Senior Worker
Location: Ystradgynlais Wales
Description: Kaleidoscope Project is employing Senior Worker right now, this vacancy will be placed in Wales. For complete informations about this vacancy opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. Responsible to: Team Leader
Location: Ystradgynlais
Hours: 35 per week, including some evening and weekend work
Annual Leave: 25 days per annum plus Pu! blic Holidays, rising to 28 after 12 months service
Pay Scale: £20,000-£24,000 pro rata per annum depending on experience and qualifications
Background and Service
Kaleidoscope is a pioneering substance misuse treatment provider, offering evidence based treatment and holistic support to individuals who access its services. In Powys, Kaleidoscope works in partnership with CAIS to provide services for adults and young people at tiers 2 and 3 (MoC and MoCAM). Staff teams work collaboratively across the county to deliver different aspects of these services, with a core aim of engaging substance misusers into a continuum of service provision. For individuals who require prescribing treatment, structured psycho-social support is provided by Kaleidoscope in parallel with prescribing interventions from South Staffordshire NHS. Services in Powys are designed to a stepped care model, which aims to make best use of the teams' resources.
Thi! s innovative service will provide a range of evidence based ps! ychosocial interventions, delivered by a team of substance misuse workers who will work as part of a wider multi-disciplinary and multi-agency team.
The service will be delivered in line with a stepped care model as detailed in the National Treatment Agency 'Models of Care for Adult Alcohol Misusers' document (MoCAM, 2007). This has two main components:
1 Provision of brief interventions for those drinking/using excessively but not requiring treatment for alcohol or drug dependence.
2 Provision of treatment interventions for those with moderate or severe dependence and related problems.
The Senior Worker will support the Team Leader in overseeing provision in their locality. In addition, they will directly provide motivational, behavioural and socially-based interventions to service users from a range of community venues. Therapies include:
- Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET)
- Social Behaviour and Network Therapy (! SBNT)
- Structured Relapse Prevention
- Parents and Carers Training (PACT)
They will be responsible for supporting and line managing designated staff members, planning and allocating work and organising rotas. They will support the Team Leader in the implementation and adherence to all Kaleidoscope policies, procedures and protocols in their locality.
The Senior Worker will carry a client caseload, and provide case management and therapeutic intervention to a range of clients.
Main duties and responsibilities (DANOS)
Description DANOS Code
Establish, sustain and disengage from relationships with individu! als HSC233
Contribute to the protection of individuals from harm an! d abuse HSC335
Provide services to those affected by someone else's substance use AB7
Develop your own knowledge and practice HSC33
Carry out comprehensive substance misuse assessment AF3
Plan and agree service responses which meet individuals' identified needs and circumstances AG1
Counsel individuals about their substance use using recognised theoretical models AI1
Promote, monitor and maintain health, safety and security in the working environment HSC32
Promote choice, wellbeing and the protection of all individuals HSC35
Receive, analyse, process, use and store information HSC3115
Promote effective communication for and about individuals HSC31
Provide supervision to other individuals GEN35
Chair meetings CfA412
Further information and general responsibilities
- To support the Team Leader in managing the team
- Supervise designated staff members
- Initiate the development of effective links wit! h mental health, GP prescribing and other voluntary and statutory sector providers and agencies.
- To ensure personal safety and good practice measures are maintained at all times.
- To maintain accurate client records and good communication with those involved in the clients care.
- Achieving competence in therapeutic interventions is an expectation of this role. The post-holder should expect to partake in video-recorded practice supervision in order to maintain and develop their practice.
- To maintain and develop personal expertise and knowledge by reading, networking and further training in order to develop professional competence and to contribute to the development of competence within the team.
- To lead with the induction and orientation of new staff and volunteers.
- To keep abreast of developments in the field and to increase skills and knowledge by participation in courses, in-servi! ce training etc.
- To keep abreast of relevant research underpin! ning your area of practice in order to inform and maintain evidence based practice.
- To support with the implementation of Kaleidoscope policies and any shared protocols to ensure that a safe environment exists for the staff of this service, other agencies and clients.
- To represent the service and participate in any meetings as requested.
- To represent the Project in the wider community.
- To support the Project in raising awareness concerning issues of Substance Misuse.
- Ensure confidentiality at all times, only releasing confidential information obtained during the course of employment to those acting in an official capacity.
- To comply with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.
Person Specification
Essential Desirable
Qualifications and t! raining
GCSE English Literature or Language, grade C or above (or equivalent).
Graduate calibre
Line management and/or supervision qualification
Skills and abilities
Skilled in practising Motivational Interviewing.
Ability to deliver psychosocial interventions to substance misusers.
Ability to work effectively in a team.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Good IT skills: competency in Microsoft Word.
Previous experience of leading teams and/or supervising staff
Experience of analysing data and compiling detailed reports.
Familiarity with email and Internet Explorer and competence in other applications such as Excel and Powerpoint.
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Experience/ Knowledge
Minimum of 2 years experience in the substance misuse field
Previous contact with groups or individuals with substance misuse issues
Experience of delivering manualised interventions.
Kno! wledge of structured psychosocial interventions.
Experience of liai! sing with partner services and stakeholders, particularly in substance misuse, health or criminal justice services
Personal effectiveness
Organisational skills and a proven ability to manage time effectively.
Full, current driving licence and use of a car.
Commitment to learning and professional development
Circumstances
Commitment to support Kaleidoscope's vision for the service, including home study.
Flexibility of working times.
Diversity
Ability to work effectively with people regardless of their ethnic, cultural, social backgrounds, their gender, age, religious belief, disability and sexual orientation.
The closing date for this post is 12 noon on Monday 10th June, and interviews are planned for Friday 21st June at our premises in Ystradgynlais.
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This vacancy starts available on: Fri, 24 May 2013 01:22:13 GMT