We are pleased to invite applications for the following opportunity:
Service Support Worker (London)
Salary: £28,408
Hours: F/T post, 37.5 hours per week (Wednesday - Sunday)
A rare opportunity to join a unique service user charity working with individuals who have, or have had substance use issues, Build on Belief is looking for a Service Support Worker to work with our team in Ealing and develop a service user involvement programme for the wider treatment system in Ealing.
We are particularly interested in recruiting someone who has direct working or lived experience of substance use problems.
Closing date: Wednesday, 18th September 2024
The job description and person specification can be found below. To apply for this position please e-mail jessicasoares@buildonbelief.org.uk and anihohmann@buildonbelief.org.uk with your CV and Tailored Cover Letter.
JOB DESCRIPTION: Service Support Worker
TITLE: Service Support Worker
SALARY: £28,408
HOURS: F/T post, 37.5 hrs per week (Wednesday to Sunday)
BASED AT: Ealing RISE, 99 - 103 Broadway, Ealing, London W13 9BP (and occasionally 69 Warwick Road, Earls Court SW5)
Note: It is expected that working in multiple sites in the borough of Ealing will be required.
REPORTS TO: Operations Manager for Build on Belief and the Lead Manager for the Weekend Service.
JOB PURPOSE: To support the effective running of Build on Belief socially based support and befriending services in Ealing during the week and develop a service user involvement programme for the wider treatment system in Ealing.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES:
1. Supporting a Service
The Service Support Worker is expected to work with the Lead Manager to ensure that the running of a socially based support and befriending service is done in line with Build on Belief mission to offer a place where service users and volunteers can get on-going peer support from others with similar experiences through a range of activities, in line with Build on Belief Core Values and abiding by the Polices and Procedure of Build on Belief and the Build on Belief Standards of Practice and Operational Guidelines (hereafter referred to as SOPOG).
The Service Support Worker will work with the Lead Manager, Staff Team, Team Leaders, Facilitators and Volunteers to ensure all work within the Policies and Procedures applicable to their role and the SOPOG.
They will be responsible for the supervision of members of the volunteer team under the direction of the Lead Manager.
They will be responsible for accurate petty cash expenditure reporting, the submission of time sheets and the submission of volunteer supervision notes under the direction of the Lead Manager.
2. Training
The Service Support Worker will attend all relevant training provided by Build on Belief at 69 Warwick Road, Earl’s Court, as directed by the Lead Manager for Ealing and the Operations Manager for Build on Belief.
The Service Support Worker will attend the monthly staff meeting at 69 Warwick Road, Earl’s Court and any other relevant meetings as instructed by the Operations Manager for Build on Belief.
3. Bo B Policies and Procedures
As per their contract of employment, Service Support Worker are responsible for abiding by all Build on Belief Policies and Procedures and to make sure colleagues and volunteers also comply with the policies that are applicable to them. This includes the Standards of Practice and Operating Guidelines.
In addition to compliance with the Serious Incident Policy, all Team Leaders and Service Managers are responsible for reporting all incidents occurring in their service as detailed below. The Lead Manager is accountable for ensuring the guidelines below are adhered to without exception.
4. Incident Reporting
The Service Support Worker, under the direction of the Lead Manager will be responsible for ensuring incident reporting is done within both the guidelines and timelines set out in the SOPOG, when applicable.
· All incidents, including those that may be considered minor, persistent, and abusive language being an example, will be reported in writing within 24 hours of their occurrence.
· Incidents that take place on-line or through other digital activity will also be reported in writing within 24 hours.
· Incidents will be recorded on the Build on Belief incident report form and sent to the Operations Manager and Chief Executive. They will be password protected.
· It is expected that the Chief Executive will be notified by telephone of serious incidents on the day of their occurrence. When the Chief Executive is unavailable, through sickness or annual leave, it is expected that the incident will be reported by telephone to the Operations Manager.
· Where applicable, incidents will be uploaded onto Datix (or other relevant systems used by the main service providers) within 24 hours of their occurrence.
· Any incident that results in an individual being excluded from a service, for however short a period, will be considered an incident and must be reported in writing within 24 hours of its occurrence. It should be noted, there are no exceptions to the above.
5. Relationship Management
The Service Support Worker will be accountable to work in partnership with the service providers ensuring an effective and constructive relationship with them as well as engagement with the local community, in compliance with the SOPOG rules and the Code of Conduct making sure all issues and incidents are reported to the Chief Executive.
6. General
· To promote and represent the Bo B Social Club to service users and service professionals in the Borough, ensuring access to any service user who might benefit from the project.
· To ensure the services provided by the Social Club are run in a safe, supportive, and non-discriminatory fashion in line with Build on Belief Core Values and abiding by the Policies and Procedures of Build on Belief and the Build on Belief Standards of Practice and Operational Guidelines.
· To ensure the Social Club meets the needs of the service user community in the Borough, and to carry out development work to the service when necessary.
· To ensure that incidents are dealt with effectively and within the guidelines set down in the Policies and Procedures and SOPOG, and that all such incidents are reported in writing as detailed in those policies as outlined above.
· To work with the Operations and Training Manager and Chief Executive regarding the development of the weekend service and the management of volunteers.
· To present training workshops for volunteers (where appropriate) and to work with the Operations and Training Manager to ensure training is appropriate, and both delivered and reviewed regularly.
· To monitor the Social Club budget and ensure that expenditure stays within the limits agreed with the Chief Executive and the Board of Trustees.
· To submit invoices and receipts for expenditure on a weekly basis in a manner that allows Build on Belief to maintain proper financial records.
· To record statistical data relating to service users attending the Social Club and submit monthly reports to the Lead Manager and Chief Executive. To provide end of year statistical reports and analysis of said data, working with the Chief Executive.
· To promote Social Club services and events to service users and service professionals within the Borough in conjunction with the other Managers of Bo B services.
· To attend staff meetings in the role of Service Support Worker, and other such meetings as may be deemed necessary, and to work within those meetings for the best interests of the Social Club and the local partnership.
· To prepare for and attend monthly supervision session with the Lead Manager.
· To abide by all the policies and procedures of Build on Belief as given to you at the start of your contract with the organisation.
· To work with the Build on Belief staff team in Ealing and the CGL staff team where appropriate, to create a borough-wide service user forum.
· To hold monthly service user meetings and provide written reports from these meetings to the Chief Executive of Build on Belief.
· To support and where applicable train service users to represent the views of all service users in relevant meetings both inside and outside of the local treatment system.
NOTE WELL: This job specification covers the basic aspects of the post only and is subject to change upon the instruction of the Chief Executive Officer and if necessary, the Board of Trustees.
This post is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service check at an enhanced level and the right to work in the UK.
PERSON SPECIFICATION CRITERIA
Required Experience
Experience of working or volunteering with service users and/or volunteers in the substance misuse treatment and recovery field or those with complex needs.
Knowledge and Skills
· Proven people skills (i.e.: motivate, engage, supervise a team of volunteers and service users to deliver on the key aspects of the role.)
· Knowledge of the range of services and activities available and necessary to improve the quality of life for people who have substance use issues, and practical ways to develop recovery capital.
· Demonstratable skills and ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a range of partners within both the statutory and voluntary sectors.
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a focus on record keeping, monitoring, case supervision, and report writing.
· Good computer skills in the use of Word, Excel, Teams and Power Point.
Personal qualities:
· The ability to maintain safe professional boundaries with professionals, colleagues, and volunteers/service users at all times.
· Demonstrable ability to work under pressure, adapt to changing environments and to balance competing demands.
· Employ a flexible, empathetic, and non-judgmental attitude towards those with substance use issues.
· Empathy with staff and volunteers who themselves may well be in treatment/recovery (lived experience of addiction or dependency is not essential but would be clearly valued.)
Build on Belief, September 2024
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £28,408.00 per year
Experience:

• Drugs and Alcohol sector: 1 year (preferred)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 18/09/2024