Community Integration Worker, East Coast Regional Drugs & Alcohol Task Force Wicklow, Ireland

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Community Integration Worker, East Coast Regional Drugs & Alcohol Task Force

Reports to: Service Co-ordinator

Objective: To effectively deliver services pertaining to the Provision of a Community Integration Project for the East Coast Regional Drugs and Alcohol Task Force.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Contract: 8-month fixed term contract commencing in August 2026 (covering a maternity leave)

Client Work

• To target, engage and establish a relationship with local drug and/or alcohol users with a view to setting up a care planning and key working relationship
• Carry out comprehensive initial & comprehensive assessments with clients to establish their support needs
• To appropriately risk assess and engage in one to one, lone working or group facilitation where appropriate
• Provide psycho social support for persons leaving drug and/or alcohol treatment services, prison or moving from one point on the continuum of care to another
• Create an individual integrated care plan based on a comprehensive assessment of client needs, with appropriate treatment, rehabilitation and recovery goals agreed with the client
• Provide a range of reintegration and aftercare supports targeting clients from the region including those exiting drug and/or alcohol treatment programmes or exiting prison
• Provide education, information, advocacy and treatment support to clients and their families as required
• Support clients who are engaging with a detoxification programme
• Formulate and implement a referral pathway and plan for those transitioning from the service
• Create referral pathways and contribute to an inter agency approach to working with clients
• Arranging regular one to one meetings with clients, creating and reviewing care plans, setting, closing and revising goals where appropriate
• Maximizing client agency by ensuring that their goals are central to all care plan objectives
• Establish and deliver supportive group work and activity based sessions
• Ensure service users are case managed as they move through the continuum of care
• Support service users through the process of regaining their capacity for daily life from the impact of problem drug and/or alcohol use and reintegrating into their communities
• Provide care and support that offer both a harm reduction and recovery ethos reflecting a person centred approach to care
• Work closely with community, voluntary and statutory services to ensure that service users can access support in relation to other needs such as housing, employment and education
• Be responsible for working in partnership with other agencies to maximise benefits that can be achieved for individuals and families by utilising wider resources and support networks that are available locally
• Liaise with and refer clients to other services, using a multidisciplinary approach
• Support and encourage clients to provide feedback on service provision in order to inform policy and services

Reporting

• Produce standard monthly and quarterly reports for the Service Co ordinator and/or Manager of Day Services in line with funding agencies requirements and compile any ad hoc information requests as required
• Compile and report on complaints and compliments received as required
• Ensure that statistics/data are kept updated on the CRM system at all times and provide reports to the Service Co ordinator in keeping with all required deadlines and on an ad hoc basis as required
• Maintain a complete, accurate and up to date records for each treatment episode on the CRM system & HRB online web based system
• Ensure client care plans are created, updated and reviewed as the care plan progresses or changes

General Responsibilities

• Support the development and implementation of the ECRDATF substance misuse treatment and rehabilitation strategy in collaboration with key stakeholders in the community, voluntary and statutory sector
• Oversee the support and supervision of volunteers and placements in the East Coast service
• Work with the HR Department in relation to all HR processes including recruitment, performance management, disciplinary processes etc.
• Comply with all verification visits by funding agencies
• Support and participate in all audits and/or evaluations
• Comply with all requirements in relation to all the appropriate paperwork for the service such as client files, accident reports, service user complaints, minutes of meetings etc
• Communicate effectively and maintain appropriate accountability to the Service Co ordinator/ Manager Day Services
• Keep up to date with developments in the East Coast region
• Attend and participate in relevant committees as advised by the Service Co ordinator
• Continuously develop the role to ensure that all aspects of the service are managed effectively and in line with service requirements
• Ensure that all MQI's policies and procedures are adhered to particularly those relating to Health & Safety, HR, Confidentiality, Boundaries and staff code of conduct
• Undertake any other duties as assigned by the Service Manager/Manager of Day Service and his/her nominee

Management reserve the right to amend or change this job description as required.

Person Specification

• Have a relevant qualification (minimum QQI Level 7 or equivalent) e.g. social care, addiction. Motivational Interviewing (MI) or Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA) qualifications are a distinct advantage
• Have a minimum of 2 years relevant employed work experience in addiction, community development, health & social care, education or related fields
• Experience of key working, case management and group facilitation
• Have an understanding of the current National Drugs Strategy, Substance Misuse Strategy, National Drug Rehabilitation Framework, logic model reporting, QUADS and/or Safer Better Healthcare (SBHC) Standards
• As this is a mobile post candidates must have access to a car and a full driver's licence

Deadline for applications is 12th June 2026.