Are you passionate about supporting people affected by drug and alcohol misuse? Do you want to be part of a dedicated team providing life-changing support to individuals in your community? If so, we want to hear from you.
We are looking for a committed Drug & Alcohol Recovery Worker to join our team, working within an integrated healthcare framework to support service users aged 18 and over. You’ll be delivering a combination of harm reduction and abstinence-based interventions, tailored to the needs of each individual.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage a caseload of clients with drug and/or alcohol issues
- Deliver psychosocial interventions through structured 1:1 sessions and group work
- Provide harm reduction advice, guidance and education
- Complete assessments, create care plans, and review progress
- Work collaboratively with partner agencies including housing, healthcare, employment support, probation services, and others
- Support clients through every stage of their recovery journey with a client-centred approach
- Contribute to service targets and help measure outcomes in line with commissioner requirements
About You:
- Experience working with individuals affected by substance misuse (paid or voluntary)
- Strong communication and motivational skills
- Ability to build effective partnerships with other professionals and agencies
- Organised, empathetic, and client-focused
- Ability to work flexibly and adapt to changing client needs and service requirements
Please note flexibility will be required in this role, this may include some evening/weekend shift and with reasonable notice to travel to other projects in your cluster to deliver services, enabling continuity of care for the client group.
Applicants with lived experience of substance misuse should have at least three years of continuous recovery and be a minimum of three years post-discharge from structured treatment to be eligible for this role.
Please also see the skills and experience needed for this role on the job description attached.