Are you passionate about helping people rebuild their lives?
We’re looking for a passionate and proactive Dual Diagnosis Recovery Worker to join our team, working full time (35 hours per week) across our Canterbury and Sittingbourne services. This is a rewarding opportunity to support adults experiencing both mental health challenges and substance misuse needs, helping them move towards recovery through person-centred, joined-up support.
You’ll play a key role in delivering tailored interventions, reducing harm, improving wellbeing and empowering people to make lasting positive change.
What you’ll be doing
- Managing a caseload of service users with complex needs
- Completing risk, initial and comprehensive assessments
- Creating and reviewing personalised care plans
- Delivering structured 1:1 sessions and group programmes
- Providing harm reduction advice and relapse prevention support
- Supporting access to housing, benefits, training and employment
- Working closely with mental health teams, healthcare professionals and partner agencies
- Maintaining accurate records, data and outcome reporting
- Managing safeguarding concerns and promoting safe practice
What we’re looking for
- Experience supporting people with substance misuse, mental health or dual diagnosis needs
- Strong understanding of safeguarding, risk management and recovery-focused practice
- Experience managing a caseload and achieving targets/KPIs
- Excellent communication and partnership-working skills
- Strong IT and administration skills
- A flexible approach, including occasional evening/weekend work and travel where required
Join a supportive, values-led organisation where your work has real impact. You’ll receive ongoing training, supervision and opportunities to develop your career while changing lives every day.
If you’re ready to help people build healthier, more independent futures, we’d love to hear from you.
Please see attached Job Description for full details