Substance Misuse Practitioner

Morgan Hunt Recruitment; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Recovery Coordinator in Birmingham. This role involves supporting substance misuse service users from entry to recovery, with key responsibilities including assessment, outreach, and developing partnerships for effective treatment. Ideal candidates will have relevant experience and a strong commitment to community engagement. The position is temp to perm, offering an hourly rate of £15 - £17 PAYE.

Qualifications

• Experience working with substance misuse service users.
• Ability to provide screening, assessment, and recovery planning.
• Capable of developing partnerships and referral pathways.

Responsibilities

• Support service users through their recovery journey.
• Engage with service users in their homes and appointments.
• Increase community engagement in treatment services.

Skills

Substance Misuse Treatment

Assessment Skills

Outreach Support

Community Engagement

Job description

We have a current opportunity for a Substance Misuse Practitioner on a temporary to permanent contract. The position will be based in Birmingham. For further information about this position please apply.

Job Title: Recovery Coordinator

Location: South Birmingham

Hours: 37 / Monday - Friday

Job type: Temp to perm

Hourly Rate: £15 - £17 PAYE (£17 - £20 UMBRELLA)

Industry: Substance Misuse

Key Responsibilities

Supporting service users from point of entry into the service and through their treatment / recovery journey

• Providing screening, assessment, and recovery planning and onward referral
• To undertake co-location partnership work in order to engage service users.
• To offer assertive follow up and increased retention and establish links with partner agencies to ensure that the service can attract treatment naive Service Users into treatment
• Provide assertive outreach to client's homes and support to appointments ensuring social inclusion and maximising engagement.
• Providing flexible assertive outreach support to engage service users into treatment across the Birmingham locality. The key role will be to increase the number of Service Users from within the community who at present do not enter treatment services.
• The Post Holder will utilise their skills and experience to continue to work and develop partnerships, develop specific referral pathways into recovery se...