Recovery Worker

Change Grow Live; Eastchurch; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A community support charity in the UK is seeking a Drug Recovery Wing Worker to help service users initiate recovery from substance dependence. The ideal candidate will possess experience in addressing substance misuse, facilitate group interventions, and maintain a strong recovery focus. This full-time role offers a competitive salary and benefits, including training and career progression opportunities, while making a positive impact in a prison setting.

Benefits

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Wellness hour weekly

Contributory pension scheme

Career development opportunities

Discounts for shopping and leisure

Qualifications

• Assess and engage with service users for their recovery.
• Facilitate group psychosocial interventions.
• Demonstrate understanding of information governance.

Responsibilities

• Support service users in building recovery capital.
• Deliver tailored psychosocial interventions.
• Manage change and prioritize service user needs.

Skills

Experience with substance misuse issues

Knowledge of psychosocial interventions

Creativity and innovation

Sensitivity to complex needs

Job description

Our core values are "Be open, be compassionate and be bold" and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential. We are currently recruiting a Drug Recovery Wing Worker to work within HMP Swaleside. Our ideal candidate will have the skills and experience to assess and engage with our service users, ensuring that they access the right intervention at the right time, in a way that best meets their needs. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with experience of substance misuse issues, looking to take the next step in their career with a charity that will support your continued personal and professional development.

Responsibilities

• Work with service users to initiate recovery from drug and/or alcohol dependence, enabling them to build their own recovery capital and support them to move into long‑term sustained recovery and social (re)integration.
• Develop and deliver group psychosocial interventions, including facilitating Foundations of Rehabilitation programme and providing pod work tailored to the needs of the caseload.
• Be creative and innovative to meet the post's needs, promoting access to treatment and encouraging engagement with underrepresented communities.
• Assess suitability for groups related to risk and special needs, working closely with prison partners to schedule attendance.
• Sensitivity in working with complex and diverse needs.
• Demonstrate a strong recovery focus and have knowledge of a range of psychosocial interventions.
• Manage change successfully, prioritising the needs of service users.
• Understand the importance of information governance processes and commit to follow and apply all necessary safeguards.
• Seek out learning opportunities to improve and broaden your professional knowledge and skills and to contribute and oversee the learning and development of others.
• Complete an enhanced DBS check and obtain HMPPS security clearance.

About the Charity

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users' lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.

Employment Details

• Location: HMP Swaleside.
• Contract: Full Time.
• Hours: 37.5 hours per week.
• Salary: £27,861.26 – £32,002.35.
• Holiday: 25 days + bank holidays, rising by 1 day per year, capped at 30 days.
• Wellness hour each week plus access to a Wellness hub and Employee Assistance Programme.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Other benefits: discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
• Training, career development & progression opportunities.

Additional Information

Please read attached Job Description for a more detailed outline of responsibilities and Person Specifications. This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship; applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time‑limited visas, we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. CGL points 23 to 28 (£27,861.26 – £32,002.35) – Outside London Weighting Area.