Job Description

Based: Edinburgh - Based at the Leith Hub and in Craigmillar, also required to perform home visits/outreach across the city

Hours: Full-Time 37 hrs per week

Salary: \xc2\xa311.97 - \xc2\xa313.42 per hour

Annual: \xc2\xa323,023 - \xc2\xa325,813

Contract: Fixed Term - Until Dec 2023

Could you help us save lives?

About You

You will be passionate and committed and be creative in ways of engaging people, including home visits 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.

You will have a genuine commitment and experience as a Lead Practitioner working with people in the Health and Social Care sector, Alcohol and other Drugs. Flexibility to work Monday to Friday with the occasional evenings and have a valid driving licence with access to a car, is advantageous but not essential.

Applicants with a background in delivery of psychosocial support, Assertive Outreach models in harm reduction, Housing First & housing support practices, as well as those with lived experience, would be advantageous.

Turning Point Scotland offers a Salary Matching opportunity.

We seek candidates with a genuine commitment to the values and ethos of Turning Point Scotland who will be excited by this opportunity to make a difference to people lives.

North East Edinburgh Recovery Hub

The North East Recovery Hub is a one-stop shop which offers a full range of drug and alcohol treatment and support services. We are a multi - disciplinary team comprising of Voluntary Sector TPS, NHS and social work staff. We are based with our main office in Leith, and a satellite location in Craigmillar.

We understand that everybody\'s experience is different. When people come to the Hub, we personalise their care to achieve their goals.

The support we provide is always person centred, we do this by involving people who know the person well, this includes family and friends, other health and Social Work professionals, Advocacy services and our own staff members.

Full details of this role can be viewed on the attached Job Role Profile.

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 start date.

Benefits package

Turning Point Scotland have Platinum accreditation in Investors in People. Our staff are our most important asset, therefore we offer extensive training and impressive personal and career-focused development opportunities. You could be part of an organisation that not only offers excellent careers but makes a real difference to thousands of People\'s lives and achieve your own personal fulfilment.

• Comprehensive Induction
• 123 Learning and development courses
• 29 eLearning courses
• Funded qualification - SVQ Social Services and Healthcare, work based assessment

• Your Career Pathway, we promote from within and advertise internally all jobs
• Pension Scheme, employer contribution 4%
• Wide range of family friendly policies
• 35 holiday/public holidays days\' per year.

Does this position require a valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle?

No

Does the post include personal care?

No

Does the post include cooking and housekeeping skills?

No

Will the service users be involved in this process?

No

Contact name & details

If you would like to chat about any aspect of the role, please call 0131 554 7516 and ask to speak to the duty manager

Turning Point Scotland