Job Details: Coolmine Therapeutic Community: Team Leader x 5


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Coolmine Therapeutic Community: Team Leader x 5


JOB TITLE: TEAM LEADER

LOCATION: Various
REPORTS TO: Cork - Kerry Service Manager
HOURS: **Apply on the website** hours per week. Some out of hours work
required.
JOB TYPE: Permanent
SALARY : **Apply on the website**,**Apply on the website**

PURPOSE: To lead and manage community-based drug and alcohol hub to
ensure the delivery of an evidence-based quality service to clients
that meets organisational standards and targets.

CONTACT EMAIL: **Apply on the website**

Coolmine is a leading drug and alcohol treatment centre providing
community, day and residential services to men and women and families
with problematic substance use since **Apply on the website**.
Coolmine believes that everyone should have the opportunity to
overcome addiction and lead a fulfilled and productive life.

Coolmine, in conjunction with Cork Local Drug and Alcohol Task Force
and Southern Regional Drug & Alcohol Task Force will develop multiple
community based drug and alcohol hubs to deliver frontline
community-based drug & alcohol treatment interventions in the Cork &
Kerry region.

We now have vacancies for 5 Team Leaders to lead and manage each team,
to ensure delivery of quality & evidence-based services to clients,
with the aim of meeting organisational standards and objectives. The
successful candidates will report to the Cork - Kerry Service Manager.
The service hubs will be based in Mahon, Tralee, Mallow, Skibereen and
Midleton.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES: (INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO)

SERVICE DELIVERY

* Lead the community-based drug and alcohol hub to ensure the
provision of evidence-based treatment programmes and rehabilitation
for all clients accessing the service
* Lead the team with regular and consistent communication, whilst
supporting the ethos, philosophy, methodology and values of Coolmine
TC.
* Ensure delivery of a client participation strategy in the
community-based drug and alcohol hub and report on same
* Enhance overall service delivery by establishing links with local
agencies to promote inter-agency working and collaborative case
management
* Review and evaluate the effectiveness of the community-based drug
and alcohol hub through mediums such as internal statistics, emerging
trends, client and staff feedback, quality standards and audits
* Respond to presenting client needs and emerging trends and make
recommendations for future service development

HUMAN RESOURCES

* Provide leadership to the team, to include strategic planning,
regular team meetings, line supervision and performance
management/review
* Support the upskilling of staff and ensure evidence-based training
and development is provided via the internal training plan and
external trainings when required
* Work within the parameters of HR policies and procedure and ensure
that the HR time management and recording system is regularly updated
in the area of, leave, absence, training and performance review

COMPLIANCE/ HEALTH & SAFETY

* Ensuring that all relevant recording systems such as ECCASS, Links,
and internal data collection systems are updated in line with the aims
and standards of the project
* Ensure that all aspects of building maintenance, repair, and
facility standards are attended to. Make recommendations for building
improvements, repairs, and refurbishment
* Ensure the building is in keeping with Health & Safety policy and
procedures and fire safety

FINANCE

* Assist in the annual budget preparation for the services in
conjunction with the Service Manager
* Participate in the manager on-call rota as laid down in the policy
covering this area

PERSON SPECIFICATION

EDUCATION

* Third Level qualification in Addiction studies or related field
(Level 7 minimum)

EXPERIENCE

* Three years? experience working within the addiction or related
sector
* Experience of the implementation and evaluation of evidence-based
treatment programmes
* Experience in providing outcomes reports.
* Experience of compiling statistics and strong I.T skills
* Strong Group Facilitation Skills
* Evidence based case management skills

KNOWLEDGE

* Ability and knowledge to lead effectively
* Knowledge and experience of clinical governance.
* Knowledge of drugs and their effects
* Ability to communicate positively with people
* Ability to take a non-judgmental approach to substance misuse
* Ability to deliver an emphatic and challenging approach to service
users
* Understanding of the connection between drug misuse and offending
behaviour
* Knowledge of local, Irish and European legislation in relation to
Quality Standards, Compliance, Child Protection, GDPR and health and
Health & Safety

DESIRABLE

* Accredited CRA therapist or working towards accreditation.
* Qualification in leadership and/ or management
* Motivational interviewing skills

CORE COMPETENCES

* Strong interpersonal skills
* Clear written and verbal communication skills
* Strong Leadership Skills
* Skills to motivate and develop staff to deliver quality service
* Capacity to work effectively under pressure
* Committed to meeting the needs of excluded and marginalised people
* Ability to manage change and be responsive to evolving
organisational development

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Interested candidates who meet the Person Specification requirements
should send their CV & cover letter to John Carroll, Head of HR, at
**Apply on the website**. The closing date for applications is
5.**APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**PM ON FRIDAY **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**TH
FEBRUARY.

_COOLMINE THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER._


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Type: Permanent
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Category: Others

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