7 jobs found in Newton Aycliffe

Employment Specialist Location: Durham, DH1 – Outreach / Face-to-Face Pay Rate: £15.60 per hour PAYE Contract: Temporary until the end of November, with the potential for extension (Long-Term Sickness Cover) Hours: Full-time, Monday to Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm DBS: Standard DBS essential Driving: Full UK Driving Licence and access to your own vehicle is essential The Role We're recruiting for an experienced Employment Specialist to deliver a face-to-face employment support service across Durham. This is an outreach-based role supporting individuals to progress towards and secure sustainable employment. You'll work directly with clients, local employers and partner agencies to identify employment opportunities, overcome barriers to work and match individuals with vacancies based on their skills, experience and employment goals. As the role involves regular outreach work and travelling to meet clients, employers and partner organisations, a Full UK Driving Licence and access to...

Belmont Recruitment is seeking experienced Substance Misuse Coordinators to join a respected private charity in Newcastle on a contract basis. You'll engage, assess, and provide brief interventions to service users with substance misuse needs, collaborating with council staff, Rough Sleeper Initiative and Housing First Dual Diagnosis Practitioners, police, and homeless outreach workers. Your role includes actively outreaching to homeless individuals, offering advice, information, advocacy, and support, and using a multidisciplinary approach to build trust and increase service engagement. You'll manage a small caseload, keep service users informed of available services, involve them in developing recovery plans, and facilitate access to clinical, psychosocial, health, housing interventions, and other community services Role Details: * Hourly Rate: £20 * Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday * Contract Duration: Minimum of 3 months, with the possibility of...

We’re working with a leading Drug and Alcohol Charity who are looking for an experienced Criminal Justice Recovery Coordinator to join their team. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of individuals involved in the criminal justice system who are struggling with substance misuse. Key Responsibilities: * Work directly with clients in custody and the community to support recovery from drug and alcohol misuse. * Conduct comprehensive assessments, develop recovery plans, and deliver evidence-based interventions. * Liaise with Probation, Police, Prisons, and other agencies to ensure a coordinated approach to care. * Support harm reduction initiatives and promote safer substance use practices. * Maintain accurate case notes and ensure all safeguarding concerns are appropriately managed. * Motivate and empower service users to engage in treatment and achieve positive outcomes. Requirements: *...

Job Type: Housing Support Worker Contract: Temporary with the potential to become permanent We are currently recruiting for a Housing Support Worker to join a supported housing service in Leeds. This is a temporary, full-time opportunity with the potential to become permanent for the right person. The service supports adults living in social housing who may be experiencing issues with drug and alcohol misuse, alongside other challenges that can affect their ability to maintain stable accommodation and live independently. The Role As a Housing Support Worker, you will provide practical and emotional support to residents, helping them maintain their accommodation, develop independent living skills and access appropriate support services. Your responsibilities will include: * Providing one-to-one support to residents within a supported housing environment * Building positive, professional relationships with residents * Supporting individuals experiencing drug and/or...

Ad-Hoc Recovery Worker – Detox Service We are seeking an experienced Recovery Worker to support a residential detox service in Chorley. This role involves working alongside clinical staff to support service users through detoxification and early recovery. Key Responsibilities * Monitor service users during detox, including observations and wellbeing checks * Recognise and report withdrawal symptoms or deterioration in condition * Support the safe delivery of care plans and prescribed medication regimes (under clinical direction) * Complete accurate records, handovers and incident reports * Support admissions, discharges and daily routines * Respond appropriately to incidents and safeguarding concerns * Promote a safe, structured and recovery-focused environment About You * Experience in substance misuse, detox, mental health or residential care * Understanding of withdrawal, safeguarding and risk management * Confident working in a clinical or...

Ashberry Recruitment are currently looking for candidates to fulfil the role of a Night Support Worker for our well-respected client based in the Manchester area. Our client’s aim is to provide practical, emotional, and social support to assist in people's move towards independence and personal development. The main purpose of the role is to work as a dedicated member of the project team to provide high quality, person centred, outcome focussed support, guidance, and assistance to young people to address their homelessness and housing needs and assist in their personal development to promote and sustain future independent living. Role and Responsibilities: * Support service users in understanding their strengths, identifying targets, and achieving outcomes in line with a support plan, including the creation and review of the support plan * Regularly assess and review needs, risks, and support planning with service users * Work with service users in a group setting and...

Social Worker – Child Protection Team – Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council Location: Knowsley Pay/Salary: up to £39 per hour Office Working: 2-3 Days per week Contract: Locum We are currently working with Knowsley MBC to find an experienced Social Worker for their Child Protection team in Children’s Services. With a stable management team and a mostly permanent workforce, Knowsley are looking for someone with solid experience to be able to pick up a caseload and support their service. The Child Protection team are on duty once every eight weeks, and they transfer cases at the first hearing, and do not carry court work, which is uncommon in a Child Protection team.  Duties Completing Section 47’s and section 17 enquiries Participating in the duty rota Long term engagement with families, including direct work, capturing the voice of the child Write conference reports and attend conferences, such as Core Group Meetings What you need Social Work Qualification Social...