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Two vacancies have arisen within the Health Team at Aberdeen Foyer:
Foyer Health Alcohol Counselling Support Worker
Foyer Health Tobacco and Cannabis Support Worker
Aberdeen Foyer is a successful local charitable organisation working to prevent and alleviate youth homelessness and unemployment. We provide supported accommodation, access to a range of education, training, employment opportunities and community health services for young people and their community.
Foyer Health wishes to recruit the following posts for services in Aberdeenshire.
Foyer Health Alcohol Counselling Support Worker
(£20,400 - £28,050) 36.25 hours per week
The main purpose of the role is to develop and deliver Foyer Healths alcohol counselling service in the Peterhead and Fraserburgh area.
The project was developed to increase capacity of specialist alcohol services in Aberdeenshire by providing a tier 3 alcohol counselling service, working collaboratively with existing related service providers.
The successful candidate will be a qualified counsellor who is able to motivate and support participants to making positive lifestyle changes. She/he will also have experience and understanding of the issues encountered by people who face the challenges of alcohol misuse.
Foyer Health Tobacco and Cannabis Support Worker
(£17,136.00 - £23,562.00)
2.5 days per week pro rata
The main purpose of the role is to assist development and to deliver Foyer Healths, Pack it in! tobacco and cannabis programme in the Peterhead and Fraserburgh areas.
The anticipated outcomes of the project are:
Reduction/cessation in cannabis use
Reduction/cessation in tobacco use
Improved HE choices of participants & increased F&V intake
Increased activity levels of participants
Improved mental health & wellbeing
Increased productivity levels
Main duties:
Tobacco and cannabis awareness raising workshops and events
Tobacco and cannabis workbooks co-ordination and development
One to one sessions to establish dependence and programme readiness
Groupwork and individual stop smoking sessions
The successful candidate will be able to motivate and support participants to making positive lifestyle changes. She/he will have extensive experience and understanding of tobacco and cannabis related issues.
Counselling/ motivational interviewing experience desirable.
For an application form for either post please contact Diane Gill, on 01224 224257 or emaildianeg@aberdeenfoyer.com
For more information on any of the posts please contact Lisa Fallowfield on 01224 252366 or emaillisaf@aberdeenfoyer.com
Lisa Fallowfield
Health Team Manager
Aberdeen Foyer
01224 252366 : direct line
01224 212924 : reception
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