Post: Lead Practitioner
Service: North East Edinburgh Recovery Service (NEERS)
Based: Edinburgh - Leith and Old Town
Hours: Full Time - 37 Hours
Salary: £25,326 - £28,394 (£13.16 - £14.76 per hour)
Contract: Permanent
CAREERS THAT CARE!
Do you have experience of working with vulnerable people and an understanding of alcohol and other drugs related harm? If this is you, we have exciting opportunities in
North East Edinburgh Service
for experienced
Lead Practitioners
in the field of Alcohol and Other Drugs. We have 2 different roles we are recruiting for: Lead Practitioner - Groupwork Lead Practitioner - 1:1 Caseworker These full and part-time roles are working Monday to Friday with occasional evenings. About the role This is an exciting opportunity for a Lead Practitioner, unlike other support roles, with Turning Point Scotland, no two days are the same! You will be responsible for being the first point of contact, carrying out initial assessments, building trusting relationships, and providing ongoing keyworker support, with communication being an essential part of the role. You will also be expected to work in a groupwork setting and/or provide Assertive Outreach to individuals' homes, GP practices, and across multiple community settings in the North East of Edinburgh. You will be offering harm reduction advice and interventions to some of the most vulnerable and high-risk people who use drugs. These individuals may have had multiple non-fatal overdoses and are not currently engaged with treatment and/or support services. About You As our Lead Practitioner, you will have knowledge and experience of drug and alcohol related harm. You will work within the service delivery rota of Monday to Friday. Alongside the Service Manager and the Service Coordinator, you will direct and manage the day-to-day support within the Edinburgh Service, ensuring an advanced level of social care support, including responsibility for service delivery and development which includes providing line management support to the staff team. You will be passionate and committed and be creative in ways of engaging people, including home visits (alongside a colleague) offering support in the community. Making a difference to people's lives, you will continue providing support until they are able to engage in more structured support within the hub. About Us - North East Edinburgh Recovery Hub The North East Recovery Hub offers a full range of drug and alcohol treatment and support services. We are a multi-disciplinary team comprising of Voluntary Sector, NHS, and social work staff. We are based with our main office in Leith and working across our satellite location in Craigmillar. Turning Point Scotland offers a Salary Matching opportunity within the salary scale points based on experience. Please note that IT skills are required for all our vacancies. Where applicable, successful candidates will be required to register with the SSSC within 6 months of the start date. We value lived experience; please click here to read more about our views.
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Do you have experience of working with vulnerable people and an understanding of alcohol and other drugs related harm? If this is you, we have exciting opportunities in
North East Edinburgh Service
for experienced
Lead Practitioners
in the field of Alcohol and Other Drugs. We have 2 different roles we are recruiting for: Lead Practitioner - Groupwork Lead Practitioner - 1:1 Caseworker These full and part-time roles are working Monday to Friday with occasional evenings. About the role This is an exciting opportunity for a Lead Practitioner, unlike other support roles, with Turning Point Scotland, no two days are the same! You will be responsible for being the first point of contact, carrying out initial assessments, building trusting relationships, and providing ongoing keyworker support, with communication being an essential part of the role. You will also be expected to work in a groupwork setting and/or provide Assertive Outreach to individuals' homes, GP practices, and across multiple community settings in the North East of Edinburgh. You will be offering harm reduction advice and interventions to some of the most vulnerable and high-risk people who use drugs. These individuals may have had multiple non-fatal overdoses and are not currently engaged with treatment and/or support services. About You As our Lead Practitioner, you will have knowledge and experience of drug and alcohol related harm. You will work within the service delivery rota of Monday to Friday. Alongside the Service Manager and the Service Coordinator, you will direct and manage the day-to-day support within the Edinburgh Service, ensuring an advanced level of social care support, including responsibility for service delivery and development which includes providing line management support to the staff team. You will be passionate and committed and be creative in ways of engaging people, including home visits (alongside a colleague) offering support in the community. Making a difference to people's lives, you will continue providing support until they are able to engage in more structured support within the hub. About Us - North East Edinburgh Recovery Hub The North East Recovery Hub offers a full range of drug and alcohol treatment and support services. We are a multi-disciplinary team comprising of Voluntary Sector, NHS, and social work staff. We are based with our main office in Leith and working across our satellite location in Craigmillar. Turning Point Scotland offers a Salary Matching opportunity within the salary scale points based on experience. Please note that IT skills are required for all our vacancies. Where applicable, successful candidates will be required to register with the SSSC within 6 months of the start date. We value lived experience; please click here to read more about our views.
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