Substance Misuse Recovery Worker

Substance Misuse Recovery Worker

Posted 1 day ago by Red Sector Recruitment Limited on CVLibrary

£21 Per hour
Undetermined
Onsite
Bournemouth, Dorset

Summary: The Substance Misuse Recovery Worker role in Bournemouth involves supporting service users throughout their treatment and recovery journey on a full-time, three-month contract. The position requires providing assessments, recovery planning, and promoting community involvement to reduce alcohol-related harm. The worker will also advocate for service users and assist in their social reintegration. An Enhanced DBS check is necessary for this role.

Key Responsibilities:

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

Key Skills:

  • Experience in substance misuse recovery or related field
  • Strong assessment and recovery planning skills
  • Ability to advocate for service users
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Understanding of community involvement and support systems
  • Enhanced DBS check

Salary (Rate): £21

City: Bournemouth

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: on-site

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: Other