Substance Misuse Recovery Worker

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

Job summary

A recruitment agency is currently seeking a Substance Misuse Recovery Worker for a client in Worcester on a full-time basis. The role involves supporting service users throughout their recovery journey and promoting community involvement. An Enhanced DBS check is required for this position. The pay rate is between £22-23 per hour, with working hours Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 17:00.

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.
• Providing screening, assessment, and recovery planning.
• Reducing alcohol related harm to service users and community.
• Promoting carer and community involvement.
• Providing advocacy for access to partnership services.
• Supporting social (re)integration of service users.

Job description

Job Summary

We are currently seeking a Substance Misuse Recovery Worker for our client in Worcester on a 3 month contract to start ASAP. The rate of pay will be negotiated between £22-23 an hour. This will be a 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.