Job Description

St Martins is working in partnership with Together and Change Grow Live to provide support for individuals engaged with specialist drug and alcohol service across Norfolk.

The aim of the partnership is to provide a county wide team that will work together to develop comprehensive support plans regarding the housing & treatment needs of individuals struggling with substance misuse with a significant impact on their housing needs.

These roles will be fully embedded within the Norfolk Integrated Housing and Community Support Services (NIHCSS) across Norfolk.

We are looking for:

• Someone to deliver outcome and recovery focussed services within a Psychologically Informed Environment (PIE); to enable a meaningful personal and social recovery for those under the service, increase and enhance social inclusion through supporting service users to engage with a wide variety of community organisations and services.
• Someone to be proactive in preventing crises and reduce the need for urgent and emergency care including acute inpatient admissions and minimise lengths of stay in hospital.
• Someone to support engagement in substance misuse programmes, promote treatment adherence and aim to reduce co-morbid drug use.
• Evidence of emotional resilience and tenacity to push ahead to find the appropriate solutions, even when faced with resistance.
• Experience with supporting people who have poor mental health, addictions or who are ex-offenders.

You can expect:

• The support and guidance of working for one of the top 4 best charities to work for, in the Best Companies list 2022.
• A comprehensive training programme, whilst gaining experience in the fields of criminal justice, social care, mental health, and housing law.
• You will have a personal development programme tailored to your interests within our field of work.
• Up to 29 days holiday and from your first day an additional ‘birthday’ holiday to be taken in your birthday month.
• Access to discounted products and services, including: ‘Blue Light’ discount card, ‘Perkbox’, wellbeing platform, cycle to work scheme, Pension scheme and life insurance.

For further information about the post, please contact Maria Baranowski, Director of Homeless Services on 01603 666563.

TO APPLY: Please visit our website www.stmartinshousing.org.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ and fill out the application forms and fill out the application forms at the bottom of the vacancy page. CV's alone will not be accepted.

St Martins is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults. An enhanced DBS check will be required for successful applicants.

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary contract
Contract length: 24 months

Salary: £24,054.00-£25,409.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Store discount
• Wellness programme

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 19/05/2023

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