Lead Practitioner - #446354

Locations

Airdrie

Service Name

North Lanarkshire Overdose Response & Assertive Outreach

Type of service

Drugs and Alcohol Service

Job Type

Lead Practitioner

Hours of work

Full time

Salary

£25,326 - £28,394

Job Description

Post: Lead Practitioner

Service: North Lanarkshire Alcohol and Other Drugs

Based: Airdrie with travel throughout North Lanarkshire

Hours: Full-Time (37 Hours)

Salary: £25,326 - £28,394 (£13.16 - £14,76 per hour)

Contract: Permanent

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At Turning Point Scotland, we have opportunities to help make a positive impact for people, encouraging them to fulfil their lives with exciting and fun activities, pursue their hobbies and passions & creating memorable experiences in this support role.

Embark on an emotionally rewarding journey and apply today!

About The Role

As a Lead practitioner within our team you will be responsible for outreaching in the community of North Lanarkshire to individuals we support, staff within the team work in pairs. The full team is responsible for the care and support of everyone.

Our Role Will Include:

• Providing support and assistance to people we support in accordance with their support plans and the service aims.
• Being a key worker for a person or people who have complex or multiple needs.
• Being responsible for undertaking initial and on-going assessments of people we support.
• Liaise with workers from other agencies.
  
  

The service operates 7 days a week, from the hours of 10-10pm Monday to Friday and 10-9pm Saturday and Sunday. The Lead Practitioner role requires you to work on a rota basis.

About You

You will have a genuine commitment to use your skills to support people to live their best lives. You will be supported by an incredibly approachable management team, allowing you to expand on your existing knowledge whilst developing new skills. You will have flexibility to work on a rota and full training will be provided to you.

We believe having the right values of respect, compassion, inclusion and integrity is all you need to join our team!

About Us – North Lanarkshire Alcohol and Other Drugs Outreach Service

The North Lanarkshire Alcohol and Other Drugs Crisis Outreach Service, provides support to individuals who are over the age of 16. The service model is based on The Overdose response Teams, (please see our website for indigo house report).

The service has 3 main parts of delivery these are:

• Overdose response (the team respond to individuals who have had or are at risk of overdose within 24-48 hours of notification).
• Assertive outreach (we “meet people where they are at” ensuring they have access to the support and services they require).
• Crisis response (a partnership with housing colleagues to work with anyone at risk of or experiencing homelessness).
  
  

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.

• Interviews will take place on Thursday 19th June *
  
  

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.

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Job Description

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Person Specification

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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 our Recruitment & Engagement Team on 0808 1643100.