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Waking Night Recovery Practitioner

28 Days Old

New Start is a family-run, not-for-profit organisation, providing residential and supported accommodation services for vulnerable adults, families, children, and young people. We deliver a diverse range of homelessness projects and temporary housing solutions, helping some of the most complex and disadvantaged groups across Merseyside. The services we provide aim to enhance lives by offering good quality homes and structured support; encouraging clients to achieve independence and engage in constructive opportunities which will enable them to live a more fulfilled and enriched existence. Waking Night Recovery Practitioner Have you had experience working in treatment and recovery services? Do you hold the necessary people skills to confidently support people in a 24/7 accommodation-based recovery service during the evening through to the following morning? Would a 4-nights on, 4-nights off shift pattern suit your employment availability? If so, then we have a fantastic vacancy opportunity for a

Waking Night Recovery Practitioner

to work at our second stage recovery

Step-down service

in Liverpool. The Step-down service

forms part of

Liverpool's Recovery Pathway (RISE),

the city's treatment and recovery services offer. Sitting at the end of the pathway the service offers 18 weeks of recovery support that has followed on from a prior 18 weeks of treatment/rehabilitation support at the adjacent site next door - delivered by our

RISE partners YMCA Together . The two sites work in collaboration to deliver a bespoke and modernised treatment/recovery offer via programs and frameworks that are trauma aware and psychologically informed. Each site benefits from high spec accommodation that provides environments that are safe and secure in which clients can positively thrive whilst moving through their recovery journey…with the goal of greater independence and a more permanent housing solution in sight. The successful candidate's role will focus upon supporting vulnerable males and females who live at the

Step-down service

alongside managing the building and ensuring the site remains safe. What we have to offer A competitive Salary - £28151.90 A 4-nights on and 4-nights off shift pattern A contributory pension scheme 225 Hours Annual Leave rising to 306 with length of service A range of learning and development opportunities upto and including L5 Medicash Main responsibilities as a Waking Night Recovery Practitioner will include: Providing practical and emotional support to clients Prompting/reminding clients when necessary to sustain their prescribed medication plan Completing health and safety checks of the building/site Overseeing the safety of clients who reside in the service Overseeing the safety of co-workers on-site when leading the shift Overseeing the security of the building Abiding by Health and Safety regulations Undertaking administrative tasks as required Empowering and promoting independent living skills with the client group Supporting the facilitation of the activities program when required Managing incidents What we're looking for in our ideal Waking Night Recovery Practitioner: Previous experience in a similar post of supporting individuals who are abstinent and free from substances (Desirable) A person who genuinely cares and wants to make a difference by supporting people to turn their lives around (Essential) A good understanding of health and safety and building management (Desirable) Experience of homelessness and housing challenges (Desirable) NVQ Level 3 in Housing/Health and Social Care, or be working towards this qualification (Desirable) Ability to accurately record information e.g., case notes, support plans and risk assessments (Essential) Experience of Mainstay, or similar Capita systems (Desirable) If you believe you are the right candidate for the role as our

Waking Night Recovery Practitioner , then please click ‘apply' now! We'd love to hear from you. This post is subject to enhanced DBS criminal record disclosure.

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Location:
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Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Health