Recovery Worker - Substance Misuse (Fixed Term Ref:0030ZD)

TN United Kingdom; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

An established charity is seeking a dedicated Recovery Worker to provide essential support to individuals facing substance misuse challenges. This role involves conducting assessments, managing care plans, and delivering psychosocial interventions to empower clients on their recovery journey. The ideal candidate will be compassionate, highly organized, and possess excellent communication skills. Join a dynamic team committed to making a positive impact in the lives of those in need. With a supportive environment and opportunities for personal and professional growth, this is a chance to truly make a difference.

Benefits

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Extra day off for your birthday

Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave

Paid volunteer leave

Pension scheme enrollment

Access to Blue Light Card for discounts

Flexible working opportunities

Refer a Friend scheme with £500 bonus

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in health, social care, or criminal justice settings.
• Compassionate individual with strong relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments and manage a caseload of service users.
• Deliver continuity of care through effective partnership working.

Skills

Assessment and Care Planning

Motivational Interviewing

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy

Communication Skills

Time Management

Education

Experience in Health or Social Care

Knowledge of Substance Misuse Issues

Job description

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Recovery Worker - Substance Misuse (Fixed Term Ref:0030ZD), Bournemouth

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Client:

We Are With You

Location:

Bournemouth, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Job Views:

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Posted:

02.05.2025

Expiry Date:

16.06.2025

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About the Role

The closing date for applications is 13th May 2025. This advert may close early should sufficient applications be received. Please note this position is fixed term for 12 months.

Our team in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole are recruiting for a Recovery Worker, to join them in providing high quality recovery care to a diverse service user group. If you are an enthusiastic and creative individual and are passionate about changing people’s lives for the better, we’d love to hear from you. We are a dynamic, supportive and caring service for people in the BCP area. We provide a wide range of services aimed at reducing harm and building recovery with a focus upon empowering people to be the best that they can be.

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.

We Are With You`s Bournemouth SPOC (Single Point of Contact) Service provides free and confidential support to people who need support with alcohol and substance use. This role will focus on working with those aged 50 plus. The SPOC Team supports service users at the beginning of their treatment journey within the BCP treatment system. Responsibilities include conducting assessments, managing a caseload, care planning, risk management, and supporting clients to achieve their personalised goals. We deliver harm minimisation interventions within our needle exchange and deliver psychosocial interventions within our workshops, carrying out preparation and aftercare planning to support referrals towards detoxification programmes and residential rehabilitation.

Our Recovery Workers work with our service users to help them determine their goals, ambitions, and passions, working with them to create the best treatment plan for their needs and to get them back onto the path to recovery. This is an integral role for With You - as a frontline worker, you will deliver continuity of care through effective partnership working, care coordination, delivery of interventions, and key work responsibilities. You will manage an active caseload of service users, connecting quickly with the people we support, treating them respectfully and with dignity. Our Recovery Workers play a vital role in supporting clients to identify their goals, ambitions, and passions. You’ll work with them to create the best treatment plan for their needs and to guide them on their path to recovery.

The hours are 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday with occasional evening and weekend work as required. The salary is £23,821 - £25,000 per annum.

You will be a compassionate and motivated individual, with an exceptional ability to build meaningful relationships. We’re looking for demonstrable experience working within the health, social care, criminal justice, or other specialist settings, ideally with those with substance misuse issues. You will be highly organised, with excellent communication skills and able to manage your time effectively, working as part of a team to ensure a high-quality service is maintained. You will also have knowledge and understanding of:

• Assessment, care planning, and key working
• Issues affecting substance misusers
• Rehabilitation
• Solution-focused brief therapy and/or motivational interviewing

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

This is an evolving part of our service that is truly making a difference. If you believe you have the passion to be a part of our team, please get in touch or submit your application below. We will provide you with the training and support that you need to develop in your role.

Please note a driving license and access to a vehicle is essential for this position.

A full job description and person specification are available on request by emailing [emailprotected].

About Company

WithYou provides free and confidential support, without judgement, to more than 100,000 people every year experiencing challenges with drugs, alcohol, and mental health across England and Scotland.

Our name reflects who we are – a positive place where people can progress, connect with others, and get friendly, expert help in a way that’s right for them.

Our staff team changes lives. If you’re passionate about helping people get the support they need for issues with drugs, alcohol, and mental health, we’d love to hear from you.

DE&I

As an organisation, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our staff. We know that representing the communities we serve is key to us meeting our goals of radically improving people's lives. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring, and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people, people of all ages, and armed forces veterans.

As part of our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant, we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates that are veterans and meet all the essential criteria for a role.

WithYou is also a Disability Confident Employer, and we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with a disability and meet all the essential criteria for a role.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia, or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we’ll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.

• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• An extra day off for your birthday or a special occasion of your choice
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
• 2 days paid volunteer leave per year
• Auto-enrollment into We Are With You’s pension scheme
• Access to a Blue Light Card - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brands
• Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeing
• We have an excellent Refer a Friend scheme which offers you a £500 bonus for any recommendations, any role! Our scheme allows you to recommend your friends and family to work with us and earn a £500 bonus payment for every successful referral you make. Please note, the Refer a Friend scheme is only applicable if your recommended friend completes their 6 months probation period