We currently have an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic and passionate team in Exeter as a Support Worker.
About the role… As a Support Worker, you will work as part of a team to provide recovery-focused support, information, advice, guidance and structured interventions to people with problematic drug and alcohol use. To deliver continuity of care through effective working with partnership agencies and contribute to administrative tasks including the collection and inputting of data. Working alongside Recovery Workers and the wider team to enhance service users' experience and offer meaningful interventions such as 1:1 meetings, group work, clinical appointments, daily duty support, needle exchange, & working alongside our volunteers.
Day-to-day duties include:
- Working autonomously to manage a caseload of our service users, including delivering a range of psychosocial interventions.
- Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to undertake ongoing assessments, risk assessments, and appropriate referrals within the community
- Facilitating group sessions with a range of individuals of varying backgrounds.
- Working with partnership agencies to ensure continuity of care and support.
- Providing duty cover for individuals accessing our services.
About you We’re looking for a Support Worker with a real passion for working in a recovery-focused environment. You’ll hold some transferable skills, ideally from working in a similar environment or sector. You’ll also have:
- A knowledge and understanding of substance misuse and recovery
- Experience of managing, planning, and prioritising your own workload, delivering work of a high standard
- An understanding of safeguarding
- An understanding of group working, group dynamics and group facilitation
- Excellent communication, organisation and time management skills
- The ability to work well in a team environment alongside a range of people and organisations
"You do not need a background in Substance Misuse to apply for this role.
Upon joining Together, you will be enrolled into our brand new Skills Academy; a learning process tailored for success. You will have a support system, relatable mentors, and structured training helping you to transition smoothly into your new role and gain invaluable knowledge of Substance Misuse and recovery.
With our community behind you, you will achieve and succeed!"
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click here. Please be advised, if you are viewing this role on Indeed, the link to the job description will not work. Please click the 'Apply via Company Website' button to be redirected to our careers page, where you will be able to view the job description in full. ‘The salary advertised above demonstrates the full earning potential for this role, starting salaries will allow for pay progression within the pay band alongside our excellent benefits’ What can Waythrough (formerly Humankind) offer you…
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Generous annual leave entitlement (27 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 32 after 1 years’ service)
Annual leave purchase scheme
Enhanced occupational sick pay
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Enhanced employer contribution to your workplace pension
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Blue light card discount
Fantastic learning and development opportunities, including free training courses
Work-life balance- flexible working and family friendly policies
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Happy, Healthy You! – our wellbeing offers for our workforce
Employee Assist Programme and Waythrough (formerly Humankind) Support Networks
Waythrough (formerly Humankind) is an equal opportunities employer We value unique perspectives and experiences that everyone can bring, and fully understand the strength in diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, regardless of race, gender, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability. If you have a genuine passion for working for us, we want to hear for you. We also welcome applications from people with lived experience with substance use. If you require support with your application, please contact the Recruitment Team at
people.recruitment@waythrough.org.uk
