Recovery Coordinator - LGBTQ+ & Chemsex team

LGBTQ+ & Chemsex Recovery Coordinator

Main duties of the job

Main Aspects of the Role

Person specification

Experience

Essential

• We'd love to hear from you if you can demonstrate:
• Significant experience working within drug and alcohol services, managing a complex caseload and supporting people with multiple and complex needs.
• Experience working with LGBTQ+ communities and a good understanding of the barriers that can prevent people from accessing treatment and recovery services.
• Experience supporting people involved in chemsex and/or the use of club drugs, with the ability to deliver evidence-based harm reduction interventions.
• A strong understanding of recovery-focused practice, safeguarding, trauma-informed care and person-centred approaches.
• Experience delivering assertive outreach and engaging individuals who may be underrepresented in, or reluctant to access, treatment services.
• The ability to build trusting, professional relationships with service users, colleagues and external partners.
• Experience working collaboratively with sexual health services, healthcare professionals, community organisations and other partner agencies.
• Excellent assessment, care planning, risk management and case management skills.
• Strong communication skills, with the confidence to work autonomously as well as collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.

The ability to influence, support and advise colleagues, acting as a specialist resource within the service.

Excellent organisational and IT skills, with experience maintaining accurate clinical records and managing competing priorities.

A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, with a genuine passion for reducing health inequalities and improving outcomes for LGBTQ+ communities.

Flexibility to work late evenings, occasional Saturdays and across community locations throughout Brighton & Hove.

Desirable

• It would be great if you also have:
• Experience working within or alongside sexual health services.
• Knowledge of emerging trends relating to chemsex, sexual health and club drug use.
• Experience developing or delivering specialist health promotion campaigns, workshops or training.
• Experience establishing peer support groups or community-led recovery initiatives.
• Experience representing an organisation at partnership meetings, networks or multi-agency forums.
• Experience contributing to service development, quality improvement or implementing innovative approaches to improve engagement.
• An understanding of public health approaches to reducing health inequalities.
• Knowledge of local treatment pathways and services across Brighton & Hove.
• A recognised qualification in substance misuse, health, social care, counselling or a related discipline.

About the employer

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