Recovery-Focused Support Worker (Residential)

Ad Warrior Ltd; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

The Forward Trust is seeking a Support Worker at Clouds House to provide compassionate, recovery-focused support in a residential setting. You will help create a safe, structured environment and assist clients on their treatment and recovery journey.

Reporting to the Support Worker Team Leader, you will contribute to safeguarding, risk management and accurate record-keeping, including eMAR, while promoting the 12-step recovery model and trauma-informed practice.

Qualifications

• Experience in health and social care or residential settings.
• Understanding safeguarding principles and safeguarding vulnerable adults.
• Commitment to recovery-focused and trauma-informed practice.
• Strong verbal and written communication and relationship-building.
• Ability to stay calm and professional in challenging situations.
• Willingness to undertake required training.
• Care Certificate desirable; willing to work toward it.

Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate, recovery-focused support to clients.
• Maintain a visible supportive presence to promote safety, structure and communal living.
• Encourage engagement with the treatment programme and the 12-Step model.
• Maintain professional boundaries and effective communication.
• Support safeguarding, risk management and reporting concerns.
• Undertake medication administration per policies and training.
• Maintain records using electronic medication administration systems (eMAR).
• Promote health, safety, cleanliness and infection control.
• Collaborate with colleagues for a trauma-informed, therapeutic approach.

Skills

Compassionate care

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Resilience

Education

Care Certificate (desirable)

Tools

eMAR system

Job description

The Forward Trust is seeking a Support Worker at Clouds House to provide compassionate, recovery-focused support in a residential setting. You will help create a safe, structured environment and assist clients on their treatment and recovery journey.

Reporting to the Support Worker Team Leader, you will contribute to safeguarding, risk management and accurate record-keeping, including eMAR, while promoting the 12-step recovery model and trauma-informed practice.