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Mental Health and Addictions Worker

  • Full time or Part time
  • £28,341 – £30,286
  • Remote: Edinburgh
  • Closing 14th September 2024


  • Advertised from 26th August 2024
  • 1 x 34 hrs post or 2 x 17hrs posts

Role

We are currently seeking an experienced and enthusiastic mental health and addictions worker to join our team and help develop our service. This is primarily a full time 34hr post however we will consider 2 x 17hr part time posts or a possible secondment. This is an officeless post.

  • To provide outreach and home based support to clients who experience difficulties engaging with and/or being retained in treatment services due to their complex and multiple needs.
  • To provide a holistic service to alleviate the distress and suffering caused by mental health and substance use, through the provision of a personalised service to individuals, their families and friends within the North West sector of Edinburgh.
  • To highlight the impact of living with mental health issues combined with substance use and alleviate the difficulties encountered when attempting to access treatment services and to work in partnership with those services to promote ways of working with this marginalised group.

The ideal candidate will have experience in assertive outreach, holistic assessment processes, offering therapeutic interventions to individuals with combined mental health and substance use and a commitment to working towards recovery within a harm reduction model. Possession of a relevant qualification in Community Education, Health Care or Social Work is desirable.

The post is subject to enhanced Protection of Vulnerable Groups clearance.

This post is funded to August 2026 initially, with the potential to be ongoing.

Application notes

For further information or an informal chat regarding the post contact Stuart Anderson (Project Manager) on 07885613647 or E Mail stuartanderson@nedac.co.uk

To download an application pack please visit our website nedac.co.uk

Return completed applications to stuartanderson@nedac.co.uk

Closing date: Friday 14th September.

Interview date: To be confirmed