EMPLOYER: Addiction Response Crumlin CLG
POSITION: Project Worker/ Addiction Practitioner (Cocaine & Poly Drug
Use Service)
EMPLOYMENT DETAILS:
* **Apply on the website**-month fixed term contract, including a
six-month probationary period.
* Salary is based on HSE Project Workers Scale ?**Apply on the
website**,**Apply on the website** - ?**Apply on the
website**,**Apply on the website** (Paid Monthly)
* **Apply on the website** Hour working week including weekends.
APPLICANTS MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING:
* A clear understanding and knowledge of addiction.
* Relevant 3rd Level qualification and experience of working in the
field of addiction.
* Must have at least 3 years paid experience of working within the
addiction services.
PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The primary objective of this post is to work with all aspects of the
ARC Cocaine & Poly Drug Use Programme. The post holder will be in
direct contact with the ARC Cocaine & Poly Drug Use service drug
users. Duties will extend to include working as a frontline Addiction
Practitioner in order to fulfill the policies, aims and objectives of
the project.
OVERALL AIM:
This programme is designed to support and motivate people interested
in detoxing from cocaine & poly drug use addiction.
To develop support services for service users particularly cocaine and
crack cocaine users
To respond to the difficulties that service users are experiencing due
to their substance misuse.
Assist service users to develop positive coping and responsive skills,
so they can address their addiction.
REPORTING RELATIONSHIP:
The post holder shall carry out his/her duties under the line
management of the Senior Addiction Practitioner (Team Leader). The
post holder will report directly to the Senior Addiction Practitioner
of the Cocaine & Poly Drug Use service.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
* To Support all aspects of the Cocaine & Poly Drug Use Programme of
the organisation. To assist in the implementation and further
development of the Cocaine & Poly Drug Use Programme.
* Ability to manage challenging behavior in a competent and
professional manner
* Create and develop links with other key agencies to support
progress of the Cocaine & Poly Drug Use Programme
* To fully engage in the work of the team and to take up training
opportunities offered by the Chief Executive Officer where
appropriate.
* To positively promote all aspects of the Arc organisation and its
services.
* To provide focused one to one supports to help service users and
identify needs and to equip them to become more self-reliant.
* To promote healthy life skills/life styles in the target group
* The ability to act upon one?s own initiative within the context
of professional boundaries and accountability and the ability to
evaluate the implications of these boundaries.
* To provide a safe and non-judgemental environment to encourage
engagement for the family member
* Key working /case management to ascertain issues being presented
by the service user.
* Development of positive coping skills to deal with issues
presenting due to substance misuse.
* To inform the service user of their addiction and to increase
their knowledge and awareness of such.
* To facilitate, in a professional and objective manner referrals,
assessments and care plans for individuals accessing the service
* Support for service users experiencing intimidation by informing
them of services that are available to them to assist them with this
issue.
ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
* Provide written reports to the Chief Executive Officer.
* Attend staff meetings and other relevant project meetings and
contribute to the overall development of ARC.
* Keep the database and all written records of
work/interventions/minutes of all meetings and strategies updated.
KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS / APTITUDES
* An understanding of working with drug users, with particular
emphasis on supporting people through change.
* Experience of and competence in working with both active and
stabilized service users with substance misuse.
Including an understanding of how low threshold drop-ins operate.
* Commitment and ability to work from a community development
perspective and demonstrate its principles.
* An ability to work as part of a team.
* The ability to act upon own initiative within the context of
professional boundaries and accountability.
* Excellent leadership skills.
* Excellent interpersonal, networking and communication skills.
* Excellent listening skills.
* An understanding of, and an ability to objectively carry out
individual needs assessment and developing and facilitating care
plans.
* Ability to manage crisis intervention situations.
* A knowledge of the local geographic and demographic area of the
Dublin **Apply on the website** area.
OBJECTIVES / COMMUNITY
* To liaise and network with relevant statutory, voluntary and
community services.
* To develop relationships with the local community based on
openness and trust.
EVALUATION
* Keep accurate records of relevant ARC activities. Ensure that
statistical data on service provision is available when requested.
* Participate in ongoing planning and evaluation of the work of the
Cocaine programme.
* To assist in the development and implementation of ongoing
evaluation processes which uses an outcome monitoring System i.e.
logic model planning sheet.
* To keep statistics and case studies as a support to evaluation.
* To keep records and information on all aspects of the programme.
FLEXIBLE HOURS
The nature of this post requires that the holder to be flexible in
working hours to cover the operational times of the service and the
center on a rota basis. This will involve scheduled evening and
weekend work.
CONFIDENTIALITY
In the course of your duties, the manager will have access to and
information concerning individuals and families using the ARC projects
services. All such information will be treated in a strictly
confidential way. The manager will be responsible for unauthorized
access to this information.
APPLICATION PROCESS
To apply, please forward by E-mail an up-to-date CV and COVER LETTER
and complete ARC?S APPLICATION FORM ATTACHED TO THIS ADVERTISEMENT
to **Apply on the website** indicating position applied for.
ARC?S APPLICATION FORM to be completed and returned with CV and
COVER LETTER information.
CLOSING DATE IS. **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**TH FEBRUARY?**APPLY ON THE
WEBSITE**. INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD ON **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**TH
FEBRUARY?**APPLY ON THE WEBSITE** AT **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**,
CASHEL ROAD, CRUMLIN, DUBLIN **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**.
PLEASE NOTE THAT FOR EACH POSITION A PANEL MAY BE FORMED FOR FUTURE
EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE ORGANISATION.
NOTE: Late applications will not be accepted and canvassing will
disqualify.
_This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of
duties and responsibilities and may be reviewed from time to time to
reflect the needs of the service._
_THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED BY DUBLIN **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE** LOCAL DRUGS
ALCOHOL TASK FORCE / HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE_
_ADDICTION RESPONSE CRUMLIN IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER._
ADDICTION PRACTITIONER (COCAINE SERVICE)
EMPLOYER: Addiction Response Crumlin CLG
POSITION: Project Worker/ Addiction Practitioner (Cocaine & Poly Drug
Use Service)
EMPLOYMENT DETAILS:
* **Apply on the website**-month fixed term contract, including a
six-month probationary period.
* Salary is based on HSE Project Workers Scale ?**Apply on the
website**,**Apply on the website** - ?**Apply on the
website**,**Apply on the website** (Paid Monthly)
* **Apply on the website** Hour working week including weekends.
APPLICANTS MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING:
* A clear understanding and knowledge of addiction.
* Relevant 3rd Level qualification and experience of working in the
field of addiction.
* Must have at least 3 years paid experience of working within the
addiction services.
PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The primary objective of this post is to work with all aspects of the
ARC Cocaine & Poly Drug Use Programme. The post holder will be in
direct contact with the ARC Cocaine & Poly Drug Use service drug
users. Duties will extend to include working as a frontline Addiction
Practitioner in order to fulfill the policies, aims and objectives of
the project.
OVERALL AIM:
This programme is designed to support and motivate people interested
in detoxing from cocaine & poly drug use addiction.
To develop support services for service users particularly cocaine and
crack cocaine users
To respond to the difficulties that service users are experiencing due
to their substance misuse.
Assist service users to develop positive coping and responsive skills,
so they can address their addiction.
REPORTING RELATIONSHIP:
The post holder shall carry out his/her duties under the line
management of the Senior Addiction Practitioner (Team Leader). The
post holder will report directly to the Senior Addiction Practitioner
of the Cocaine & Poly Drug Use service.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
* To Support all aspects of the Cocaine & Poly Drug Use Programme of
the organisation. To assist in the implementation and further
development of the Cocaine & Poly Drug Use Programme.
* Ability to manage challenging behavior in a competent and
professional manner
* Create and develop links with other key agencies to support
progress of the Cocaine & Poly Drug Use Programme
* To fully engage in the work of the team and to take up training
opportunities offered by the Chief Executive Officer where
appropriate.
* To positively promote all aspects of the Arc organisation and its
services.
* To provide focused one to one supports to help service users and
identify needs and to equip them to become more self-reliant.
* To promote healthy life skills/life styles in the target group
* The ability to act upon one?s own initiative within the context
of professional boundaries and accountability and the ability to
evaluate the implications of these boundaries.
* To provide a safe and non-judgemental environment to encourage
engagement for the family member
* Key working /case management to ascertain issues being presented
by the service user.
* Development of positive coping skills to deal with issues
presenting due to substance misuse.
* To inform the service user of their addiction and to increase
their knowledge and awareness of such.
* To facilitate, in a professional and objective manner referrals,
assessments and care plans for individuals accessing the service
* Support for service users experiencing intimidation by informing
them of services that are available to them to assist them with this
issue.
ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
* Provide written reports to the Chief Executive Officer.
* Attend staff meetings and other relevant project meetings and
contribute to the overall development of ARC.
* Keep the database and all written records of
work/interventions/minutes of all meetings and strategies updated.
KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS / APTITUDES
* An understanding of working with drug users, with particular
emphasis on supporting people through change.
* Experience of and competence in working with both active and
stabilized service users with substance misuse.
Including an understanding of how low threshold drop-ins operate.
* Commitment and ability to work from a community development
perspective and demonstrate its principles.
* An ability to work as part of a team.
* The ability to act upon own initiative within the context of
professional boundaries and accountability.
* Excellent leadership skills.
* Excellent interpersonal, networking and communication skills.
* Excellent listening skills.
* An understanding of, and an ability to objectively carry out
individual needs assessment and developing and facilitating care
plans.
* Ability to manage crisis intervention situations.
* A knowledge of the local geographic and demographic area of the
Dublin **Apply on the website** area.
OBJECTIVES / COMMUNITY
* To liaise and network with relevant statutory, voluntary and
community services.
* To develop relationships with the local community based on
openness and trust.
EVALUATION
* Keep accurate records of relevant ARC activities. Ensure that
statistical data on service provision is available when requested.
* Participate in ongoing planning and evaluation of the work of the
Cocaine programme.
* To assist in the development and implementation of ongoing
evaluation processes which uses an outcome monitoring System i.e.
logic model planning sheet.
* To keep statistics and case studies as a support to evaluation.
* To keep records and information on all aspects of the programme.
FLEXIBLE HOURS
The nature of this post requires that the holder to be flexible in
working hours to cover the operational times of the service and the
center on a rota basis. This will involve scheduled evening and
weekend work.
CONFIDENTIALITY
In the course of your duties, the manager will have access to and
information concerning individuals and families using the ARC projects
services. All such information will be treated in a strictly
confidential way. The manager will be responsible for unauthorized
access to this information.
APPLICATION PROCESS
To apply, please forward by E-mail an up-to-date CV and COVER LETTER
and complete ARC?S APPLICATION FORM ATTACHED TO THIS ADVERTISEMENT
to **Apply on the website** indicating position applied for.
ARC?S APPLICATION FORM to be completed and returned with CV and
COVER LETTER information.
CLOSING DATE IS. **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**TH FEBRUARY?**APPLY ON THE
WEBSITE**. INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD ON **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**TH
FEBRUARY?**APPLY ON THE WEBSITE** AT **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**,
CASHEL ROAD, CRUMLIN, DUBLIN **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**.
PLEASE NOTE THAT FOR EACH POSITION A PANEL MAY BE FORMED FOR FUTURE
EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE ORGANISATION.
NOTE: Late applications will not be accepted and canvassing will
disqualify.
_This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of
duties and responsibilities and may be reviewed from time to time to
reflect the needs of the service._
_THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED BY DUBLIN **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE** LOCAL DRUGS
ALCOHOL TASK FORCE / HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE_
_ADDICTION RESPONSE CRUMLIN IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER._
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