Drug and Alcohol Support Worker

FPR Group; Chichester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the health and social care sector is looking for Support Workers to assist vulnerable individuals recovering from addiction. The role offers flexible working hours across various supportive living arrangements, ensuring that you can adapt work to your lifestyle. The ideal candidate will be compassionate, resilient, and possess effective communication skills to manage the unique challenges faced by vulnerable populations.

Benefits

Excellent hourly rates of pay

Weekly pay via BACS

Holiday pay earned separately

Enhanced DBS

Mandatory training provided

Optional workplace pension

Support from healthcare consultants

Detailed project information provided

24/7 emergency contact support

Qualifications

• Experience in addiction, recovery units.
• Ability to maintain safe boundaries.
• Strong interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals in recovery from drug and alcohol misuse.
• Work in various settings - supported living and mental health units.
• Manage challenging behaviors with patience.

Skills

Emotional resilience

Empathy

Communication

Job description

Due to very high demand, we are actively recruiting Support Workers with experience in drug and alcohol misuse to cover shifts in Post-16's Supported Living, Mental Health Units, Homeless Hostels, and Drug and Alcohol Recovery Units in the West Sussex area, including but not limited to Chichester, Bognor Regis, Worthing, Horsham, Crawley, and surrounding areas.

We offer Addiction Support Worker shifts supporting vulnerable young people and adults actively using or recovering from drug and alcohol addictions across various settings throughout West Sussex. Shifts include early mornings, late evenings, long days, sleep-ins, and waking nights. You can work continuously within a single project for consistency or across different projects for flexibility and variety. Our current Support Workers value the ability to work as much or as little as they like, fitting work around their lifestyle or using it as their main income source.

We seek individuals with experience in addiction, recovery units, or supporting young people and adults with similar backgrounds.

Ideal candidates will be emotionally resilient, patient, empathetic, and possess strong communication skills. They should be capable of maintaining safe working boundaries and managing challenging and unpredictable behaviours from young people and adults who have faced traumatic issues.

If this describes you and interests you, we would love to hear from you!

Benefits include:

• Excellent hourly rates of pay
• Weekly pay via BACS
• Holiday pay earned separately from the hourly rate
• Enhanced Child and Adult Workforce DBS (terms apply)
• Mandatory training and certificates provided for personal use (terms apply)
• Optional workplace pension (terms apply)
• Support from friendly and experienced Health & Social Care Consultants
• Detailed project information before your first shift at each location
• Additional supervised support and training as needed
• Encouragement of up-skilling
• 24/7 emergency contact support

*Terms apply.

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I am a senior consultant in our Heath & Social Care division, specializing in placing temporary Nurses, Care Assistants, Support Workers, and other healthcare professionals into temporary and permanent roles.

• Salary: £12.21 - £25.00 per hour + Holiday Pay