Recovery Support Worker (Addiction) – 25hrs/wk, Luton

UK Addiction Treatment Centres; Luton; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

PDP

Training & development

Birthday off

Onsite parking

Company pension

Blue Light Card discounts

Job summary

UK Addiction Treatment Centres in Luton is seeking a dedicated Support Worker (Recovery) to join our team at Liberty House. The role is permanent, 25 hours per week with 12.5 hour shifts from 7:30am to 8:00pm, offering a structured, client-centred environment.

You will provide compassionate support to clients, help develop recovery plans, support medication prompting, and assist with life skills, housing and attendance at appointments, contributing to safe, high-quality treatment services.

Qualifications

• Ability to undertake lone-working safely
• Ability to negotiate and influence effectively in terms of professional boundaries
• Ability to develop and review risk management plans
• Ability to express empathy and a non-judgemental attitude with a calm, caring approach
• Capacity to handle intensive and pressurised situations

Responsibilities

• Provide advice, information and support to clients including referral to aftercare services that focus on maintaining an abstinent lifestyle.
• Work with clients to produce appropriate and achievable recovery plans to help them address their identified needs.
• Ensure clients observe the programme’s rules and support the manager in investigating and taking action where these may have been breached including substance testing.
• Support clients with the prompting of their medication, conduct accurate and timely medication audits and maintain accurate medication records.
• Assist in the day-to-day operation of services by working with clients, enabling them to cope with practical aspects of daily living (life skills, benefits, housing).
• Ensure residents attend external appointments in line with their care plan by supporting them to access transport or accompanying them if necessary.
• Oversee and or conduct effective intake, assessment and discharge interventions.
• Assist the therapeutic team to carry out accurate, complete and timely risk management planning and reviews in conjunction with external third parties where appropriate.
• Undertake all duties and responsibilities in accordance with: company policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines, standards; good professional practice and the company’s QA strategy, CQC and other regulatory requirements, relevant legislations, all legal and contractual obligations.
• Oversee the maintenance of accurate client records and databases and provide statistics for management and to assist with service evaluation in a timely fashion.
• Assist in the transfer of individuals between agencies and services

Job description

UK Addiction Treatment Centres in Luton is seeking a dedicated Support Worker (Recovery) to join our team at Liberty House. The role is permanent, 25 hours per week with 12.5 hour shifts from 7:30am to 8:00pm, offering a structured, client-centred environment.

You will provide compassionate support to clients, help develop recovery plans, support medication prompting, and assist with life skills, housing and attendance at appointments, contributing to safe, high-quality treatment services.