Recovery Worker Apprentice

Summary

An exciting apprenticeship opportunity has arisen within CGL Walsall for you to join a dynamic team committed to providing intensive key work to families who have drug and/or alcohol misuse issues. You will be very much a part of the team and will offer, plan and run our group work programmes and case management.

Wage

£15,038 a year

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Training course

Adult care worker (level 2)

Hours

Monday - Friday 9:00 am-5:00 pm.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 30 June 2025

Duration

1 year 3 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

At Change Grow Live Walsall, as a Recovery Worker Apprentice, you will be working towards the Adult Care Level 2 apprenticeship, over the duration of 18 months, alongside your daily roles and responsiblities.

The focus of this role is to provide intensive key work to families who have drug and/or alcohol misuse issues, which could potentially put their children, families or themselves at risk. Workers will work to help families overcome complex problems, which will enable them to become reintegrated into society. This role will cover operational sites as required, including community locations and family homes. This includes working with adults and young people with a history of substance misuse.

Your roles and responsibilities will include;

Supporting service users from the point of entry into the service and through their treatment/recovery journey
Providing screening, assessment, and recovery planning and onward referral
Reducing drug and alcohol related harm to service users and the wider community
Promoting carer, service user and community involvement
Providing advocacy for access to partnership services
Working with service users to support social (re)integration, enabling them to lead meaningful and purposeful lives: promoting recovery, resilience, peer support and self determination
Provide high-quality support and interventions to families with a multi-disciplinary Safeguarding team
Work closely with local Social Services Teams and Family Intervention Project
Promote family members' involvement to improve outcomes for children
Present cases at The Beacon Clinical meetings for Multi-disciplinary discussion where a change in circumstances/behaviour potentially changes the service user's risk profile
Review ongoing care and treatment, liaising closely with the full range of specialist works within the multi-disciplinary team, both within The Beacon and the Family Safeguarding Team
Work in partnership with other agencies and carry out joint key working to enable effective engagement and movement from semi-structured psychosocial interventions to promote recovery

Change Grow Live offer some fantastic benefits which include;

Health checks
Help paying for childcare
Cycle to work scheme
Food intolerance and allergy testing
Gym flex
Life insurance
Will Writing Service
Employee assistance programme

Please note that before employment can commence, an enhanced DBS check will need to be carried out.

Where you'll work

Unit 4, The Quarter
WS1 1QU

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP LIMITED

Your training course

Adult care worker (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

Support individuals they are working with according to their personal care/support plan
Ask for help from an appropriate person when not confident or skilled in any aspect of their role
Provide individuals with information to enable them to have a choice about the way they are supported
Encourage individuals to participate in the way their care and support is delivered
Ensure the individual knows what they are agreeing to regarding the way in which they are supported
Contribute to the on-going development of care/support plans for the individual they support
Support individuals with cognitive, physical or sensory impairments
Ensure dignity is at the centre of all work with the individuals they support, their families, carers and advocates
Demonstrate all work is person centred, accommodating the individual’s needs, wishes and preferences
Demonstrate empathy (understanding and compassion) for individuals they support
Demonstrate courage in supporting people in ways that may challenge their personal/cultural beliefs
Speak clearly and exhibit positive non-verbal communication to individuals, families, carers and advocates
Use the preferred methods of communication of the individual they support according to their language, culture, sensory needs and their wishes
Identify and take steps to reduce environmental barriers to communication
Demonstrate they can check for understanding
Write clearly and concisely in records and reports
Keep information safe and confidential according to agreed ways of working
Recognise potential signs of different forms of abuse
Respond to concerns of abuse according to agreed ways of working
Recognise, report and challenge unsafe practices
Promote the health and wellbeing of the individual they support
Move people and objects safely
Demonstrate how to reduce the spread of infection, including use of best practice in hand hygiene
Demonstrate the promotion of healthy eating and wellbeing by ensuring individuals have access to fluids, food and nutrition
Demonstrate how to keep people, buildings and themselves safe and secure
Carry out fire safety procedures when required
Use risk assessments to support individuals safely
Recognise symptoms of cognitive impairment, e.g. Dementia, learning disabilities and mental health
Monitor and report changes in health and wellbeing for individuals they support
Reflect on your own work practices
Demonstrate the development of their own skills and knowledge, including core skills in writing, numbers and information technology
Demonstrate their contribution to their development plan
Demonstrate ability to work in partnership with others to support the individual
Identify sources of support when conflicts arise with other people or organisations
Demonstrate they can work within safe, clear professional boundaries
Show they can access and apply additional skills required to perform the specific job role competently

Your training plan

Adult Care Worker Apprenticeship Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

Other in:

None required (grade None required)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Team Working
Organisation Skills

Other requirements

The key dates provided should be used as a guide only, should the right candidate be found the position will close.

About this company

CGL is a health and social care charity working with individuals, families and communities across England and Wales that are affected by drugs, alcohol, crime, homelessness, domestic abuse, and antisocial behaviour. Their projects, delivered in communities and prisons, encourage and empower people to regain control of their lives and motivate them to tackle their problems.

After this apprenticeship

Ongoing training and development.

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