Passionate about supporting recovery? Join our Ellesmere Port team to empower individuals through one-to-one support and groupwork in a dynamic, person-centred drug and alcohol service.
The Role
You will have experience of working within substance misuse or a related Health and Social Care setting is essential. You must be committed, resourceful and highly motivated to engage with people using our service within treatment services and promote recovery through their daily practice.
Based within the Ellesmere Port integrated Drug and Alcohol Service, your role will support adults who use our service within the area to achieve their recovery journey goals via 1:1s and structured groupwork programme.
An empathetic and non-judgmental approach is imperative, as this role involves working with a wide range of challenging issues and behaviours.
Your responsibilities will be to:
• Deliver high-quality drug and alcohol services to individuals and their support networks.
• Manage a caseload, conducting assessments, risk evaluations, and delivering evidence-based interventions and recovery plans.
• Facilitate structured treatment groups and provide harm reduction services, including needle exchange, BBV testing, and overdose prevention.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders, adhering to Via policies and safeguarding standards.
You must have experience in substance misuse services and structured treatment delivery.
The Service
Cheshire West and Chester is a fully integrated recovery service delivered by Via We offer free and confidential support for individuals affected by drug and alcohol problems and their families and carers. We believe with the right support; people can make long-lasting transformations in their lives to improve their health and wellbeing.
Location
Unity House, 4 York Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 0DB.
To see the generous range of benefits we offer at Via including 30 days annual leave for all new starters, our health and wellbeing initiatives, financial perks and development opportunities – visit our Benefits Package
For an informal chat about the role please contact Amanda Casey, Team Manager via Amanda.Casey@viaorg.uk
The closing date for applications is Wednesday 30 July at midnight.
All our applications are sifted by humans. Please send us applications that reflect your own knowledge, experience and values and not applications that have been generated by artificial intelligence (AI).