Recovery Worker - Prison Inreach

Securitas UK; Wigan; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Securitas UK in Wigan is seeking a Prison In-Reach Recovery Worker to support people affected by substance use within custodial settings, primarily across HMP Forest Bank and HMP Styal. You will build therapeutic relationships, provide assessments, recovery planning and care coordination to reduce harm and support recovery and resettlement.

This full-time role requires collaboration with prison staff and healthcare professionals to ensure continuity of care during custody and on release, with a

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in health, social care, criminal justice or related setting.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organisational abilities and time management.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment, recovery planning, harm reduction and care coordination for people affected by substance use in custody.
• Build positive therapeutic relationships with clients and engage them in structured interventions.
• Collaborate with prison staff, healthcare professionals and partner agencies to ensure continuity of care during custody and on release.
• Contribute to a supportive, multidisciplinary team delivering high-quality service.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Highly organised

Team player

Empathy

Job description

Job Description

As a Prison In-Reach Recovery Worker, you will play a key role in supporting people affected by substance use within a custodial setting, working predominantly across HMP Forest Bank and HMP Styal. You will build positive, therapeutic relationships with people in prison, providing assessment, recovery planning, harm reduction, structured interventions and ongoing care coordination to support individuals to reduce substance-related harm and progress towards recovery and successful resettlement.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary prison team, you will liaise closely with prison staff, healthcare professionals, community services and other partner agencies to ensure continuity of care throughout a person's time in custody and on release. This is a rewarding role where your expertise, compassion and ability to engage people can make a meaningful difference to health, wellbeing, recovery and reducing reoffending.

This is a full time, permanent position working 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday. As a Recovery Worker, we offer a starting salary of £26,250, rising each year in line with our pay progression salary bands, to £30,900 per year.

We're looking for a compassionate and motivated individual, with an exceptional ability to build meaningful relationships. You will have demonstrable experience working within the health, social care, criminal justice or other specialist setting, or a clear motivation for wanting to work in the drug and alcohol sector. A successful track record of providing efficient and reliable customer service is essential.

You will be highly organised, have excellent communication skills, and be able to manage your time effectively. You will work collaboratively as part of a team to ensure a high-quality service is maintained.

Above all, we are looking for someone who is passionate about what we do and has a positive and engaging approach to our clients and key stakeholders.

Join our team as a Recovery Worker in Wigan.

Are you a compassionate and motivated individual who wants to change people's lives? Our team in Wigan are looking for a Recovery Worker to join them in providing high-quality recovery care to a diverse client group. If you are enthusiastic, creative and passionate about helping others, we'd love to hear from you.

Our vibrant services in Wigan and Leigh provide support to people concerned about their own or someone else's alcohol or drug use. We have services in both Wigan and Leigh but much of our work is carried out in the local communities we serve. We are an integrated drug and alcohol service, delivering an asset based community approach to treatment. We specialise in harm reduction and needle syringe provision, psycho social interventions, opioid substitution treatment, referral to detox and community interventions. Check out what our Wigan and Leigh sites have to offer here.

As a leading charity supporting people with drug, alcohol, and mental health challenges, we operate over 80 services across England and Scotland, providing free and confidential support to more than 100,000 people each year. Find out more about us here.

The closing date for this role is 4th October 2026