Substance Misuse Practitioner

**Recovery Worker**

**Full-time, Permanent**

**£26,085.65 per annum (Inclusive of Inner London Weighting Full time)**
- Service Area
- London & Outer London Services
- Geographical Location
- Greenwich
- Status
- Full-time
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Total Salary Pro-Rata
- £26,085.65
- Posted Date
- 25/03/2024
- Closing Date
- 05/04/2024
- Vacancy Reference Number
- 3226
- Documents
- Recovery Worker Role Profile.doc

Phoenix Futures is looking to recruit a passionate and solution focused **Recovery worker at HMP Belmarsh**. As a Recovery worker you will be providing harm reduction to those with substance misuse 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.

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

This role may require occasional late shifts and Weekends on a rota basis (8am-8pm Monday-Saturday).

The Phoenix Futures Group has more than 50 years’ experience of developing and delivering pioneering substance misuse 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:

- 25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing each year to a maximum of 30 days)
- Dependant'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

Other organisations may call this role Recovery Worker, Recovery Co-ordinator, Criminal Justice Worker, or Substance Misuse Recovery Worker.

This is a live advert, if a successful person is recruited before the closing date, unsuccessful applicants will be notified.