Specialist Support Officer - Drug and Alcohol - Camden

Specialist Support Officer – Drug and Alcohol – Camden
  
Are you a passionate Specialist Support Officer looking for your next role? 4Recruitment Services are currently recruiting for a Support Officer to work within the Drug and Alcohol services based in Camden.
  
Pay Rates: £15.83
 
Information on the Role:  Successful candidates will be offered a place for 3 months, with a working pattern of Monday to Friday, with two days on shift per week and 3 days doing SSO work with working one weekend per month.
  
What you will be doing:

• Provide clinical input for the staff and customers as directed by the service specification and the needs of the service
• To take lead responsibility in application of defined specialist interventions
• Disseminate and advise the local and wider teams on changes to best practice and new legislation
• When required, administer medication and ensure appropriate records and maintained
• Undertake group and one to one intervention with clients of a specialist nature
• Provide a comprehensive support planning service to customers in line with departments
• Support customers to develop the necessary skills to live independently, and to access training, education and work

  
Skills & Professional Characteristics needed:

• Knowledge of specialist assessment tools, methods and case formulation
• Knowledge about recovery mode, peer support and coproduction procedures
• Experience running therapeutic groups
• Ability to react to crisis situations in a calm effective way
• Basic level of IT skills and literacy
• Strong time management skills and ability to prioritise workload
• Ability to contribute to effective team working
• Understanding of safeguarding procedures

  
Essential Requirements:

• Experience supervising medication
• Experience designing and providing training
• Knowledge of the housing sector
• Ability to represent one housing to the other agencies and companies where necessary
• Ability to provide regular monitoring information as required

  
  
What we offer:

• 24 hour one on one specialist consultant based within your geographical area
• 4Recruitment Services Employee Benefits Programme
• Our own dedicated payroll support ensuring you get the full benefits of your payment

Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. 4Recruitment Services is an equal opportunities employer.
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