Substance Misuse Recovery Worker

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

Job summary

A recruitment agency is currently seeking a Substance Misuse Recovery Worker in Newbury on a full-time contract. Key responsibilities include supporting service users in their recovery journey, performing assessments, and promoting community involvement. The role requires an Enhanced DBS and offers competitive pay of £22-23 per hour.

Qualifications

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

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.
• 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.

Job description

Overview

We are currently seeking a Substance Misuse Recovery Worker for our client in Newbury 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.

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;
• 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.

Requirements

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