload of clients and creating Support Plans
A good understanding of safeguarding issues and the ability to undertake comprehensive risk assessments related to this
Experience of working within substance misuse treatment
Knowledge of harm reduction and health promotion interventions
The ability to assess and recovery plan service users and formulate written reports
An understanding of the Recovery Model, and the ability to engage and motivate people to move towards independence and inclusion
The ability to work in partnership with external stakeholders, particularly community mental health services and/or substance use services