Substance Use Support Worker – Recovery Hub and Community Network – SIC06898 Part Time

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The Substance Use Recovery Support Worker is part of the Recovery Hub and Community Network and assists the Project Manager in providing a comprehensive Substance Use service to people who use/used substances and their families.

The Substance Use Support Worker will be actively involved in tier two services within the Recovery Hub and Community Network and reducing the harm caused by drug and alcohol use.

The Substance Use Recovery Support Worker will be responsible to the Project Manager

More detail is provided in the Job Profile, Person Specification and Conditions of Service Summary attached to the bottom of this advert.

Please follow the link(s) below for further information –

www.shetland.gov.uk

Additional Information

• The grade of this post is H
• Rate of pay shown in the advert is inclusive of Distant Islands Allowance of £1.3161 per hour
• Permanent Part Time post for 20.0 Hours per Week , 52.18 weeks per year
• The hours of this post requires to be 13:00 to 17:00 for the service to operate an open door drop in
• Preferred candidates will be required to join the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update prior to a formal offer of employment being made
• A relocation package does not apply to this post
• We will pay interview expenses from within Shetland
• We are happy to talk flexible working

During the application process you are required to give the names of two persons not related to you, who we can contact to provide a reference to support your application.

This post is based at Recovery Hub and Community Network, Pitt Lane, Lerwick.

For further details relating to this post, please contact: Amanda Pearson, Project Manager, Telephone on 01595 744402 or email [email protected]

If you have a disability which prevents you from applying online, please call 01595 744032.

Information about Shetland

Shetland is an archipelago in the north of the British Isles where you’ll find freedom, wildlife and wild beauty, but also a rich culture and dynamic, forward-looking society. The Islands have a thriving and diverse economy full of opportunities and offer residents the ideal work/life balance. Shetland combines stunning coastal landscapes and wide open spaces with friendly, bustling island communities. Factor in Shetland’s impressive modern amenities, highly regarded schools and the Islands offer a work life balance rarely found elsewhere.

Find out more about:

Living and working in Shetland: here

The Shetland Islands Council: here