Drug & Alcohol Harm Reduction & Assertive Outreach Manager

MISSION

Renaissance -UK is a dynamic and innovative service offering quality, community focused sexual health and substance use services. We specialise in supporting individuals to reduce harm, we offer specialist support, and we aim to move people forward in their lives by means of empowerment.

VISION

Renaissance-UK; A world with empowered individuals, building stronger and healthier communities and reducing the risk of harm.

Renaissance – UK is a Northwest based charity, currently operating across Lancashire, Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen, we specialise in community focused substance use and sexual health services.

Founded in 1986, we started as a drugs helpline in Lancashire with funding from Child Action Northwest. Over the years we have expanded and restructured, responding to the needs of our beneficiaries.

Currently we work across three local authorities, delivering harm reduction, assertive outreach, specialist support and moving forward opportunities such as volunteering and training. All strands of our work support a sexual health or substance use local need.

Responsibilities

The function of the Drug & Alcohol Harm Reduction & Assertive Outreach Manager will be to provide supervision, appraisal and managerial support to the Assertive Outreach Team in Blackpool as part of the HORIZON Service. 

To support taking forward the Public Health priorities of Drug and Alcohol Harm Reduction and Drug Related Death agendas.

To manage the provision of a range of evidence-based harm reduction interventions, such as needle exchange facilities, dry blood spot testing for blood borne viruses and take-home naloxone as well as general health coaching.

Main Duties

• To provide supervision and appraisal to other individuals

• Implement policies of Harm Reduction to individuals and third parties

• Contribute to the development of organisational policy and practice

• Lead, plan, and implement change, in line with the Harm Reduction and Drug Related Death agendas

• Undertake research and evaluations for the service and its clients

• Provide leadership in your area of responsibility

• Prepare reports and returns in line with contract commitments

• Recruit, select and retain staff

• Lead teams to provide a quality provision

• Allocate and monitor the progress and quality of work in your area of responsibility

• Manage a budget

• Develop and implement operational plans for your area of responsibility

• Develop professional networks

• Plan, chair and support meetings

• Represent the organisation at external meetings

• Research the needs of the local population for provision of health care

Qualifications

• GCSE or Equivalent in Maths and English (Grade C or above or equivalent)
• Relevant professional qualification/educated to degree level, or equivalent demonstrable experience in a health or social care setting and willingness to undertake further specialist training once in post
• Demonstrate strong leadership skills
• Demonstrate up to date knowledge of Safeguarding 
• Knowledge and understanding of Drug and Alcohol Harm Reduction
• Experience of people and project management
• Administrative and IT database skills including a good knowledge of Microsoft Office programmes (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint) 
• Experience of developing and distributing policy, procedures, information and education materials
• Ability to respond constructively and confidently to queries and complaints 
• Experience of working as part of a team in order to achieve a shared vision/goal
• Current knowledge of Substance Use and Sexual Health Services