Job Description

We continue to expand our current recovery community services with Wigan and Leigh and have the following exciting vacancies to grow the established recovery community:

We are actively seeking candidates with lived experience of substance misuse who are in recovery and are able to relate to and express natural empathy based on experiences.

Lived Experience Support Workers will be motivated by the desire to help and support people to get to the other side of difficult experiences and to move forward in their lives thorough active listing and empathising around shared experiences and grow the existing active recovery community.

You will have relevant lived experience of substance misuse in order to support others going through similar experiences

Share your lived experiences as appropriate in a positive way to create hope, aspiration and motivation to support service users to achieve their individual goals.

Support service users to gain more control over their lives and identify the right resources for their needs that provide them with the necessary tools to build social networks to support sustained recovery

Create interventions and deliver meaningful activities to empower the recovery of individuals accessing the service that are experiencing substance misuse issues.

Support the growth of the Wigan & Leigh Recovery Community

To be successful you will:

Have lived experience of substance misuse

Have a sound working knowledge of the models of recovery within substance misuse services in practice

Understand the cause and effects of substance use on clients, families and the community

Be able to support service users on a 1:1 basis and in a group setting

Work in partnership with other agencies to achieve the best outcome for the client and the "wrap- around" services in the local area

We are looking for

People who have worked in a similar type role or have relevant experience.

Can operate in a non-judgemental manner and knowledge of relevant legislation in all activities.

Have the ability to make decisions whilst understanding when to refer to specialist support within the organisation and communicate with team members.

Must have a good working knowledge of Microsoft 2010 packages.

Note: this job specification is intended to outline the general nature and level of work performed within this role. It is not exhaustive and may be subject to change or modification based on organisational needs.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and we expect our employees and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful applicant will be subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar an applicant from working for us; the nature of a disclosed conviction and its relevance to the post in question will be considered in all circumstances.

We are committed to the fair treatment of our staff, potential staff or users of our services, regardless of age; disability; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race; religion or belief; sex; sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnerships, social class or economic status.

We actively encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of substance misuse.

Due to the unprecedented volume of responses we receive to our vacancies, regretfully we are unable to respond to every application individually. If you have not heard back from us by 24th May 2024 please assume your application for this role has been unsuccessful. We do read each CV carefully and if the situation changes or another potentially suitable role because active within six months of your application we will be back in contact.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 24,570.00 per year

Benefits:

Additional leave Bereavement leave Company events Company pension Employee discount Free parking Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking Referral programme Store discount
Application question(s):

Are you in recovery?
Education:

GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
Work Location: In person