At a Glance
- Tasks: Support individuals on their recovery journey through assessments, planning, and coordination.
- Company: Join a leading drug and alcohol service dedicated to positive change.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, supportive team environment, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Work collaboratively with diverse teams and communities for impactful outcomes.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives while developing your skills in a rewarding field.
- Qualifications: Experience in substance misuse services and strong communication skills are essential.
The predicted salary is between 37035 - 45265 £ per year.
We are currently recruiting for an experienced
Recovery Coordinator to join a specialist drug and alcohol service. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, supporting service users throughout their treatment and recovery journey.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong experience in substance misuse, recovery coordination, care planning and multi-agency working , who is passionate about helping individuals achieve positive and sustainable change.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as a main care coordinator for an assigned caseload of service users.
- Complete screening, comprehensive assessments, asset mapping and recovery planning.
- Develop, review and coordinate personalised recovery plans.
- Provide 1-to-1 key work, POD and group work where required.
- Coordinate access to psychosocial, clinical, harm reduction and other appropriate interventions.
- Carry out risk assessments and develop effective risk management plans.
- Triage service users and make onward referrals to relevant treatment and community support agencies.
- Work closely with prescribing clinicians and other professionals to support treatment and recovery outcomes.
- Promote recovery, resilience, peer support and social reintegration.
- Support service users to access mutual aid, recovery groups and community resources.
- Work closely with health services, hospitals, GPs, mental health services and other partner agencies.
- Provide health education around harm minimisation, blood-borne viruses and overdose prevention.
- Support appropriate screening, including DBST, urine and saliva testing, following relevant training.
- Contribute to harm reduction initiatives, including needle exchange and Naloxone distribution.
- Maintain accurate and timely case records, reports and service data.
- Support the smooth running of the service, including duty cover and other operational tasks.
- Promote inclusive engagement with hard-to-reach and underrepresented communities.
About You
The successful candidate will have
- Strong experience working within drug and alcohol/substance misuse services or a closely related field.
- Excellent understanding of drug and alcohol issues and recovery-focused practice.
- Experience of screening, assessment, recovery planning and risk management.
- Strong communication, interpersonal and organisational skills.
- Experience of multi-agency and partnership working.
- Ability to manage a caseload and prioritise workload effectively.
- Good IT and record-keeping skills, with the ability to maintain accurate case records.
- Understanding of safeguarding, confidentiality and information governance.
- Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
- Ability to work collaboratively with service users, colleagues and external agencies.
- A flexible and proactive approach to service delivery.
Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.
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