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Trainee Addiction Worker

🏢 Scottish Drugs Forum 📍 🕒 2 days ago
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£10 - £10
£1 - £1 / mo
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Position Overview & Specifications

Addiction Worker Training Programme

Applications are invited from people living in the North Lanarkshire Local Authority area only:

Do you have lived/living experience of drug and/or alcohol problems?

Do you have lived/living experience of drug and/or alcohol problems?

Are you at the stage in your life where you are ready for employment in the drug and alcohol field?

At SDF, we support, train, and prepare people with personal lived and living experience of their own substance use, to enter the drug, alcohol, and wider social care workforce.

We do this by supporting you through an intensive programme of formal learning and paid work placements.

At SDF,we believe your experience of drug and / or alcohol problems is a strength and the perspective you will offer as a trainee will be valued.

We will provide:

  • access to a programme of quality assured training from our specialist workforce development teams.
  • a fully funded SVQ level 2 in Social Services and Healthcare with our SQA Learning Centre.
  • intensive support, this extends to IT and includes a device to use, we will also provide access to a confidential Employee Assistance programme

We will also pay an hourly rate of £10.42 - which is equivalent to £16,255.20 per annum for a 30hr week.

As a Trainee with SDF, you will learn how to support people who are currently experiencing drug and alcohol problems. You will be supported to use your own experience alongside professional training during a nine-month paid work placement in one of our local partner agencies.

The qualification we will support you to achieve is the industry standard for working in the drug, alcohol and wider health and social care field, and will open up long term employment opportunities for you.

You will also connect with and become part of a tight-knit group of peers and future friends who will be on the programme with you. Alongside your Co-ordinator, they will support you every step of the way.

We offer a monthly salary and a fixed term contract of 30 hours per week for 39 weeks. You will be offered paid study time in these hours, to support you to complete your SVQ.

If you are interested in developing a career in the drug, alcohol, and wider social care field, you have personal lived or living experience of your own substance use, and you feel ready for employment, we would love to hear from you.

Applications will be assessed on an as received basis therefore early Applications are advised.

NO CV’s or AGENCIES

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 39 weeks

Salary: £10.42 per hour

Benefits:

  • Company pension
  • Sick pay

Schedule:

  • Day shift
  • Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
As required by Scottish Government Legislation.

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: SDF TRAINEE - Addiction Worker May 2023

Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process

1

Application & Resume Screening

Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.

2

Technical & Competency Interviews

Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.

3

Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.

4

Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

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