Drug and Alcohol - Recovery Support Worker - HMP Styal | Spectrum Community Health CIC

Spectrum Community Health CIC; Wilmslow; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider in the UK is seeking a dedicated Drug and Alcohol Support Worker to join their team in a prison environment. This role involves delivering high-quality support and working collaboratively with Recovery Coordinators. Candidates should demonstrate a strengths-based, trauma-informed approach to support service users in their recovery journeys. The position also includes administrative duties to ensure effective service delivery. The closing date for applications is December 2, 2025.

Benefits

Access to NHS Pension

Annual leave on your Birthday

Welcome payment for some posts

Refer a friend scheme

Training and Development opportunities

Flexible Working

Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes

Up to 33 days annual leave

Qualifications

• Ability to work in a challenging environment.
• Experience in delivering recovery-focused support.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to delivery of drug and alcohol recovery services.
• Assist with HR processes and record-keeping.
• Collaborate with partner agencies for service delivery.

Skills

Trauma-informed approach

Strengths-based support

Case management

Psychosocial interventions

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a dedicated, enthusiastic, and resourcefulDrug and Alcohol Support Workerto join our team. This role is based within a dynamic and challenging prison environment, working as part of Spectrum’s prison‑based Drug & Alcohol recovery‑focused treatment model. The successful candidate will contribute to the delivery of high‑quality support across the key elements of the service, including assessment, case management, psychosocial interventions, release planning, and through‑care. This is a great opportunity to be part of a forward‑thinking, flexible, and supportive team committed to making a positive difference in the lives of those we work with.

This Support Worker role offers the opportunity to work closely with, and provide essential support to, a team of Recovery Coordinators within a busy and dynamic prison‑based Drug & Alcohol Service. The post holder will contribute to the delivery of services that help individuals achieve their recovery goals, improve outcomes, and support successful reintegration into the community. Under the guidance of the Drug & Alcohol Service Manager (Recovery), Senior Practitioners, and other managers, the Support Worker will work effectively and flexibly as part of the wider team to maintain high standards of service delivery.

The role involves both direct work with service users and administrative/office‑based tasks to support the smooth operation of the service. This includes assisting with HR processes, maintaining records, coordinating appointments, and other office duties as required. The Support Worker will also work collaboratively with partner agencies to provide meaningful interventions that motivate and support service users throughout their individual recovery journeys.

This position requires a strengths‑based, trauma‑informed, and recovery‑oriented approach, recognising service users as active participants in their own health, wellbeing, and recovery, while also supporting the administrative and organisational functions that underpin effective service delivery.

BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE

Join our team

We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative team. Whether you are starting out in your healthcare journey or are an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge, we’ve got a role for you!

• Access to NHS Pension
• Annual leave on your Birthday
• Welcome payment for some posts
• Refer a friend scheme
• Training and Development opportunities
• Flexible Working
• Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes
• Up to 33 days annual leave

Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award‑winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not‑for‑profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company our focus is centred on people – our patients, service users, staff and partners.

We are building on our ambition to deliver the best in health and wellbeing on a values‑driven ethos and to maintain the highest standards of patient care and service. We are an expanding organisation, but we aim to grow without compromising on quality and social value.

Our Mission

Holistic interventions delivered with compassion for the stigmatised and marginalised in our communities

Our Vision

Quality healthcare that makes a difference to people’s lives, regardless of circumstances.

This advert closes on Tuesday 2 Dec 2025