Substance Misuse Recovery Worker (Locum, Luton)

Sanctuary Personnel; Luton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Locum flexibility

Career development

Work-life balance

Meaningful work

Potential extension

Job summary

Sanctuary Personnel is currently recruiting for an experienced Substance Misuse Recovery Worker to join a dedicated team in Luton on an initial two-month locum assignment, with the potential for extension.

Offering a competitive rate of £22.00 per hour, this rewarding role provides an excellent opportunity to use your experience in drugs and alcohol services while making a meaningful difference to the lives of individuals affected by substance misuse.

Qualifications

• Experience in substance misuse, drugs and alcohol services.
• Proven experience managing a caseload.
• Experience providing one-to-one support and keyworking.
• Strong understanding of substance misuse, recovery and harm reduction.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to build positive professional relationships with service users and partner agencies.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and maintain accurate records.
• Commitment to promoting person-centred and recovery-focused support.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive assessments to identify service users' needs, strengths and goals.
• Develop personalised recovery plans in partnership with service users.
• Provide one-to-one support and effective keyworking to individuals experiencing drug and alcohol-related difficulties.
• Manage an allocated caseload, monitoring progress and adapting support where appropriate.
• Promote harm reduction approaches and provide education around safer choices and recovery.
• Support service users to understand different recovery models and encourage positive lifestyle changes.
• Work collaboratively with healthcare professionals, specialist services and other partner agencies to provide holistic support.
• Maintain accurate, timely and confidential records of assessments, interventions and service-user progress.
• Promote a person-centred, recovery-focused approach throughout your work.

Skills

Substance misuse services

Caseload management

One-to-one support

Keyworking

Communication skills

Relationship building

Organisational skills

Person-centred approach

Recovery-focused approaches

Job description

Sanctuary Personnel is currently recruiting for an experienced Substance Misuse Recovery Worker to join a dedicated team in Luton on an initial two-month locum assignment, with the potential for extension.

Offering a competitive rate of £22.00 per hour, this rewarding role provides an excellent opportunity to use your experience in drugs and alcohol services while making a meaningful difference to the lives of individuals affected by substance misuse.