Substance Misuse Case Manager - Open Access and Assessment Team

The Alcohol and Drug Service; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary range: £26,682–£32,559

Annual leave: 29–34 days plus holidays

Pension scheme with employer contrib.

Health scheme

Training opportunities

Enhanced sick pay

Job summary

The Alcohol & Drug Service (ADS) in Doncaster is seeking staff for the Open Access and Assessment (OAT) Team. The role involves supporting individuals entering treatment services, providing advice, brief interventions and comprehensive assessments.

You will work in a forward-looking service with opportunities for professional growth, salary £26,682 - £32,559, and a range of benefits including generous annual leave and an attractive pension scheme.

Qualifications

• Experience working within the substance misuse sector.
• Ability to provide advice, brief interventions and structured key working.
• Commitment to person-centred support and recovery-focused care.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals entering treatment services.
• Provide advice and brief interventions.
• Deliver structured key working, assessments and needle exchange.
• Assist access to appropriate treatment and services.

Skills

Compassionate

People skills

Communication

Education

Degree in Psychology/Sociology/Social Work

Diploma in Health and Social Care

Level 3 Tackling Substance Misuse

Job description

The Vacancy

Join a Team Making a Real Difference

For more than 40 years, Alcohol & Drug Service (ADS), a registered charity, has been transforming lives and supporting individuals, families, and communities affected by drug and alcohol use.

Aspire is a long-standing partnership between ADS and Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH), bringing together the clinical expertise of NHS services under consultant leadership with the specialist knowledge and community-focused approach of the voluntary sector. For over 20 years, this successful collaboration has delivered high-quality drug and alcohol services across local communities.

As a forward-thinking and innovative service, Aspire works closely with recovery communities to provide flexible, responsive, and person-centred support that helps individuals achieve positive and lasting outcomes. This is an exciting time to join the substance misuse sector, with significant investment, innovation, and opportunities for professional growth and career development.

The Open Access and Assessment (OAT) Team

Are you passionate about supporting people affected by substance misuse and helping them take the first steps towards recovery? If so, we'd love to hear from you.

The Open Access and Assessment (OAT) Team plays a vital role in supporting individuals entering treatment services. We provide advice, brief interventions, structured key working, comprehensive assessments, and a needle exchange service, helping people access the right support at the right time.

About You

We are looking for motivated and compassionate individuals who have experience working within the substance misuse sector and hold a relevant qualification, such as:

• A degree in Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, or a related field, or
• Diploma in Health and Social Care (or equivalent)
• Level 3 Tackling Substance Misuse qualification (or equivalent)

We proudly support newly qualified Social Workers through the ASYE programme.

This is a full-time position (37.5 hours per week).

Office hours are Monday to Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm, with one late evening until 7:30pm on a rota basis.

Why Join ADS?

As part of our growing and ambitious organisation, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals and families affected by substance misuse while developing your own career.

In return, we offer:

• Competitive salary of £26,682 - £32,559, (depending on experience)
• Generous annual leave entitlement:
  • 29 days per year
  • Rising to 31 days after 2 years' service
  • Rising to 34 days after 5 years' service
  • Plus public holidays
• Attractive pension scheme with a 6% employer contribution
• Health Scheme
• Personalised learning and development opportunities
• Enhanced sick pay
• The chance to join ADS during an exciting period of growth and innovation

Find Out More

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Dave Clogg or Stephen Mitchell on 0300 021 3900.

Interviews will take place in Doncaster

Important Information

Please note that the successful candidate must have the right to work in the UK before commencing employment.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

ADS is an equal opportunities employer committed to promoting diversity, inclusion, and the fair treatment of all employees, applicants, and service users.

About ADS

For over 30 years, we have delivered effective interventions in towns and cities. We've helped thousands of local people on the road to recovery, across Humberside, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, as we help the national strategy on a local basis.

The Alcohol & Drug Service is a charity (Registered Charity 1108595; and a Company Limited by Guarantee, Company No. 05375809). The majority of our funding comes through contracts with statutory commissioners such as Local Authorities and the NHS, but we receive valuable income from charitable grants and individual fundraising efforts which supports many of our most innovative services. We are governed by a Board of Trustees.

We ensure that the organisation is run well and we are a part of the Investors in People scheme, a quality framework which is independently audited. We currently hold the Silver award.

But, even though we've been transforming the lives of people affected by drugs or alcohol misuse for over 30 years, some people may not have heard of us. This is because we always work in partnership - and often deliver our services and projects which have their own names/identities.

Our Values

Honesty

We believe that honesty underpins all that we do. We seek to improve our services and in order to identify lessons we must be honest with ourselves regarding our performance.

We believe that trust is the foundation of an effective partnership approach and that partnership is the defining characteristic of our relationship with service users, employees and those who purchase services from us.

Diversity

We believe that there is strength in diversity and that through embracing diversity new solutions and innovations are born.

We believe that in order to encourage diversity fairness, a non-judgemental approach and transparency are vital.

Service user and carer focused

We believe that our sole raison d'être is to deliver effective services to service users and carers.

We believe that no two people are the same, as a result personalised solutions are required and to achieve this people must be treat as individuals and services must be flexible in meeting their needs.

We believe that with the right support service users are able to identify and implement changes which will enhance their lives.

Effective

We believe that evidence based services that are continuously developing in the light of experience produce the most effective outcomes for service users.

We believe that the effective use of resources and a value for money approach will maximise the number of service users we are able to support.

Caring

We believe that the best services are delivered by people who care about what they do.

We believe that hope and belief are nurtured in others when they encounter people who care.

Benefits

• Generous annual leave
• Attractive pension package
• Health scheme
• Training opportunities
• Enhanced sick pay