Substance Misuse Recovery Worker

Red Sector Recruitment Limited; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is looking for a Substance Misuse Recovery Worker in Birmingham on a full-time contract. The role involves supporting service users in their recovery journey, offering screening and assessment, and promoting community involvement and social reintegration. This position offers an hourly rate between £22-23 and requires an Enhanced DBS check. The role will be Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 17:00.

Qualifications

• Experience in substance misuse recovery support.
• Ability to work with diverse service users.
• Knowledge of assessment and recovery planning.

Responsibilities

• Support service users through their recovery journey.
• Conduct screenings and assessments.
• Promote community involvement and user advocacy.
• Facilitate social reintegration and peer support.

Skills

Supporting service users

Screening and assessment

Advocacy skills

Promoting recovery and resilience

Job description

We currently seeking a Substance Misuse Recovery Worker for our client in Birmingham on a 3 month contract to start ASAP.

The rate of pay will be negotiated between £22-23 an hour. This will be Full Time Contract, Monday to Friday from 09 : 00-17 : 00.

As a Recovery Worker you will be required to :

• 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;
• Reducing alcohol related harm to service users and the wider community;
• Promoting carer, service user and community involvement;
• Providing advocacy for access to partnership services;
• Working with service users to support social (re)integration, enabling them to lead meaningful and purposeful lives : promoting recovery, resilience, peer support and self determination.

An Enhanced Adults and Children's DBS will be required for this position...