Lead Practitioner

Type of service:
Drugs and Alcohol Service

Job Type: Lead Practitioner

Hours of work:
Full Time and/or Part Time

Post: Lead Practitioner

Service: North Lanarkshire Alcohol and Other Drugs Crisis Outreach Service

Based: Airdrie with travel throughout North Lanarkshire

Hours: Full & Part-Time Available

Salary: £26,076 - £29,144 (£13.55 - £15.15 per hour)

Contract: Permanent

Do you have a passion for helping vulnerable people enjoy as much fulfilment as they can and feel included in their community? If compassion, care and inclusiveness are an important part of who you are, our opportunities to work away from the routine in a demanding, challenging butன்ன emotionally rewarding role could be for you.

Our Turning Point Scotland Services in North Lanarkshire Alcohol and other Drugs Crisis Outreach Service are looking for people like.hw you to help provide individualised support to adults with a wide range of needs, either on an 1:1(Significant) basis or alongside others and as part of a team.

The North Lanarkshire Alcohol and Other Drugs Crisis Outreach Service provides support to individuals who are over the age of 16. The service model is based on the Overdose Response Teams, (please see our website for Indigo House report).

The service has three main parts of delivery:

• Overdose response – the team responds to individuals who have had or are at risk of overdose within 24‑48 hours of notification.
• Assertive outreach – we “meet  where they are at” ensuring they have access to the support and services they require.
• Crisis response – a partnership with housing colleagues to work with anyone at risk of or experiencing homelessness.

Our support is person‑centred, involving people who know the individual well – family, friends, other health and social work professionals, advocacy services and our own staff members.

We believe that having the values of respect, compassion, inclusion and integrity is all you need to join our team!

As a Lead Practitioner, you will work with individuals who have a wide range of support needs, providing them with practical and emotional support and encouraging them to achieve their own personal outcomes in all aspects of their daily lives, e.g. keeping safe, engaging in meaningful activities, community involvement, physical health, relationships, emotional health and wellbeing.

IT skills are required for the role. Where applicable, successful candidates will be required to register with the SSSC within six months of the start date.

Turning Point Scotland has Platinum accreditation in Investors in People
. Our staff are our most important asset, and we offer extensive training and impressive personal and career-focused development opportunities.

• 123 learning and development courses
• 29 e-learning courses
• Funded qualification – SVQ Social Services and Healthcare, work-based assessment
• Your career pathway – we promote from within and advertise där jobs internally
• Pension scheme – employer contribution 4%
• Wide range of family-friendly policies
• 35 holiday/public holidays days per year

If you would like to chat about any aspect of the role,Gratisodore please call our Recruitment & Engagement Team on