Assistant Support Worker - The Bridges Part-Time

Overview

We are The Forward Trust (formerly RAPt and Blue Sky), the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.

We believe and are committed to providing opportunities to all people including those with ‘Lived Experience’ we encourage applications from all background including those in recovery from addiction, co-dependency or gambling, have experience of previous offending or homelessness.

What you will be doing?

The Bridges is Forward’s residential substance misuse treatment centre in Hull specifically designed for male ex-offenders. The strategic mission of the treatment centre is to help residents achieve long-term recovery from drug & alcohol dependency, and full reintegration into the community through an intensive, primary structured 12 week 12 Step residential programme.

The Assistant Support Worker will work alongside the Support Worker to provide general support to male clients as part of a 24/7 residential rehabilitation unit.  Duties may include administering medications, providing brief individual interventions and facilitating some structured interventions during the evenings.

The post holder will be required to work on their own initiative, utilising the on-call support functions as necessary.

Attention to security, health and safety and risk will be key aspects of the role.

What we are looking for?

Ability to engage effectively with the client group, including holding strong professional boundaries, conflict resolution and working with challenging behaviour.

A thorough knowledge of and commitment to the 12-step process of recovery from addiction

Experience of providing services to people within the criminal justice system.

Experience of working in a care setting or similar.

What we offer

• Training opportunities and career development
• Flexible working
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
• Contributory Pension Scheme – Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years’ service and up to 9% thereafter
• Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary)
• Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)

*Please note that all roles which come into contact with services users will require successful candidates to be fully vaccinated against Coronavirus with effect from 1st April 2022 (unless a medical exemption certificate is obtained from your GP) and this will form part of contractual offers.

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Person specification

Assistant Support Worker