Key Worker (Substance Misuse)

Supporting Futures Consulting Ltd; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 26,500 - 31,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training & development

Supportive team

Career progression

Job summary

Supporting Futures Consulting Ltd in the East Midlands is seeking a dedicated Key Worker (Substance Misuse) to join a new East Midlands service. You will manage your own caseload and deliver person-centred interventions to support recovery from drug and alcohol use.

You will work within a trauma-informed, multidisciplinary team, providing harm reduction advice and coordinating with partner agencies to ensure timely access to treatment options.

Qualifications

• Experience working with individuals affected by drug and alcohol use or other vulnerable groups.
• Experience delivering one-to-one interventions and/or group work within health, social care or support services.
• Knowledge of harm reduction principles and substance misuse treatment approaches.
• Strong understanding of safeguarding, risk management and trauma-informed practice.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Confident working as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Managing a caseload and delivering tailored one-to-one interventions and support.
• Completing triage, comprehensive assessments, risk assessments and person-centred care plans.
• Delivering harm reduction advice and interventions, including naloxone and needle exchange.
• Supporting individuals to access prescribing, detoxification and wider treatment pathways.
• Identifying and responding appropriately to safeguarding concerns in line with local and national guidance.
• Facilitating recovery-focused group sessions and promoting peer and mutual aid support.
• Working collaboratively with partner agencies to deliver holistic, person-centred care.
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date records using the case management system.
• Undertaking outreach work to engage individuals who may find it difficult to access services.

Skills

Caseload management

One-to-one interventions

Harm reduction knowledge

Safeguarding

Communication

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Job description

• Role: Key Worker (Substance Misuse)
• Based: East Midlands
• Salary: £26,500 - £31,400 per annum (dependent on experience)
• Start Date: ASAP - July/ August 2026
• Contract: Permanent
• Hours: 35 hours per week

Are you passionate about helping people rebuild their lives?

Do you want to make a real difference by supporting individuals affected by drug and alcohol use to achieve lasting recovery?

Our client, a leading national harm reduction and social justice charity, is expanding its new East Midlands based Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services. They are looking for compassionate and motivated Key Workers to join their dedicated team.

This is an exciting opportunity to support people through some of the most challenging periods of their lives, empowering them to reduce harm, improve their wellbeing and build sustainable recovery. Working within a supportive multidisciplinary team, you’ll deliver person-centred interventions that genuinely change lives.

About the Role

As a Key Worker, you will manage your own caseload, building trusted relationships with individuals accessing the service and supporting them throughout their recovery journey.

Working in a trauma-informed and person-centred way, you’ll deliver high-quality interventions, reduce risk, promote wellbeing and work collaboratively with partner agencies to ensure people receive the right support at the right time.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing a caseload and delivering tailored one-to-one interventions and support
• Completing triage, comprehensive assessments, risk assessments and person-centred care plans
• Delivering harm reduction advice and interventions, including naloxone and needle exchange
• Supporting individuals to access prescribing, detoxification and wider treatment pathways
• Identifying and responding appropriately to safeguarding concerns in line with local and national guidance
• Facilitating recovery-focused group sessions and promoting peer and mutual aid support
• Working collaboratively with partner agencies to deliver holistic, person-centred care
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date records using the case management system
• Undertaking outreach work to engage individuals who may find it difficult to access services

Essential Requirements for the Role

• Experience working with individuals affected by drug and alcohol use or other vulnerable groups (including those engaged with Criminal Justice or Mental Health Services)
• Experience delivering one-to-one interventions and/or group work within health, social care or support services
• Knowledge of harm reduction principles and substance misuse treatment approaches
• A strong understanding of safeguarding, risk management and trauma-informed practice
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• Confident working as part of a multidisciplinary team

Benefits of working with our client

• Join a respected national charity making a genuine difference to people’s lives
• Be part of a supportive, multidisciplinary team delivering life-changing services
• Access ongoing training, supervision and professional development opportunities
• Work within an organisation that values compassion, inclusion and continuous learning
• Help shape a new service and positively impact individuals, families and communities across the East Midlands

Supporting Futures Consulting acts as both an employer and an agency