To work as part of a team to provide 1-1 assessment and support to clients who suffer from addictive behaviours from referral through to sustained recovery and after-care, through either face-to-face at the centre, over the telephone or video call as part of CADAS’ objective to reduce the harm caused by substance use for individuals, families, and communities across Cumbria. Through the Group Pathway, facilitate Peer Support group sessions helping clients who are struggling with addictive behaviours to maintain and sustain their recovery journey.
Principal Duties
1:1 (adults or young people)
Peer support group facilitation
Carry out Support Assessment & Plan sessions and 1-1 support to support clients throughout their time with CADAS from referral in for assessment through to sustained recovery – including risk assessments and safeguarding.
Establish, develop and deliver Peer Support Group sessions for clients who are struggling with problematic addictive behaviours, providing a safe environment to support sustained recovery, promote engagement, encourage self-esteem, well-being, self-responsibility and enhanced motivation.
Signposting clients to appropriate resources, services and support, locally and online, both internal and external to CADAS.
Working positively with a wide range of organisations and groups to support clients, including providing advice, information and reports as appropriate.
Maintaining specified caseload and managing competing work priorities according to objectives set with line manager.
Maintaining accurate and up-to-date client records and recording, processing, storing and disclosing information as appropriate.
Supporting CADAS volunteers in their training and in their delivery of client support.
Reflecting on and developing practice, attending clinical supervision and contributing to and taking part in regular performance appraisals.
Working flexibly across the local area as required to deliver this role.
Ensure Safeguarding, Equality & Diversity, GDPR and Policy/Procedures compliance.
Keep accurate and timely recording and monitoring systems to feed into organisational reporting to CEO, Board and funders.
Ensure compliance with all CADAS Policy and Procedures relevant to role.
Recovery Coach, with agreement from Line Manager to deliver 1 extra service area from below:
Health Promotion events
To plan, organise and be present at key local events with a wide range of relevant information and activities in relation to our health and wellbeing messages.
Young people’s educational workshops
To plan, organise and communicate with schools or youth clubs to deliver educational workshops. Either develop or utilise CADAS presentations to deliver on a range of addictions providing education, harm reduction and how to stay safe.
Adult training workshops
To plan, organise and communicate with CADAS Training Team Leader or directly with employers/professionals to deliver Adult educational workshops on a range of topics. Utilise CADAS presentations to deliver on a range of addiction topics.
Relevant counselling/therapeutic qualification appropriate to supporting people in recovery or with poor mental health OR when in post successful completion of CADAS Understanding & Working with Addictive Behaviours training (Parts 1 and 2)
Excellent communication skills
Ability to work with a client to arrive at a shared understanding of the outcomes desired and formulate a plan of action.
Ability and willingness to respect and promote the equality, diversity, rights, and responsibilities of individuals
Ability to reflect on, and develop, therapeutic practice, individually and in supervision
Ability to maintain personal and professional boundaries
Administrative and organisational skills for the management of self – including computer literacy across a range of Microsoft 365 Applications – especially Teams, Word, PowerPoint, Excel etc
