Drug and Alcohol Jobseeker Profiles

Profile Intro: I have Masters degree in Social Work and a Bachelor's degree with honours. in Counselling. I have extensive experience of working in the public sector having worked as a social worker and recovery counsellor for the local authority and the NHS. I want to enter into the professional field of substance misuse. I am an ...

I have Masters degree in Social Work and a Bachelor's degree with honours. in Counselling. I have extensive experience of working in the public sector having worked as a social worker and recovery counsellor for the local authority and the NHS. I want to enter into the professional field of substance misuse. I am an ethical and intuitive practitioner and will bring a client centred approach to my job role.

Career Specialism: Case Manager, Counsellor, Drug and Alcohol, Project Worker, Substance Misuse

Looking For: Full Time

Looking for work in: South East

Where are you located?: Trowbridge

Career Specialism: Drug and Alcohol

Looking For: Full Time

Looking for work in: South East

Where are you located?: Hertford

Profile Intro: I am a conscientious empathetic person who has worked with very challenging individuals with mental health and substance abuse issues, also worked with Young people with challenges, I thrive on building new positive therapeutic relationships and feel the need to help individual in crisis and enduring Mental health and ...

I am a conscientious empathetic person who has worked with very challenging individuals with mental health and substance abuse issues, also worked with Young people with challenges, I thrive on building new positive therapeutic relationships and feel the need to help individual in crisis and enduring Mental health and drug or alcohol issues
I am looking to work as an individual or as part of a wider team to offer support to these individuals

Career Specialism: Case Manager, Drug and Alcohol, Health, Project Worker, Rehabilitation, Substance Misuse, Support Worker, Youth Worker

Looking For: Full Time

Looking for work in: South East

Where are you located?: Camberely Surrey

Profile Intro: I bring 5 years of intense experience working with very vulnerable and complex adults through substance use services - this has been firstly as a first point of access role where I would be triaging up to 30 calls per day, gaining information through trust and compassion and recording this onto the SystemOne database s ...

I bring 5 years of intense experience working with very vulnerable and complex adults through substance use services - this has been firstly as a first point of access role where I would be triaging up to 30 calls per day, gaining information through trust and compassion and recording this onto the SystemOne database system. This also involved having a full understanding of the service and the pathways and how best to place the service user for further assessment. For the last 12 months I have been working as a 1-1 recovery co-ordinator with a case load of up to 30 clients. I provide interventions for the client to make changes to their substance use - alcohol and non opiate drug use - using Motivational Interviewing, Decisional Balance, ITEP Mapping and by being able to ascertain and source other support services as appropriate. I believe my best skill is listening and I have been able to develop positive therapeutic alliances with the clients I have been privileged to work with. The majority of the clients have some level of mental health concerns which can often stem from trauma or from being unable to develop healthy coping strategies. I have been involved in a lot of training over the last 5 years - including Safeguarding, Hidden Harms and Suicide Awareness as well as personal development training around diversity and peer support.

Career Specialism: Case Manager, Counsellor, Drug and Alcohol

Looking For: Full Time

Looking for work in: United Kingdom

Where are you located?: Leeds

Career Specialism: Case Manager, Counsellor, Drug and Alcohol, Rehabilitation, Substance Misuse, Youth Worker

Looking For: Full Time

Looking for work in: London, South East, South West, Midlands, West Midlands, North West, North, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, East England, Nationwide

Where are you located?: United Kingdom

Career Specialism: Nurse

Looking For: Full Time

Looking for work in: London

Where are you located?: High wycombe

Career Specialism: Drug and Alcohol

Looking For: Full Time

Looking for work in: South East, South West, Midlands, West Midlands, North West

Where are you located?: Southampton

Profile Intro: I graduated from the University of Leicester with a merit degree in drugs and alcohol counselling and treatment. During the course I built up a lot of different skills ranging from basic counselling skills, like active listening, empathy, reflections, to cognitive behavioural therapy and motivational interviewing. D ...

I graduated from the University of Leicester with a merit degree in drugs and alcohol counselling and treatment.

During the course I built up a lot of different skills ranging from basic counselling skills, like active listening, empathy, reflections, to cognitive behavioural therapy and motivational interviewing. During this time, I also had to do voluntary placement hours, which I did at Chill welfare and Bridge Substance misuse programme.

Within my volunteer position with Chill Welfare, my role is to provide festival goers with information, advice and support around substance use, mental health and sexual health. When helping a user of the service it is my responsibility to record all contact with the service users, using the appropriate forms, recording things such as what they have taken, how much and when, along with personal details like, name, address and who they are with. Also, to offer welfare assistance to members of the public including people with disabilities or who may be vulnerable, and to help people with general site information e.g. directions. We also try and conduct surveys, and questionnaires with service users, to record drug trends, and to work closely with first aid, medics and security teams as required.

People that access our welfare service may be under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs and may be experiencing undesired and unpleasant side effects of drugs or alcohol and require varying degrees of support, ranging from a cup of tea and a chat with a friendly face in our chill out space, to a bed and regular monitoring in our crisis room. To be able to do this and to help build a rapport with the users and get them to trust and open up to me, I find myself using a variety of different skills, which is the knowledge I have gained and developed through my time volunteering, as well as with my course at university.

As a volunteer at Bridge in Northampton, my role was to provide support and encouragement to members with serious drug/alcohol problems. I did this by showing empathy and listening to them and just talking to them, and maybe play table tennis. We provided a range of activities, events and support, like cycling, canoeing, table tennis and I ran an art a crafts group on a Tuesday. We also put on things like table tennis tournaments, and fun days we also took the volunteers to the local allotments.
I also helped with members inductions, whether it be a self- referral or referred from a service, by taking personal details and explaining things like the confidentiality policy and boundaries. Then using the information taken and inputting the details and any notes on to the computer system used.
I completed several training sessions, such as drug awareness, safe guarding and peer mentoring, which complimented some of the subjects I had already studied at university, for example boundaries and confidentiality. I am aware of the generic policies used with substance misuse treatment, which generally ensures that confidentiality and data protection is secure within the service, however I am fully aware of the exceptions to confidentiality, such as harm to self and others, reporting of serious crime, child and adult safeguarding etc. I am also fully aware of professional boundaries and risk management and ensure that I am fully aware of the limitation of my role within my volunteering positions.
At university I have been able to develop my knowledge of treatment options both clinical and psychosocial interventions, which I have been able to further build upon with my volunteer roles. I am hoping to further my knowledge and skills in my chosen field by going on to further my education at university doing my Ba Hons degree part-time evening course.

Career Specialism: Counsellor, Drug and Alcohol, Project Worker

Looking For: Full Time

Looking for work in: Midlands, West Midlands

Where are you located?: Leicester

Profile Intro: I have been involved and worked within the drug and alcohol field and gained wide experience of working with families where there are substance misuse issues and mental health have been discussed by the multidisciplinary team. I have knowledge of the legislative framework of the Social Services Department’s duties re ...

I have been involved and worked within the drug and alcohol field and gained wide experience of working with families where there are substance misuse issues and mental health have been discussed by the multidisciplinary team. I have knowledge of the legislative framework of the Social Services Department’s duties relating to children, particularly the Children Act 1989 and 2004 and experience of attending interagency planning meetings. I have worked with case managers to design digital complex assessments, implementing care plans, of monitoring and reviewing such plans over a period of time including 3-way reviews delivering short term focussed interventions for families experiencing substance misuse difficulties. I have been involved in the training of case managers to improve knowledge of using motivational interviewing techniques and experience of running group work sessions.

Working as a Senior Service Manager for Substance Misuse Service in Hull, UK I gained substantial knowledge and expertise on how to apply effectively managerial leadership within the multi-disciplinary team. My responsibility was to carry continuing responsibility for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of substance misuse services with direct supervision of 3 MD, 2 NMP and 23 case managers. I have completed Part 1 and Part 2 Management of Substance Misuse and also hold MSc on Drugs and Alcohol- Policy and Intervention.

Career Specialism: Case Manager, Drug and Alcohol, Health, Project Worker

Looking For: Full Time, Part Time

Looking for work in: London, South East, South West, Midlands, West Midlands, North West, North

Where are you located?: Hull

Profile Intro: A dynamic and self-motivating individual with a very strong passion for helping people tackle and recover in relation to social and mental health. A great deal of my role means developing therapeutic relationships to help move clients towards recovery. Self-motivated and driven to provide the best possible support. Of ...

A dynamic and self-motivating individual with a very strong passion for helping people tackle and recover in relation to social and mental health. A great deal of my role means developing therapeutic relationships to help move clients towards recovery. Self-motivated and driven to provide the best possible support. Offers extensive experience across various cross-cutting themes with the added ability to motivate others, encourage growth and aid achievement of organisational goals. Proven communication, leadership, diversity and mentorship skills. Integration into teamwork at all levels is a major attribute. Very keen on learning and seeking levels of challenges that match or exceed current levels of skills.

Career Specialism: Carat Worker, Drug and Alcohol, Health, Project Worker

Looking For: Full Time, Part Time

Looking for work in: London

Where are you located?: Greenwich