Job description – Recovery Support Officer
In Year 1 the role will focus on Dumfries and Annan, in Year 2/ Year 3 the Recovery Support Officer work will have a wider reach into the localities of Upper Nithsdale, Stewartry and West of the region.
Year 1 Roles and Responsibilities
• Contributing to the development and growth of South West Recovery Cafe in
Dumfries and Galloway
• Focus on running and development of Dumfries and Annan Weekly Groups
• Establishing an additional weekly online group
• Co-ordination of Dumfries Recovery Café Monthly events
• Partnership liaison and development (with third sector agencies)
• Supporting the development of positive peer-to-peer relationships
• Recruiting, training and supervise monthly recovery café volunteers
• Undertake monitoring and evaluation activities
• Reporting weekly to the Board of Trustees
• Community engagement
• Communicating daily with participants of groups
• One-to-one work with individuals engaging in services
• Helping to facilitate group work
• Helping to lead group sessions
• Helping to train others to lead group sessions
• Signposting to the relevant services as and when appropriate
• Offering options to pathways to rehabilitation
• Management of an online diary which encompasses and evidences your work
In Year 2 Roles and Responsbilities, the Recovery Support Officer role would be expected to reach further into the localities of Stewarty- Kirkcudbright and Upper Nithsdale – Sanquhar:
• Establishing and developing a monthly pop-up recovery café in Kirkcudbright
• Helping to facilitate and lead recovery groups in Kirkcudbright
• Focus on out reach in Upper Nithsdale Sanquhar
• Building relationships and partnering with local agencies
In Year 3 the Recovery Support Officer role would be expected to reach further into the localities of Stewartry – Newton Stewart and the West of the Region Stranraer:
• Establishing and development monthly a monthly group in Newton Stewart and Stranraer
• Helping to facilitate and lead recovery groups in Newton Stewart and Stranraer
• Focus on outreach in Stewartry and West of the region
• Building relationships and partnering with local agencies
Note: this list is not exhaustive, this may also include other duties as South West Recovery Café grows
Essential Criteria:
• Experience of providing support to people in addiction and on their recovery journey
• Experience of leading group work
• Experienced of one-to-one support
• An in-depth understanding of addiction
• An understanding and knowledge of coping mechanisms to maintain recovery
• Excellent communication skills
• Organisational and time management skills
• Drivers license
Desirable criteria:
• Administrative skills
• Lived-experienced
• Communication skills
• Relatable
• Approachable
• Caring and compassionate
• Understanding of addiction and recovery
South West Recovery Café encourages applications from those with lived experience of addiction and in sustained recovery.
