CANAL COMMUNITIES REGIONAL ADDICTION SERVICE CLG
TEMPORARY DRUG EDUCATION WORKER (**APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**.5 HOURS PER
WEEK FOR 3 MONTHS)
The Canal Communities Regional Addiction Service (CCRAS) is a Company
Limited by Guarantee (CLG) with charitable status and overseen by a
voluntary Board. It is tasked by the Canal Communities Local Drug and
Alcohol Task Force (CCLDATF) with implementing a range of initiatives
to address and respond to substance misuse and its causes and
consequences within the Canal Communities area of Dublin, which
consists of Bluebell, Inchicore, and Rialto.
CCRAS is now seeking interested candidates for a three-month contract
as a TEMPORARY DRUG EDUCATION WORKER ( *.5 hours
per week).
LOCATION: Oblate Hall, Inchicore, Dublin 8
CONTRACT: Temporary, 3-month contract to provide partial cover for
maternity leave.
SALARY: € * per week (for **Apply on the
website** weeks at *.5 hours per week); this is
equivalent to an annual salary of € *,**Apply
on the website** for a *-hour week)
CLOSING DATE: Monday *rd September **Apply on
the website** at *. *
a.m.
PURPOSE OF THE JOB
The overall purpose of the Drug Education Worker’s position is to
co-ordinate, organise and deliver programmes, activities and events in
the Canal Communities area (Bluebell, Inchicore, Rialto, Dublin 8)
aimed at raising the local community’s awareness of issues relating
to drug and alcohol use, and preventing the harmful use of drugs and
alcohol locally. The job description for the full-time post is
attached. For the period of this short-term contract, the worker will
concentrate principally on several specific tasks:
* Helping to organise the Canal Communities Drug and Alcohol
Awareness Week which starts on the *th of
November *
* Organising the publication and launch (during Drug and Alcohol
Awareness Week) of a booklet on benzodiazepines, the contents of which
are being finalised
* Assisting in the development of the drug awareness ‘escape
rooms’ initiated in the Canal Communities in **Apply on the
website**
* Leading an advisory committee in planning a joint
addiction-related training session for staff in the Canal Communities
area, under the ‘CAN2’ initiative (see job description).
CANDIDATE ATTRIBUTES AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL
* Excellent inter-personal skills, in both one-to-one and group
settings
* Excellent facilitation skills
* Level 7 qualification in community work, addiction studies, social
sciences or other relevant discipline
* Good knowledge of issues related to addiction and substance misuse
* Experience of working in communities affected heavily by substance
misuse
* Report-writing, IT and presentation skills
* Evidence of being able to work both on own initiative and as part
of a team
DESIRABLE
* Youth work experience
* Addiction studies qualification
* Experience of inter-agency working
* Knowledge of the Canal Communities area
* Commitment to inter-agency working and to community participation
in the design, delivery and evaluation of services
Applications by EMAIL ONLY, to include CV, to Ger Doherty (from whom
further information may be obtained) at * (Tel.
* *) BY **APPLY ON THE
WEBSITE**.**APPLY ON THE WEBSITE** A.M. ON MONDAY THE **APPLY ON THE
WEBSITE**RD OF SEPTEMBER **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**.
_The Canal Communities Regional Addiction Service CLG is an equal
opportunities employer._
We need : English (Good)
Type: Permanent
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Category: Health
