Substance Use Recovery Worker

Phoenix Futures; London Borough of Islington; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days’ annual leave

Pension scheme

Employee discounts

Cycle scheme

24/7 Employee Assistance programme

Job summary

Phoenix Futures is recruiting Recovery workers for the HMP Pentonville site to provide harm reduction and support recovery through care planning and relapse prevention.

The role requires building relationships with internal and external agencies, strong communication and organisational skills, and flexibility for late shifts and weekends as part of a rota. Candidates with experience with vulnerable adults are preferred.

Qualifications

• Good communication and organisational skills.
• Experience working with vulnerable adults presenting with substance, alcohol and related issues.

Responsibilities

• Provide harm reduction to service users with substance use issues.
• Support in recovery through relapse prevention and care planning.
• Advocate for service users and signpost/referral to necessary agencies.
• Work on own initiative and as part of a team; occasional late shifts and weekends (rota: 8am-8pm).

Skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Experience with vulnerable adults

Job description

Substance Use Recovery Worker - HMP Pentonville

Full-time (Permanent), £29,383.65 per annum, Inclusive of London Weighting

Phoenix Futures is looking to recruit passionate and solution focused Recovery workers at HMP Pentonville. The Role As a Recovery worker you will be providing harm reduction to those with substance use issues and supporting in their recovery through relapse prevention and care planning. You will also act as an advocate for these service users, signposting and referring to the necessary agencies in order to support them in their recovery holistically. Other organisations may call this role Recovery Worker, Recovery Coordinator, Criminal Justice Worker, or Substance use Recovery Worker. About You As a Recovery worker you will have knowledge of recovery, care planning and will have the ability to build and maintain relationships with internal and external agencies. As an individual, we are looking for someone who is self-motivated can work on their own initiative, but more importantly, as part of a team. You will need good communication and organisational skills. Successful candidates will be dynamic and forward thinking. The ideal candidate will have experience working with vulnerable adults presenting with substance, alcohol and associated issues. This role will require occasional late shifts and Weekends on a rota basis (8am-8pm Monday-Sunday). About Us The Phoenix Futures Group has more than 50 years’s experience of developing and delivering pioneering substance use services. We believe in being the best and that is why we constantly strive to learn and innovate, to challenge ourselves, to adapt and to work together with others who can bring valuable expertise. Join us and we will support you to contribute to the creative development of our treatment and recovery approach to meet the needs of our service users, our commissioners and stakeholders. Your Rewards At Phoenix we value our staff and aim to be an employer of choice. That’s why we have developed a range of benefits, including: Starting salary of £29,383.65 (FTE), (Inclusive of Inner London Weighting Full time) with opportunity to access potential yearly salary increments subject to appraisal, meaning potential salary increase of up to £31,085.65 (FTE). Part time roles will be calculated pro-rata from this figure. 25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing each year to a maximum of 30 days) Part time role's allowance will be calculated pro-rata from this figure. Opportunity to access potential yearly salary increments subject to appraisal Dependent's leave Occupational sick pay Season ticket loan, pension scheme, life assurance, discounts platform, and cycle scheme Continuous training and career development Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance programme including telephone and online access

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Job details

• Company: Phoenix Futures
• Salary: from £26,298 a year
• Hours: Full-time
• Location: N7 8TT
• Working pattern: On-site
• Job type: Permanent
• Posting date: 3 Nov 2026
• Closing date: 27 Nov 2026

Summary

Substance Use Recovery Worker- HMP Pentonville

Full-time (Permanent), £29,383.65 per annum, Inclusive of London Weighting

Essential requirements

Phoenix Futures is looking to recruit passionate and solution focused Recovery workers at HMP Pentonville. The Role As a Recovery worker you will be providing harm reduction to those with substance use issues and supporting in their recovery through relapse prevention and care planning. You will also act as an advocate for these service users, signposting and referring to the necessary agencies in order to support them in their recovery holistically. Other organisations may call this role Recovery Worker, Recovery Coordinator, Criminal Justice Worker, or Substance use Recovery Worker. About You As a Recovery worker you will have knowledge of recovery, care planning and will have the ability to build and maintain relationships with internal and external agencies. As an individual, we are looking for someone who is self-motivated can work on their own initiative, but more importantly, as part of a team. You will need good communication and organisational skills. Successful candidates will be dynamic and forward thinking. The ideal candidate will have experience working with vulnerable adults presenting with substance, alcohol and associated issues. This role will require occasional late shifts and Weekends on a rota basis (8am-8pm Monday-Sunday).

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.

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