Support Worker - Recovery (Bank)
Zero Hours Contract
12.5 hour shifts: 7:30am-20.00pm / 19:30pm - 08:00am
Oasis Recovery Runcorn
£12.71 per Hour
Do you have a passion to help people? Come and work for The UK's leading Alcohol & Drug Rehab provider. Our mission is to provide high quality, person-centred, safe and effective treatment. We believe that anyone experiencing challenges with addiction & mental health is able to recover and achieve their true potential.
Join our mission as a Support Worker - Bank , at our centre in Runcorn!
- You will have endless job satisfaction, and make a difference to people's lives
- You can be a support system for others, and your presence will have a huge impact
- Your experiences as a Support Worker can shape who you are and the decisions you make in life
The benefits of being a Support Worker in the team:
- Supportive PDP
- Training and development opportunities
- Blue Light Card- discounts at thousands of retailers
UKAT Values
At UKAT, our values are at the heart of everything we do:
- Understanding – we listen, support and respond with empathy.
- Kindness – we treat every client and colleague with compassion and respect.
- Accountability – we take responsibility for providing safe, high-quality care.
- Teamwork – we work together to create a supportive and positive environment.
Main duties of the Support Worker:
- Provide advice, information and support to clients including referral to aftercare services that focus on maintaining an abstinent lifestyle.
- Work with clients to produce appropriate and achievable recovery plans to help them address their identified needs.
- Ensure clients observe the programme’s rules and support the manager in investigating and taking action where these may have been breached including substance testing.
- Support clients with the prompting of their medication, conduct accurate and timely medication audits and maintain accurate medication records.
- Assist in the day-to-day operation of services by working with clients, enabling them to cope with practical aspects of daily living (life skills, benefits, housing).
- Ensure residents attend external appointments in line with their care plan by supporting them to access transport or accompanying them if necessary.
- Oversee and or conduct effective intake, assessment and discharge interventions.
- Assist the therapeutic team to carry out accurate, complete and timely risk management planning and reviews in conjunction with external third parties where appropriate.
- Undertake all duties and responsibilities in accordance with: company policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines, standards; good professional practice and the company’s QA strategy, CQC and other regulatory requirements, relevant legislations, all legal and contractual obligations.
- Oversee the maintenance of accurate client records and databases and provide statistics for management and to assist with service evaluation in a timely fashion.
- Assist in the transfer of individuals between agencies and services
Essential criteria:
- Ability to undertake lone-working safely and effectively.
- Ability to negotiate and influence effectively in terms of professional boundaries.
- Ability to develop and review risk management plans.
- Ability to express empathy and a non-judgemental attitude with a calm, caring approach.
- Capacity to handle intensive and pressurised situations.
The Recruitment Process:
- You will have an initial phone conversation with the talent acquisition specialist which will be an informal chat and opportunity to ask questions about the position
- If you are successful in your initial phone conversation, you will be required to undertake an interview on-site or via video conference. (please note that if you have a video interview, you will be required to visit the centre at a later date for a tour)
- Our shortlisted candidates will be notified if they are successful within 5 working days post interview.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer, committed to making our recruitment process inclusive and accessible to al
Apply today and help us change lives, one day at a time.
