Substance Misuse Social Worker

Service Care Solutions are supporting a reputable non-profit provider in and they are currently recruiting for a Social worker to join their team on a permamant basis.

This Service have supported Service Users with addictions for a number of years and pride themselves on being innovative and forward thinking and work closely with the recovery communities they serve to provide flexible, responsive services, which offer the best possible recovery outcomes for all our service users.

This service is looking for a dedicated Social Worker to Join their team to support service users and the community.

Salary up to £30991 DOE

The role of a Social Worker

To demonstrate expert and effective practice around substance misuse treatment.

Provide advice and brief interventions, some structured key working, assessments and a needle exchange service.

Key roles and responsibilities for a Social worker

* Undertake comprehensive assessments in order to assess the eligibility and suitability, strengths and needs of a service user in relation to the service.

* To devise, monitor, review and update recovery care plans within the service to ensure that service users' needs are met in a timely and appropriate manner.

* Deliver care packages including, where appropriate, psychosocial and psychological interventions

* Conduct risk/need assessments and implement risk management/care plans and reviews in line with policy and procedures

Essential requirements for a Social Worker;

, Qualified and registered Social Worker

, Level 3 Tackling Substance Misuse or Health and Social Care

Benefits of the role and joining this service-

* Annual Holiday 29 days per annum, rising to 31 after 2 years' service and 34 after 5; plus, Public Holidays Life


* Assurance Life assurance of 2 x annual salary


* Pension Scheme


* Plus Much more!

If you are interested in this role then please applying via the link or send your CV to me at Paul.Rimmer@servicecare.org.uk