Drug and Alcohol Support Worker – Multi Disciplinary Team

TN United Kingdom; Reading; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic Multi-Disciplinary Team as a Drug and Alcohol Support Worker in Reading, where you will provide specialist support to families facing substance misuse challenges. This fixed-term full-time role offers an opportunity to make a significant impact on children's lives while collaborating with social workers and other professionals. If you are passionate about improving outcomes for families and have relevant experience, we want to hear from you.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in substance misuse services.
• Experience with high-risk families involved in Child Protection.
• Knowledge of local services and issues.

Responsibilities

• Work with Social Workers to promote family involvement.
• Engage high-risk families with substance misuse issues.
• Conduct risk assessments and develop recovery plans.

Skills

Motivational interviewing

Substance misuse services

Family change catalyst

Education

Relevant qualifications in substance misuse

Job description

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Drug and Alcohol Support Worker – Multi Disciplinary Team, Reading

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Client:

Essex County Council

Location:

Reading, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

23.05.2025

Expiry Date:

07.07.2025

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Job Description:

Drug and Alcohol Support Worker - Multi Disciplinary Team

Fixed Term, Full Time

£31,931 to £36,423 per annum

Location: Basildon

Working Style:

Closing Date: Monday 9th June 2025 at 11.59pm

Please note that this position is being offered as a Fixed Term Contract / Secondment until end of February 2026, with a possibility of extension.

Interviews will take place on 18th June 2025.

Join our new Multi-Disciplinary Team in Basildon, Essex!

Are you ready to be at the forefront of innovative practice?

This is an exciting time for children’s Social Work in Essex. We are seeking an experienced, motivated, and passionate individual to join our team. Led by the Team Manager, you will work to create conditions for success within a new, dynamic multi-disciplinary team providing specialist support to families. The MDT team will be based within frontline social work teams, offering bespoke interventions in the community or family homes.

We want you to be part of our vision to make a difference. If you have drive, creativity, and enthusiasm to improve the lives of children and families, we want to hear from you.

We support your development to understand systemic frameworks and embrace excellent practice models. You will work alongside Subject Matter Experts to assist those most in need.

Essex continues to raise standards in practice, and our investment in workforce is unmatched. We are proud to be named Outstanding by Ofsted and to have won Social Work Employer of the Year twice in three years.

If you think you have what it takes, we look forward to your application.

Role Description

Work with Social Workers to promote family involvement and improve outcomes for children.

Engage high-risk families with substance/alcohol misuse issues, providing advice, screening, and interventions to address their needs.

Conduct risk assessments, develop management and recovery plans, and contribute to assessments with impact and outcome analysis. Collaborate within the Multi Agency Team to support community treatment/support services.

Utilize interventions like motivational interviewing, ITEP, cognitive-behavioral techniques, and brief interventions in individual and group settings to promote engagement, self-esteem, well-being, self-responsibility, motivation, and parenting capacity.

Review ongoing care, liaise with partner agencies, and support engagement with appropriate services.

Accountabilities

• Coordinate with other agencies involved in the client’s care, including health services, hospitals, and GPs.
• Use evidence-based interventions and develop a recovery-focused model.
• Ensure high-quality services that adhere to best practice standards.
• Contribute to service performance, record and manage client data, and meet contractual and administrative requirements.
• Work flexibly across sites and hours to maintain service levels.
• Engage in personal development, training, supervision, and appraisal.

The Experience You Will Bring

• Strong experience in substance misuse services.
• Experience working with high-risk families involved in Child Protection or Child in Need plans.
• Proven outcomes supporting adults with substance misuse issues.
• Experience as a catalyst for family change.
• Relevant qualifications in substance misuse.
• Knowledge of local services and issues.
• Motivational interviewing skills.
• Training in ITEP/BTEI or similar psychosocial interventions.

Why Essex?

Essex offers a stimulating environment with flexible working options, a focus on innovation, and opportunities for career development. Recognized for productivity and excellence, Essex is committed to transformational change and delivering quality services.

In February 2025, Greater Essex joined the Government’s devolution programme, aiming to establish a Mayoral Combined County Authority by May 2026. More information is available on our website.

The role requires mobility across Essex, including travel and transportation of service users. A driving license and access to a vehicle are essential.

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. All employees and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.

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