Low Threshold Drug and Alcohol Worker (GOR Female Only) - Northern Trust Area - NI97/10/26/1v-2

Extern • Full-time • Ballymena, Ballymena, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom • £26,679 / year • 1d ago

About the service:

The Low threshold Harm Reduction Drug and Alcohol Services are commissioned by the PHA to provide a responsive Service within a low threshold context, to people who have drug and alcohol issues This work involves direct interventions in the community, developmental work and the daily management of a caseload.

Specifically, working from a low threshold, harm reduction model, the female only Drug and Alcohol Worker will provide professional, pragmatic and holistic assessment, care planning and structured interventions to females with concerns with drug and alcohol use across the Northern Trust area. The post-holder will be responsible for their contribution to the delivery of a quality Service within EXTERN’s Drug and Alcohol Services Programme, by using an assertive outreach approach to engagement and support for women referred to the service. This post will involve working with a female only caseload of service users with drug and alcohol issues (including IV drug users) as well as support with other areas e.g. housing, finances, health and family relationships, domestic violence. There will be a need to develop and run innovative service delivery methods and liaise widely with statutory, voluntary and community partners to ensure high quality intervention for service users.

Full details of the role and the essential criteria are detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification available at the following link;

DAWorkerNorthernTrustFemaleOnlyJDPS.pdf

The closing date for all completed applications is: 12:00pm on 11th November 2026.

For informal enquiries please contact 028 90840 555

EXTERN offer a competitive benefits package including;

26 days annual leave, increasing to 28 days after 3 years’ service and 32 days after 5 years’ service

11 statutory holidays

Generous pension, employer contribution of 6.5%

Enhanced Occupational Sick Pay, Maternity Pay and Paternity Pay

Life Assurance and Wellbeing Programmes

Comprehensive induction and training

Regular Supervision

Employee Assistance Programme

Bike To Work Scheme

Extern Privacy Notice -Applicants-PeopleHR.pdf

EXTERN IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER

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