Alcohol Specialist Worker

recoveryfocus; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Waythrough seeks an Alcohol Specialist Worker for the Likewise Sheffield site, supporting individuals affected by alcohol misuse within a hospital-to-home pathway. The post holder will assess needs, develop personalised care plans and provide practical and emotional support to enable a successful transition from hospital to community care.

Travel across sites is required. The role offers a permanent contract with 37 hours per week, 9am-5pm, and a salary band starting at £25,878 up to £34,240

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care (or above or equivalent).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programmes.
• Understanding of and ability to implement interventions, including brief interventions MI, PSIs, CBT and ITEP.
• Experience delivering 1-2-1 and group therapeutic interventions.
• Experience of working with carers and families.

Responsibilities

• Manage a service user caseload, devising, implementing and reviewing ongoing recovery plans.
• Carry out triage/screening assessments and comprehensive assessments.
• Work with partner agencies to undertake shared assessments and interventions.
• Lead effective case management, including risk assessments and safeguarding plans.
• Provide reports and information to managers and colleagues.

Skills

Brief interventions MI

PSIs

CBT

ITEP

1-2-1 & group interventions

Carers & families engagement

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care (or above or equivalent)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Alcohol Specialist Worker - Likewise Sheffield

Location: The base location is Portland House, 243 Shalesmoor, Moorfields, Sheffield S3 8UG, however travel across sites required e.g. Hospitals

Working Hours: 37 hours per week, 9am-5pm Monday-Friday

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: £25,877.80 - £34,240.03 per annum (Dependent on skills and experience)

Please note that the close date is subject to change depending on volume of applications received.

Please note: The salary listed reflects the full earning potential for this role. Starting salaries depend on experience and progression within the band.

About Waythrough

Waythrough was formed in 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Together, we've created one of the largest mental health and social support charities in England.

Every year, we support around 125,000 people through nearly 200 services - and it's all made possible by our 3,500 brilliant staff and volunteers.

Make a real difference in your community

Are you passionate about helping others live safer, healthier, more independent lives? Join our team at Waythrough and support people facing challenges around mental health, substance use, housing or domestic abuse. This is more than just a job - it's a chance to build meaningful relationships and create lasting change.

About the Role

Likewise Drug & Alcohol Service, Sheffield are pleased to announce a new opportunity based within our new Hospital to Home Service. The role involves supporting individuals affected by alcohol misuse within a hospital setting. The post holder will respond to referrals from hospital staff, meet with patients, assess needs, develop personalised care and support plans, and provide practical and emotional support to enable a successful transition from hospital to home and into longer-term community treatment services.

What You'll Do

• Manage a service user caseload, devising, implementing and reviewing on-going recovery plans and treatment, liaising closely with the full range of workers and skills within the service team, including family members and significant others as appropriate.
• Carry out triage/screening assessments and comprehensive assessments with service users.
• Work collaboratively with partner agencies to undertake shared assessments, key working and interventions to promote individual service user progression from engagement, through structured treatment to self-sustained recovery.
• Facilitate service user access to treatment and community resources to increase recovery and social capital, supporting service users and their families within their local community.
• To lead effective case management for allocated service users, including on-going processes such as risk assessments, risk management plans and safeguarding assessments and plans. This includes the effective use of an online case management system.
• To work closely and collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary team across the service and externally, providing advice and reports/ information to managers and other colleagues, through attendance at reviews, team meetings, supervision and via telephone conversations.
• To improve outcomes for children, parents/carers and families of services users by reducing the impact of drug and alcohol related harm on family life and promote positive family involvement in recovery.
• Develop and deliver quality programs and packages of work/ psychosocial interventions that meet local needs across both group work and one to one format.
• Identify and prevent potential harm to service users and others by following local and organisational safeguarding guidelines, including referral to and engagement with relevant safeguarding authorities.
• Support delivery of key service functions through actively participating in drug screening, duty work, access to BBV testing and immunisation service provision, community needle exchange services and the ongoing delivery of appropriate, tailored alcohol and drug harm reduction interventions.
• Promote visible recovery across the service and ensure peer support opportunities are relevant and accessible for all service users.
• Reduce substance related harm to the individual and wider community.

To Succeed in This Role, You'll Need

• NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care (or above or equivalent) or willing to work towards this in post.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programmes.
• Understanding of and ability to implement interventions, including brief interventions MI, PSIs, CBT and ITEP.
• Experience d elivering 1-2-1 and group therapeutic interventions.
• Experience of working with carers and families.

What We Offer

• 27 days' annual leave, rising to 32 after 1 year (plus bank holidays)
• Pension scheme with 4.5% employer contribution, matched up to 6.5%
• Life assurance (3× annual sa