Recovery Specialist

We are seeking a highly motivated and compassionate Recovery Worker to join our team at Turning Point. As a Recovery Worker, you will play a vital role in supporting individuals on their recovery journey, providing guidance, and promoting positive change.

• Act as a key worker to a caseload of service users, supporting them to set and achieve their goals
• Maintain regular contact with clients, offering advice, information, and psycho-social interventions
• Provide assessments, risk management planning, and work closely with clinical staff around prescribing needs and partner agencies
• Communicate effectively with a range of service users and colleagues, managing different tasks and prioritizing responsibilities

• Understanding of substance and alcohol use, and the challenges and opportunities for individuals on a recovery journey
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work dynamically on a one-to-one and group basis
• Knowledge of relapse and other barriers to recovery, with a commitment to Turning Point values
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, prioritizing tasks and managing multiple responsibilities

• Comprehensive learning and development opportunities to support your career growth
• 28 days' paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of service up to 30 days
• Exclusive discounts hub for TP colleagues, including high street shopping, pubs and restaurants, mobile phones, gym memberships, and more
• Flexible working solutions to support your work-life balance
• Life Assurance of up to 3x annual salary and a competitive Pension Scheme
• Access to our Rightsteps Therapy service, free, confidential telephone-based counselling sessions, and more

Turning Point is a leading provider of substance use treatment and recovery services, delivering a highly integrated and localized approach to support individuals across Lincolnshire. We value individual creativity and initiative, and our learning culture encourages everyone to stay on top of the latest developments in their field and drive service improvement.