Addiction Support Worker – ERN02989 Full Time

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We have two posts available to work within an integrated health and social care alcohol and drug service, comprising a Community Addiction Team and Community Recovery Team.  You will work within the Community Recovery Team providing a range of treatment and life options to individuals affected by alcohol and drug use in order to assist them in their recover.  In order to accomplish this you will be required to work closely with the Community Addiction Team, General Practitioners and local employability services.  You will also be required to provide support to Families affected by alcohol and drug use.

Experience of working within alcohol and drug services, undertaking assessments, care planning and a working knowledge of recovery from drugs, alcohol and other substances is essential.  You will also have good written and verbal communication skills and be competent in the use of IT packages.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.  It is an offence therefore to apply if you are barred from working with children and protected adults. 

Employees with a contract of employment for 3 months or more are automatically included in our Local Government Pension Scheme which is a career average scheme.  Pension contribution rates are based on a tiered system determined by your annual full time equivalent pensionable pay.  For example for those earning up to and including £21,800 the contribution rate you pay is 5.5% of your salary. The council pays the rest of the cost of providing your benefits. This amount varies but it’s always enough to make sure your pension can be paid and will be at least 19.3% of your pay.  In addition you get tax relief on your contributions – the tax you pay on your salary is calculated after your pension contributions are deducted. 

Other main pension benefits include a pension that increases each year in line with price inflation and the ability to exchange some of your pension to provide a tax free lump sum.  Further details can be found in the attached document General Information for Applicants or via the Strathclyde Pension Fund website www.spfo.org.uk.

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