FTC Recovery Worker - START

Turning Point; Slough; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health and social care provider in Slough is seeking a Recovery Worker for a 12-month fixed-term role. The position involves supporting adults and young people on their recovery journeys and developing personalized treatment plans. The role requires strong communication skills, flexibility, and a commitment to the organization’s values. Starting salary is £25,870 with opportunities for progression and excellent benefits, including up to 27 days paid holiday plus bank holidays.

Benefits

25 days' paid holiday

Career progression opportunities

Comprehensive benefits

Qualifications

• Ability to manage different tasks effectively.
• Commitment to Turning Point values.
• Lived experience of substance use/mental health/homelessness is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support clients in their recovery journey with tailored treatment plans.
• Maintain regular contact with clients for advice and assessments.
• Work closely with clinical staff and partner agencies.

Skills

Communication skills

Flexibility

Understanding of substance use

Job description

Recovery Worker – 12 month fixed term (maternity cover)

Do you want to help build a brighter future for communities and individuals in Slough? Turning Point's Drug & Alcohol services are currently recruiting for a Recovery Worker on a 12 month fixed term basis to cover maternity leave. This role will be working with young people and adults.

Recovery Workers act as 'key workers' to a caseload of service users including young people and adults, supporting them to decide their goals around treatment and develop plans to achieve these. The role includes maintaining regular contact with your clients, offering advice, information and psycho‑social interventions as well as providing assessments, risk management planning and working closely with our clinical staff around prescribing needs and partner agencies. No day is the same in this role but an ability to communicate effectively with a range or service users and colleagues, an ability to manage different tasks and a commitment to Turning Point values are essential.

You may have lived experience of substance use/mental health/homelessness (self or a significant other), come with experience supporting people in health and social care or just have a keen interest in supporting this group; if your values are right, we have a role for everyone. You'll have an understanding of substance and alcohol use and the challenges and opportunities for individuals on a recovery journey. However, we also recognise that many people have transferable skills from other backgrounds such as mental health, housing or other health and social care provision. The roles are varied, so flexibility, an ability to work dynamically on a one to one and group basis and knowledge of relapse and other barriers to recovery will be vital but we can help to shape these skills where needed.

We value individuals with lived experience but also those who are just interested in this line of work; our Trainee Recovery Worker program enables individuals without all relevant experience to gain an entry level position within the organisation before moving on to other roles. We value individual creativity and initiative and, whatever your role, you will be fully involved in identifying opportunities to improve the quality of our services and the service user experience. Your ideas will be listened to and your suggestions implemented wherever possible. You will be supported in your role by extensive training to help develop your skills. Our learning culture encourages everyone to stay on top of the latest developments in their field and helps drive service improvement.

As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer. We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.

Salary & Benefits

As a Recovery Worker we offer a starting salary of £25,870 rising each year in line with our pay progression salary bands, rising to £30,265 per year + £726 OFW. (Dependent on experience you may be offered a starting salary above the initial starting salary). You will have opportunities to progress your career with a structured learning journey and clearly defined career pathways that will enable you to achieve your long-term goals and work to your strengths. Whether you are looking to progress into a management and leadership role or to be a specialist in your field as an Advanced Substance Use Practitioner at Turning point we will support and encourage you on your career journey.

• 25 days' paid holiday a year + Bank Holidays, increasing with each year of service up to 27 days + Bank Holidays. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.
• Joining our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer – we provide a culture supporting recognition and celebration, and opportunities to boost your career.
• We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closing date.

Turning Point, Salary Starting salary £25,870 with annual pay progression up to £30,265 + £726 OFW.