Substance Misuse Recovery Worker

We are currently seeking an experienced Substance Misuse Recovery Worker for our client in Cheltenham for an going contract with the option to convert to permanent role.

The role is to start ASAP and we are looking to negotiate an attractive hourly rate between £18-20.

This is a full time position with working hours of 9am-5pm Monday to Friday.

As a Recovery Worker you will be required to:

- Support service users from point of entry into the service and through their treatment/recovery journey;
- Provide screening, assessment, and recovery planning and onward referral;
- Reducing drug and alcohol related harm to service users and the wider community;
- Promote carer, service user and community involvement;
- Provide advocacy for access to partnership services;
- Work with service users to support social (re)integration, enabling them to lead meaningful and purposeful lives: promoting recovery, resilience, peer support and self determination.

Carry out comprehensive service user assessments, including asset mapping of community resources and develop individual recovery plans that clearly identify how achieving each goal will enable progression in addressing substance use and re/integrating into the community.

If you would like to be considered for this position please respond with your updated CV. Alternatively, if you successfully refer someone to this role then we will pay a £250 referral bonus.

Any questions, please contact Harvey in the Substance Misuse team.

**Job Types**: Temporary contract, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 3-6 months

**Salary**: £18.00-£20.00 per hour

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

**Experience**:

- Drug and alcohol recovery: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: One location

Reference ID: HH-Cheltenham