Senior Worker/ Practitioner

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options. 

Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.

Are you prepared to make a profound impact on the lives affected by substance misuse? If so, we are seeking a Senior practitioner to join our Knowsley Team.

The post holder will have knowledge of substance misuse, predominantly Opiates.  The post will involve leading on and the coordination of Opiate Pathways within Knowsley, increasing awareness of harm, reducing stigma, and strengthen identification of unmet need and early support across Knowsley.

They will work alongside Recovery Coordinators, local authority and other partners to ensure Knowsley are offering a bespoke service for people using Opiates with the Knowsley Borough.

Where: Knowsley

Full Time Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Full Time Salary: £32,002.35 - £34,214.20*

Contract Type: Permanent 

*Please note: Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours

About the Role: 

• Identify, and engage with, people who have substance misuse problems with complex physical and / or mental health needs, including co-morbidity. Providing advice, support and recovery focused structured clinical and/or psychosocial interventions to support recovery and primary health care needs.
• Carry out comprehensive assessments and develop recovery plans that clearly identify how they will enable progression in addressing substance use and re/integrating into the community.
• Further develop CGL’s links with local recovery groups / mutual aid groups
• Ensure that all aspects of confidentiality are adhered to and ensure consent to share information is always obtained.
• Provide health education especially in regard to harm minimisation, blood borne viruses and overdose prevention.
• Carry out key harm reduction strategies such as running of the Needle Exchange and distribution of Naloxone, after completion of appropriate training or demonstration of relevant experience.
• Support the Team Leader to carry out case file audits and ensure findings encourage a culture of learning within the team, to help improve service user outcomes via the delivery of team learning packages.
• Deputise for Team Leaders in meetings, when necessary
• When applicable, manage the recruitment, supervision and development of Peer Mentors and Volunteers.

About You:

We’re looking for a compassionate, skilled and experience professional who:

• Has experience working with complex substance use needs in a harm reduction or recovery-focused setting.
• Is passionate about empowering people to make informed choices about their health and well-being.
• Has a positive leadership style and engages well with service users and colleagues
• Is confident in safeguarding practice and policies
• Is confident in developing partnerships to improve service accessibility and engagement.
• Can provide training and guidance to colleagues, sharing knowledge around harm reduction and interventions.

 What We Offer:

• A supportive and inclusive team culture.
• 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays. Additionally, you'll receive one extra day of annual leave for each year of service during your first five years, therefore you will enjoy 30 days of leave after five years with us.
• A weekly wellness hour, plus access to an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Access to a pension scheme and shopping, cinema, and holiday discounts.
• Training and career development opportunities.
• Refer a Friend Scheme

Please reflect the attached Job Description and Person Specifications in your application. 

Direct applications only — we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy. 

Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas, unfortunately, we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions. 

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. 

If this sounds like you and you would like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we would love to talk to you.