Description
We are seeking a Support Worker to join our Residential Addictions Service at Priory Tudor House in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire.
The successful candidate will be an important part of everyday life, creating a welcoming community through conversation, shared activities, and practical encouragement.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborative Support: Work closely alongside our therapy team and multidisciplinary colleagues, ensuring smooth communication and a unified approach to client care.
- Professional Boundaries: Build warm, positive relationships with clients while maintaining clear, safe professional boundaries to support their recovery journey.
- Daily Engagement: Guide everyday routines and activities, encouraging clients to participate actively and develop independence.
- Accurate Handovers: Maintain precise, objective daily notes and share critical insights to keep the wider team aligned.
- Safety & Dignity: Help maintain a secure, welcoming environment that strictly protects client confidentiality and wellbeing.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
- Compassion: A naturally empathetic approach and an understanding of the complex challenges faced by people experiencing addiction.
- Connection: Strong communication skills to build genuine rapport while maintaining clear professional boundaries.
- Teamwork: A positive, collaborative approach to working alongside both clients and multidisciplinary colleagues.
- Resilience: Deep patience, emotional stamina, and the ability to maintain a calm, reassuring response in challenging situations.
- Empowerment: The confidence to encourage client independence, respect individual choices, and champion recovery goals.
- Growth: A proactive willingness to learn, undertake training, and continuously develop your skills.
Benefits
- Your birthday off (extra annual leave)
- Funded professional qualifications & clear career pathways
- Tax-free Tech & Cycle schemes
- Simply Health Cash Plan & subsidised gym memberships
- Contributory pension scheme & long service rewards
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