Person Specification

Training and Qualification

Essential

• Strong understanding of recovery practitioner roles within children and young people’s services
• Evidence of further training in relation to personal recovery principles
• Commitment to obtain underpinning knowledge through work-based learning and mandatory training

Desirable

• Motivational Interviewing training
• Any specific training related to young People
• Completed Recovery practitioner training
• SMART Group facilitator trained

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with alcohol/substance users or another comparable field
• An understanding of the complex issues presented by young people.
• Experience of working as part of a team
• Experience of working with individuals of all ages in a therapeutic/supportive role.
• Experience of working in collaboration with health providers, schools, CAMHS, probation, the courts, police, youth services, mental health & addictions organisations.
• Experience of delivering groups as well as one-to-one interventions

Desirable

• Experience in undertaking evaluations, audits, and research

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of recovery principles and values
• Evidence of good interpersonal skills and an ability to form boundary relationships with service users and carers
• Ability to assess and manage caseload of clients, making continuous assessments of the psychosocial, emotional, and rehabilitative needs of clients, taking into account the needs of family, local community, and developing care plans, and the evaluation of these plans
• To be conversant with the precepts of harm reduction
• To ensure compliance with risk assessments and risk management
• To complete all relevant data collection using established Outcome Monitoring Tools and any relevant quality measures to support the delivery of contracted service
• Able to use Microsoft packages to keep records and write reports, or ability to learn
• Effective listening skills and being a team player
• Ability to challenge issues in relation to stigma, low expectations, and discriminatory practice in an effective manner

Personal

Essential

• A preparedness to work flexible hours through prior arrangement, as the needs of the job indicate (e.g., some evenings and weekends)
• Ability to travel between locations using own or public transport
• Able to show compassion and the emotional resilience to manage difficult and upsetting conversations where necessary.

Desirable

• Experience of working with diverse community groups.
• Currently lives, studies or works in RBKC/WCC and has a strong association with these areas.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).