Our Caerphilly Substance Misuse Project has expanded its services and, as a result, has an opportunity for passionate, positive, and motivated individuals to join its team on a full-time, permanent basis. We have a days position (Blackwood) and a waking nights position (Caerphilly).
Where does the role fit in?
Our Supported Accommodation services offer specialised housing solutions for individuals who are homeless and tackling substance or alcohol misuse issues. In your role, you will support our customers on their recovery journey, with the goal of helping them transition into their own tenancies and live independently.
Everyone we support is committed to achieving abstinence or participating in a detox program.
What is great about this role?
This is a highly engaging and rewarding role where you would play a significant part in the people we support’s journey to recovery by delivering the crucial support needed within a 24-hour support setting.
Your day will consist of:
- Engaging and interacting with the people we support
- Following a support plan with the individuals that access the service
- Delivering workshops relating to tenancy management and health and wellbeing
- Liaising with external agencies
- Addressing any additional needs, the people we support might have
- Wellbeing checks
- Ensuring the building is secure including health & safety checks and maintaining an awareness of who is in the building
Our motivation is to ensure we equip individuals with the knowledge and tools they need to live independently. This is a challenging role, and you will be faced with complex behaviours and needs, including alcohol misuse, mental health, substance misuse and offending behaviour.
You will work with a range of different personalities and behaviours so you will need to be able to adapt your approach to engage with a diverse cliental.
- X2 Full-time (37hrs), Permanent position
- Base: Caerphilly town (waking nights) & Blackwood (days)
- Competitive salary of £24,531.00
- Shift patterns: Days, Waking nights & Weekend day availability (can be discussed during application & interview stage)
- Requirements: A drivers licence is desirable for this role.
- Enhanced DBS which we will pay for
If you’re shortlisted, you’ll take a short online values assessment (under 10 minutes) and book an interview slot before your in-person interview. It helps us learn more about you and what drives you. Our colleagues make our services exceptional, and we’re looking for people who’ll feel at home with us.
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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: Up to £24,531.00 per year
Benefits:
- Bereavement leave
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount
Work Location: In person
