Description:

Drug and Alcohol Coordinator

Location: Durham, DH1 3BQ

Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week

Salary: £24,020 - £30,790 per annum

Our client is one of England s most successful home-grown charities. They provide free, confidential support for alcohol, drugs, housing, or mental health in friendly local places across the UK. They are committed to fair chances for all and making sure everyone can access the help and support they need to realise their potential. By joining their teams of passionate individuals, you will be contributing to making this happen. You can really make a difference by believing in their service users and their ability to make positive changes when they don t always believe in themselves.

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a DACT Navigator (Drug and Alcohol Care Team) to support the organisation s service delivery within the community services. As a DACT Navigator, you will provide 1:1 support for service users, from brief interventions through to structured treatment, and supporting those within the community. You will take a whole person holistic approach to ensure that every service user s package of care encompasses all areas of their wellbeing, to achieve the best possible outcomes for every person.

As DACT navigator, you would support:

• Those experiencing ongoing alcohol and drug issues
• Mental health is identified as an underlying issue or drug and alcohol related.
• Ongoing complex mental health need (self-reported or diagnosed) which is impacting on being able to address their substance misuse or impacting on their engagement with the service.
• Risk levels identified as moderate to high, i.e risk taking or erratic behaviour, self-harm and fluctuating suicidal ideation.
• Not currently referred or engaging with CMHT
• Possible frequent attendance at hospital, calls to crisis team, frequently referred to services but often does not engage.
• Identified at either complex case, MDT, Hospital liaison, crisis team or mental health huddles.

Please note this role is based across county Durham - driving licence is essential.

This role does involve occasional weekend working, there is a rota and every 12 weeks you will be required to work 9-12 on a Saturday

Skills and Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care (or above or equivalent) or willing to work towards this in post.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programmes.
• Understanding of and ability to implement interventions, including brief interventions MI, PSIs, CBT and ITEP.
• Delivering 1-2-1 and group therapeutic interventions.
• Experience of working with carers and families.

Benefits

• Generous annual leave entitlement (27 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 32 after 1 years service)
• Annual leave purchase scheme
• Enhanced occupational sick pay
• Enhanced employer contribution to your workplace pension
• Death in service benefit
• Free Will writing
• Eyecare vouchers
• Blue light card discount
• Fantastic learning and development opportunities, including free training courses
• Work-life balance- flexible working and family friendly policies
• Happy, Healthy You! their wellbeing offers for their workforce
• Employee Assist Programme and Support Networks

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable organisation, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.

The organisation is an equal opportunities employer

They welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit. They also welcome applications from people with lived experience with substance misuse.

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