Sanctuary Personnel invites you to discover an exciting role that could be the perfect fit for you. As a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a remarkable TrustPilot score of 4.8/5 and over 500+ reviews, we are committed to connecting talented professionals like yourself with exceptional career prospects. Read on to explore the details of our captivating locum position in Hyde.
Hourly Rate: £20 per hour (assignment rate)
Contract Type: Locum, 2-Months
Shift Pattern: Staff will need to work flexibly across operational sites as required and to work flexibly within an agreed number of hours to maintain the most appropriate level of service provision. This may involve evening and weekend working.
Joining Sanctuary Personnel comes with a host of benefits designed to support your professional growth and enhance your career:
- Enjoy the convenience of our fully online and paperless registration service.
- We cover the costs of your DBS and compliance service, including mandatory e-learning and practical training modules (if applicable).
- Gain exclusive access to a wide range of roles not available with other agencies. From NHSBT to The Home Office and Vaccination Centres (private and public), we offer diverse and exciting projects to our candidates.
- Earn a generous £250 refer-a-friend bonus once your referral has worked 100 hours (uncapped – T&Cs apply).
- We cover registration body costs based on length of service (T&Cs apply).
- Bring your own position to us and receive a £250 find-your-own-job bonus.
- Benefit from clinical governance and revalidation support provided by our in-house qualified health professional with over 15 years' experience.
- Work closely with your dedicated consultant, who possesses extensive expertise within the healthcare sector.
- Enjoy the convenience of our daily payroll and in-house payroll system.
Duties:
- Supporting service users from point of entry into the service and through their treatment/recovery journey
- Providing screening, assessment, and recovery planning and onward referral
- Reducing drug and alcohol related harm to service users and the wider community
- Promoting carer, service user and community involvement
- Providing advocacy for access to partnership services
- Working with service users to support social (re)integration, enabling them to lead meaningful and purposeful lives: promoting recovery, resilience, peer support and self determination
Requirements for the role of Drug Worker:
- Relevant qualifications or certifications
- Willing to undertake a DBS check
- Excellent understanding of drug and alcohol issues and experience of working within a related field
- A commitment to multi-agency working and establishing partnerships with other professions to achieve good outcomes for the service user group, e.g. mental health services, criminal justice agencies, community groups, etc.
- Accomplished written and verbal communication skills and a high degree of personal IT competency. The ability to accurately update and maintain records in a timely fashion and to work to deadlines for the submission of information, e.g. reports
- Excellent time management skills, and an ability to work on own initiative, prioritising accordingly
- Excellent team working and interpersonal skills, maintaining a highly cooperative approach to supporting colleagues in delivering service objectives
- Experience of working in an outcomes-focussed environment
- Ability to manage change successfully in a way that prioritises the needs of service users
- Ability to liaise and work in partnership with a wide range of professionals and agencies
- Ability to communicate complex information to individuals and groups in a way that is easily understood
- Effective interpersonal skills with the ability to engage successfully with internal and external stakeholders at all levels
- The ability to work collaboratively with others (internally and externally)
Contact:
This Drug Worker role is advertised by Lewis Duncan. If you are interested in this position, please click the apply button above to submit your application.
We enthusiastically welcome applications from Substance Misuse Workers/Practitioners, Recovery Workers, Recovery Practitioners, Recovery Coordinators, Drug Workers, Alcohol Workers and Needle Exchange Workers who meet the specified requirements.
At Sanctuary Personnel, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment. If you have a disability or require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process or in the workplace, please inform us as soon as possible. We will provide the necessary support to ensure a smooth process and a successful work placement.
