RTN and Community Development Worker

Overview

The Role:

As the RTN and Community Development Worker you will work alongside the Therapeutic Team responsible for the implementation, development and evaluation of the therapeutic programme, ensuring an effective and high-quality service is delivered. You will lead the delivery of Recovery through Nature in the Glasgow Residential Service. To take the lead role in delivering, monitoring and reviewing a range of Recovery through Nature (RTN) programmes for residents.

Additionally, you will lead on community activities with the planning, risk assessing and measuring outcomes including the impact on social change, addressing inequalities, promoting empowerment and inclusion. Also, being confident to deliver therapeutic groups, activities and specialised interventions in accordance with the TC manual and the needs of the service. This is a full-time role working 37.5 hours per week, with occasional weekend work for events and activities, and the needs of the service.

• Lead the delivery of Recovery through Nature (RTN) programmes for residents.
• Deliver, monitor and review RTN programmes; plan community activities; assess risk and measure outcomes including impact on social change, addressing inequalities, promoting empowerment and inclusion.
• Deliver therapeutic groups, activities and specialised interventions in accordance with the TC manual and the needs of the service.
• Collaborate with the Therapeutic Team to implement, develop and evaluate the therapeutic programme.
• Manage time and workload as a full-time role (37.5 hours per week) with occasional weekend work for events and activities.

• 33 days’ annual leave (increasing each year to a maximum of 38 days).
• Starting Salary of £24,637, with potential salary increments up to £28,000 subject to appraisal.
• Benefits including season ticket loan, pension scheme and life assurance.
• Support through occupational sick pay, eye-care vouchers and regular wellbeing talks and activities.
• Continuous training and career development via PXL our dedicated learning management system.

• Relevant experience of working in health and social care, ideally within the field of problematic substance use, mental health or another comparable field.
• Evidence of effective partnership working and the ability to network for the benefit of the client and service.
• S/NVQ 3 in Care or related field, or a Community Development Qualification or equivalent.
• Evidence of managing a busy caseload or tasks and excellent organisational skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook and Word; familiarity with database management systems.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to understand complex issues presented by people entering abstinence-based residential settings.
• Determined, with a drive to succeed and a willingness to learn.
• Passionate and enthusiastic about making a real difference to the lives of people we support.

The Phoenix Futures Group has more than 50 years’ experience of developing and delivering pioneering substance use services. We believe in being the best and that is why we constantly strive to learn and innovate, to challenge ourselves, to adapt and to work together with others who can bring valuable expertise. We are a charity and housing association which has been helping people overcome drug and alcohol problems for 50 years.

We provide residential, prison, community and specialist services. We believe in being the best, we are passionate about recovery, and we value our history and use it to inform our future.