ESSENTIAL CRITERIA FOR POST: (please refer to the Job Description for
a more detailed outline of skills)
JOB TITLE:?Project Worker (Harm Reduction/ & Service User
development)
LOCATION:?Community Addiction Response Programme
Killinarden Heights, Whitestown,
Tallaght, Co. Dublin, **Apply on the website**
Eircode: D**Apply on the website** A**Apply on the website**
HOURS: **Apply on the website** hours per week
SALARY:?Attached to HSE Social Care Worker scale and dependent on
experience
JOB TYPE:?Permanent (subject to annual funding agreements), including
a six-month probationary period
REPORTING TO:?CARP Team Leader
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CARP is a community addiction response programme located in the heart
of Tallaght.
The focus of our activities is on areas where people experience
disadvantage. Our programs of work are organized across key thematic
areas: Community Employment, Education & Employment, Health & Well
Being.
Our five priority areas are: Harm Reduction, Stabilization, Treatment
& Rehabilitation, Outreach, Community Development.
The job description below gives a guideline for the skills we need
however we will allow some room for the experience of those attending
for interview to possibly shape the position advertised. We see this
as a dynamic role within the team and one that will go some way to
address the changing face of addiction in the months and years
following the pandemic. So, we are interested in hearing from you if
you can demonstrate your interest and passion for this role.
CLOSING DATE & TIME IS 1PM FRIDAY **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**TH SEPTEMBER
**APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**
APPLICATION PROCESS:
PLEASE APPLY BY SENDING A COPY OF YOUR CV, COVER LETTER (EMAIL) AND
COMPLETING THE APPLICATION FORM ATTACHED.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT PAMELA CASSERLY (TEAM LEADER) AT **APPLY
ON THE WEBSITE**/**APPLY ON THE WEBSITE** OR **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**
PERSON SPECIFICATION
QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS- ESSENTIAL
* A minimum of 2 years? experience in paid addiction or similar key
working position within a community addiction environment
* A relevant third level qualification in addiction studies or
social care.
* An excellent understanding of issues relating to problem drug use,
criminal offending, homelessness, dual-diagnosis and progression
pathways towards community-based rehab, housing, and training services
* A good working knowledge of the theoretical framework of harm
reduction/risk reduction.
* Excellent communication and listening skills. Capacity to develop
positive relationships with internal and external agencies
* Trained and experienced in the use Motivational Interviewing, (MI)
and/or Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA) and/or Solution Focused
Brief Therapy. (SFBT).
* Trained and experienced in the Key working, Care planning, and
Case Management Processes
* Experience in Report Writing.
* Experience in data Inputting with reference to the eCass/Link Case
Management System.
* An understanding of Community Development.
* Good experience of group facilitation, therapeutic and educational
* Must have the ability to act upon one?s own initiative within
the context of professional boundaries and accountability.
* Must have the ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.
PROJECT WORKER FOR CARP
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA FOR POST: (please refer to the Job Description for
a more detailed outline of skills)
JOB TITLE:?Project Worker (Harm Reduction/ & Service User
development)
LOCATION:?Community Addiction Response Programme
Killinarden Heights, Whitestown,
Tallaght, Co. Dublin, **Apply on the website**
Eircode: D**Apply on the website** A**Apply on the website**
HOURS: **Apply on the website** hours per week
SALARY:?Attached to HSE Social Care Worker scale and dependent on
experience
JOB TYPE:?Permanent (subject to annual funding agreements), including
a six-month probationary period
REPORTING TO:?CARP Team Leader
-------------------------
CARP is a community addiction response programme located in the heart
of Tallaght.
The focus of our activities is on areas where people experience
disadvantage. Our programs of work are organized across key thematic
areas: Community Employment, Education & Employment, Health & Well
Being.
Our five priority areas are: Harm Reduction, Stabilization, Treatment
& Rehabilitation, Outreach, Community Development.
The job description below gives a guideline for the skills we need
however we will allow some room for the experience of those attending
for interview to possibly shape the position advertised. We see this
as a dynamic role within the team and one that will go some way to
address the changing face of addiction in the months and years
following the pandemic. So, we are interested in hearing from you if
you can demonstrate your interest and passion for this role.
CLOSING DATE & TIME IS 1PM FRIDAY **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**TH SEPTEMBER
**APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**
APPLICATION PROCESS:
PLEASE APPLY BY SENDING A COPY OF YOUR CV, COVER LETTER (EMAIL) AND
COMPLETING THE APPLICATION FORM ATTACHED.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT PAMELA CASSERLY (TEAM LEADER) AT **APPLY
ON THE WEBSITE**/**APPLY ON THE WEBSITE** OR **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**
PERSON SPECIFICATION
QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS- ESSENTIAL
* A minimum of 2 years? experience in paid addiction or similar key
working position within a community addiction environment
* A relevant third level qualification in addiction studies or
social care.
* An excellent understanding of issues relating to problem drug use,
criminal offending, homelessness, dual-diagnosis and progression
pathways towards community-based rehab, housing, and training services
* A good working knowledge of the theoretical framework of harm
reduction/risk reduction.
* Excellent communication and listening skills. Capacity to develop
positive relationships with internal and external agencies
* Trained and experienced in the use Motivational Interviewing, (MI)
and/or Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA) and/or Solution Focused
Brief Therapy. (SFBT).
* Trained and experienced in the Key working, Care planning, and
Case Management Processes
* Experience in Report Writing.
* Experience in data Inputting with reference to the eCass/Link Case
Management System.
* An understanding of Community Development.
* Good experience of group facilitation, therapeutic and educational
* Must have the ability to act upon one?s own initiative within
the context of professional boundaries and accountability.
* Must have the ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.
We need : English (Good)
Type: Permanent
Payment:
Category: Others
