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Location: Margate
Salary: A GBP 26,000 (pro:rata)
Vacancy Type: Permanent, (Please be advised this position is 21 hours per week, however, the hours are negotiable)
The Role
As a Substance Misuse Practitioner, you will provide person-centred support to adults aged 18+ experiencing drug and/or alcohol-related issues.
You will manage a caseload and deliver a range of harm reduction, abstinence-based and psychosocial interventions, including:
- Comprehensive assessments, risk management and SMART care plans.
- Structured 1:1 and group interventions.
- Motivational interviewing and harm reduction advice.
- Recovery-focused support and continuity of care.
- Partnership working with Housing, Employment, Healthcare, Probation and other services.
- Accurate recording and contribution to service outcomes and targets.
Flexibility is required, including some evening/weekend work and occasional travel to other projects within the cluster.
About You
We're looking for someone who is compassionate, non-judgemental and committed to supporting people affected by substance misuse.
You Will Have
- Experience working within substance misuse services.
- Experience completing assessments, risk management and care plans.
- Experience delivering structured interventions and facilitating groups.
- Experience using motivational interviewing techniques.
- Strong IT and communication skills.
- Knowledge of substance misuse, the Recovery Agenda and safeguarding.
- An understanding of holistic care and community services.
- A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
- Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care or equivalent relevant qualification.
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If you're motivated to help people achieve positive and sustainable change, we'd love to hear from you.
About Us
We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.
Benefits
We are committed to our cause and the work we carry out as a charity. Equally, the wellbeing and the employees who work for us are also important. Joining us as an employee, we will offer you the following benefits:
- Flexible working
- Support for Families: We support our employees through every stage of family life by offering enhanced maternity and paternity pay for eligible employees who have completed 26 weeks continuous service, alongside family-friendly policies and a supportive, inclusive workplace.
- Training and development opportunities
- Simply Health Cashback Scheme (optional)
- Season Ticket Loan Scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Crisis Loan Scheme
- Electric Car Scheme
- 3 x Wellbeing Days (pro rata for part-time employees)
- Access to Blue Light Card
- 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
- Contributory Pension Scheme: Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years of service and up to 9% thereafter
- Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary)
- Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)
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Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Please note that remote roles may require occasional travel for site visits, training and meetings.
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Forward Trust, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to our website to complete your application.
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