Substance Misuse Recovery Worker

Red Sector Recruitment Limited; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency in the healthcare sector seeks a Substance Misuse Recovery Worker for a full-time role in Enfield. This position offers a contract of 3 months with pay rates between £22-23 per hour. The role involves supporting service users through their recovery journey and requires an Enhanced DBS check. Ideal candidates will have experience in advocacy and community involvement.

Qualifications

• Enhanced Adults and Children's DBS required.
• Experience in substance misuse support preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support service users from entry to recovery.
• Conduct assessments and recovery planning.
• Reduce alcohol-related harm.

Skills

Support service users

Screening and assessment

Community involvement

Advocacy skills

Support social integration

Job description

We currently seeking a Substance Misuse Recovery Worker for our client in Enfield 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