MMP Consultancy are looking for a Senior Recovery Coordinator to join an excellent Charity in Camden on a Temporary basis.

£15.56 PAYE
£20.53 Umbrella

Must be immediate start, Interviews take place on Friday 23rd of August.

Key Responsibilities

* Hold a caseload of 20 key clients who have been referred following treatment and clients who have self-referred, and conduct regular key work sessions resulting in agreed SMART support plans
* Arrange and carry out assessment interviews and triage for new referrals into the service
* Facilitate group activities within the service in response to identified client need or as part of a project wide programme of group work
* Deal with referrals and provide short interventions to move client through the pathway
* Provide advice and guidance on Benefits, Housing, Offending and Health and wellbeing
* Support clients to access education, training, and employment opportunities, including accredited qualification, college courses and recreational courses
* Support service users to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles
* Work effectively with stakeholders and other agencies to support client's needs
* Promote the development of social skills and peer mentoring relationships to improve self-esteem, recovery and independence
* Support team members to develop understanding and awareness of substance misuse
* Participate in information advice and guidance client 'drop-in' sessions across a range of settings
* Provide signposting for clients needing to access community services such as mental health and well-being services
* Assess, update, and refer service users for vaccination and immunisation programmes
* Provide information, advice and guidance on Treatment options, Residential Rehab and Prescribing
* Support the wider team to deliver interventions for individuals, including harm reduction & trauma informed approaches to engagement/re-engagement with services

Previous Experience

* Experience of working with complex needs clients (e.g. mental health and substance misuse)
* Experience of working with clients who are in recovery or clients who are actively using drugs and/or offending
* Experience of managing a caseload of clients and creating Support Plans
* A good understanding of safeguarding issues and the ability to undertake comprehensive risk assessments related to this
* Experience of working within substance misuse treatment
* Knowledge of harm reduction and health promotion interventions
* The ability to assess and recovery plan service users and formulate written reports
* An understanding of the Recovery Model, and the ability to engage and motivate people to move towards independence and inclusion
* The ability to work in partnership with external stakeholders, particularly community mental health services and/or substance use services