Therapeutic Recovery Worker
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
Location: Yarnton, OX5 1PB
Salary: £26,250 per annum
Since their establishment in 1969, the company has been at the forefront of providing comprehensive and compassionate rehabilitation services for individuals battling substance addiction. With residences spanning across both England and Scotland, they have dedicated themselves to helping individuals reclaim their lives, one step at a time.
They stand as a beacon of support and transformation, offering a comprehensive range of services across the United Kingdom to assist individuals on their path to sustainable recovery. Experts in people, the company provide residential, community, prison, and housing services that deliver the psychosocial support needed to empower individuals in their journey towards recovery.
The Role
They are now looking for an experienced Therapeutic Recovery Worker to join their brand new Trauma Responsive Women's Therapeutic Community Residence on a full-time, permanent basis.
*Because of the nature of this post it is only open to female applicants and is exempt under Schedule 9 Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Duties Include:
- Effectively manage a small caseload of less than five women, conducting assessments and developing personalised care plans that cater to their unique needs
- Embrace their "community as method" model to work not only with users of their services but their families and wider surrounding networks to ensure that everyone is equipped with the tools, knowledge and approaches, all essential to a long-term recovery
- Deliver therapeutic groups, activities, and specialised interventions as per the Therapeutic Community manual and service needs
- Champion an environment and a culture that, as well as being safe and compliant, truly fosters compassion and development
- Manage and co-ordinate the care process for service users, from admission to discharge planning
Skills and Qualifications
- Experience of working with individuals with complex and unique needs
- Prior involvement in collaborating with families and individuals in the realm of substance use or relevant domains
- Aptitude for creative thinking and adaptability to accommodate the evolving requirements of the service
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate seamlessly with multiple agencies, while upholding the service's esteemed standing
- Good working knowledge of adult protection and safeguarding, as the role entails working with vulnerable women in a residential environment
Benefits
- Salary of £25,000, with the opportunity of annual increases up to £29,500
- 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays (with yearly increases of up to 30 days)
- Newly refurbished location with designated employee areas
- Pension scheme
- Life Assurance
- Free on-site parking
- Enhanced sick pay
- Wellbeing talks and activities
- Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
- Career development avenues
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable organisation, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.
We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and believe it is important to be inclusive of people with lived experience to ensure the needs of the people we support are represented. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where everyone is free to be themselves and we ensure equity of opportunity.