Job vacancy: Alcohol Support Worker, St Anne's Community Services, Leeds

Job summary

Main area: Substance use
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (The role does include shift work, including sleep-in shifts, some weekend shifts, and Bank Holidays)
Job ref: B0399-7133651

Employer: St Anne's Community Services
Employer type: Private Sector
Site: St Anne's Alcohol Services
Town: Leeds
Salary: £25261.83 pa (pay award pending)
Closing: 20/04/2025 23:59

Alcohol Support Worker

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Your main responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

Ensuring that clients receive a level of care, support and encouragement appropriate to their needs and wishes and in accordance with the values and beliefs of St. Anne’s Community Services and its Code of Practice.

Following a person-centred planning approach, with relevant consultation and client involvement.

Making a commitment to the process of involving clients in all aspects of the organisation.

Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to support clients through a residential alcohol detoxification programme.

Facilitating group sessions. These include, but not limited to, community meetings, alcohol and health awareness, relapse prevention, anxiety management, music therapy, relaxation, and assertive communication.

Act as a key worker to clients in the rehabilitation programme, which will include completing risk assessments and recovery support plans.

The role does involve shift work, including sleep-in shifts, weekends, and Bank Holidays.

Person specification

Alcohol Services

Essential criteria

Ability to work with the client group in a residential setting, including group and one-to-one work
Ability to provide an appropriate level of care and support to clients
Level of verbal and written communication skills sufficient to establish good working relationships and maintain accurate records

Desirable criteria

Knowledge of relapse prevention and motivational interventions

St. Anne’s is working to actively promote equality, diversity and inclusion.
We want people from underrepresented groups such as disabled, black and ethnic minority, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans, and non-binary (LGBTQ+) communities to apply for all our roles.

St. Anne's is a Disability Confident employer. We are actively working to recruit and retain people with disabilities and long-term health conditions into our work force. If you are an applicant who has a disability, you will be offered an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the job. Please contact recruitment on 0113 243 5151 opt 3 if you require any reasonable adjustments.

Stonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.

Mindful employer. Being positive about mental health.

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

Support Worker JD (PDF, 151.6KB)

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Jonathan Philpott
Job title: Manager
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 07973388645

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