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Project: Addiction Services
Location: Brighton
Reference Number: 821
Hours per Week: 0
Salary: £10.36 per hour
Job Description
Addiction Services

• *BHT Sussex’s Addiction Services (Detox Support Project and Recovery Project) provide a residential treatment programme for people with a history of drug and/or alcohol addiction. The project is based on the 12 Step fellowship programme and aims to support clients in gaining and maintaining on-going abstinence.

Bank Support Worker
Salary: £10.90 per hour
Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday 15:30 – 22:00
*Weekends 09:00 – 12:00 / 15:00 – 22:00

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Job Description
As Bank Support Worker, you will be working for a people-led organisation whose mission is ‘combating homelessness, creating opportunities, promoting change.
You will be required to:

• Facilitate check-in and wind-down groups at the beginning and end of every shift.
• Collect, record, and dispense medication in accordance with BHT Sussex policy and procedure. (Training is provided).
• Offer and provide 1-1 support to clients throughout the shift.
• Deliver support using a range of methods to ensure clients feel safe and secure and are treated with dignity and respect.
• Collaborating with clients to meet their support needs by providing an empathetic and responsive person-centred approach.
• Carry out all duties with due regard to health and safety and safeguarding responsibilities, reporting any concerns in line with BHT Sussex policies and procedures.
• Issuing, recording, and reconciling petty cash and food money receipts.

• *About you:

To be successful in the role of Bank Support Worker you will have:

• A thorough knowledge and understanding of issues surrounding addiction
• Experience in managing challenging situations.
• Knowledge of safeguarding issues in relation to adults
• Ability to respond calmly and practically to incidents and write clear handover notes.
• Competent use of Microsoft software packages especially Word and Outlook
• Ability to communicate clearly with clients and colleagues.
• Ability to work on own initiative and under pressure.
• Good time management skills and ability to prioritise workloads.
• Professional approach and attitude to supporting clients.

In return:
In recognition of our commitment to staff, BHT Sussex has been awarded Gold Accreditation from Investors in People. We are also signed up to the Disability Confident employer scheme and have made the Mental Health at Work commitment.

• *You will have access to our Learning & Development platform

BHT Sussex is an equal opportunities employer using a fair and open recruitment process that fully complies with the requirements of the Equality Act 2010. We are committed to encouraging equality, inclusion, and diversity within the workplace.
If you are considering applying and you want to find out more, please contact Murray Begg (Senior Manager) [email protected]

How to apply

• Download and complete all the forms in the application pack.

• Attach all the completed documents to an email. The title of the email should read: (Your name): BHT job reference – (job reference number).

• Send your application to [email protected]

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £10.36 per hour