Locum Recovery Worker: Substance Misuse Support

Sanctuary Personnel Limited; Hertford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-Life Balance

Location Benefits

Professional Development

Flexibility

Job summary

Sanctuary Personnel Limited is recruiting a Recovery Worker for a 3-month contract in Hertford, Hertfordshire. You will support service users from entry into the service through assessment, treatment planning, and discharge, applying harm-reduction approaches and recovery-focused care.

This locum role offers 37.5 hours per week at £23.00 per hour, with a view to extensions. You will work across group programmes and one-to-one sessions, making a positive difference in the community.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Health & Social Care, Substance Misuse, Counselling, or a related discipline.
• Willingness to work towards a relevant qualification.
• Desirable training in motivational interviewing or psychosocial interventions.
• Experience supporting adults with drug/alcohol misuse.

Responsibilities

• Support service users from entry into the service through assessment, treatment, recovery planning, and discharge.
• Complete screenings, risk assessments, and personalised recovery plans.
• Deliver one-to-one key-working sessions, psychosocial interventions, harm reduction advice, and recovery-focused support.
• Facilitate structured group programmes and workshops covering relapse prevention, wellbeing, relationships, sleep management, and resilience.
• Promote service user involvement, peer support, community engagement, and access to mutual aid and recovery networks.

Skills

Caseload management

Key-working

Communication skills

Harm reduction knowledge

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Willingness to pursue qualification

Tools

DBS update service

Job description

Sanctuary Personnel Limited is recruiting a Recovery Worker for a 3-month contract in Hertford, Hertfordshire. You will support service users from entry into the service through assessment, treatment planning, and discharge, applying harm-reduction approaches and recovery-focused care.

This locum role offers 37.5 hours per week at £23.00 per hour, with a view to extensions. You will work across group programmes and one-to-one sessions, making a positive difference in the community.