Recovery Worker

JR United Kingdom; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking dedicated Recovery Workers to support individuals in achieving their treatment goals. This rewarding role involves face-to-face interactions, offering psycho-social interventions, and collaborating with clinical staff. With a competitive salary and opportunities for career progression, you will be part of a not-for-profit organization committed to positive change in the community. If you have a passion for helping others and possess excellent communication skills, this is the perfect opportunity for you to make a meaningful impact.

Benefits

25 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays

Options to buy additional holidays

Qualifications

• Understanding of substance and alcohol use, challenges, and recovery opportunities.
• Transferable skills from mental health, housing, or health and social care backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Act as a key worker to a caseload of service users, supporting treatment goals.
• Maintain regular contact with clients, offering advice and assessments.

Skills

Effective Communication

Task Management

Psycho-Social Interventions

Risk Management

Flexibility

Education

Background in Health and Social Care

Understanding of Substance Use

Job description

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Wakefield & District

Do you want to help build a brighter future for communities and individuals in Wakefield and district doing a highly rewarding job?

As a Recovery Worker, we offer a starting salary of £25,116 with annual pay progression up to £29,383. (Dependent on experience, you may be offered a starting salary above the initial amount).

You will have opportunities to progress your career with a structured learning journey and clearly defined career pathways that will enable you to achieve your long-term goals and work to your strengths.

Whether you are looking to progress into management and leadership roles or to become a specialist as an Advanced Substance Use Practitioner at Turning Point, we will support and encourage your career development.

Recovery workers act as ‘key workers’ to a caseload of service users, supporting them to decide their treatment goals and develop plans to achieve these. The role includes maintaining regular face-to-face contact with clients, offering advice, information, psycho-social interventions, assessments, risk management, and working closely with clinical staff, partner agencies, and around prescribing needs. No day is the same, but effective communication with service users and colleagues, task management, and a commitment to Turning Point values are essential. You may have lived experience of substance use, mental health, or homelessness (self or a significant other), experience in health and social care, or a keen interest in supporting these groups; if your values align, we have a role for everyone.

Role Responsibilities

Recovery workers act as ‘key workers’ to a caseload of service users, supporting them to decide their treatment goals and develop plans to achieve these. The role includes maintaining regular face-to-face contact with clients, offering advice, information, psycho-social interventions, assessments, risk management, and collaboration with clinical staff and partner agencies. Flexibility, effective communication, multitasking, and alignment with Turning Point values are crucial. Lived experience or background in health and social care are valued, but not mandatory.

The Ideal Candidate

You should have an understanding of substance and alcohol use, challenges, and recovery opportunities. Transferable skills from mental health, housing, or other health and social care backgrounds are also valued. Flexibility, dynamic working ability, knowledge of relapse, and barriers to recovery are vital. Excellent communication skills and shared organizational values are essential.

About us

As a leading health and social care provider with over 300 locations across England, we pride ourselves on our services. We operate on a not-for-profit basis, reinvesting in our services and staff. We are committed to continuous improvement and positive change.

What Benefits Will I Receive?

Our reward package includes:

• 25 days’ paid holiday plus Bank Holidays, increasing with service length, with options to buy additional holidays.
• Explore all benefits via the link to Turning Point Benefits.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we appoint before the closing date.

Turning Point

Attached documents

• Recovery Worker Role Profile new.pdf