Salary: £26,988 - £30,102 per annum pro rate
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Location: Yate
Contract Type: Permanent
DHI are recruiting a Recovery Worker to support clients within the South Glos area who are on one of our drug and alcohol recovery programmes. We are looking for people who can bring creativity and enthusiasm to supporting clients, helping them to make positive changes in their lives.
You will be joining an experienced Drug and Alcohol Community Team that works hard to support each other and to deliver an exceptional service to our clients
As a recovery worker, you will deliver key working and evidence-based psychosocial groupwork programmes to support individuals make positive changes to their drug use. The role is varied and as interesting and requires you to carry out needs assessments and risk assessments alongside other tasks.
A Driving Licence with access to vehicle and willingness to use it for work travel is essential.
About You
At DHI we highly value transferable skills and life experience. If you have good organisational skills, can manage relationships, solve problems, and are resilient, adaptable and flexible then we would love to hear from you.
Your background could be from anywhere where you have needed to apply problem solving and motivational skills. Teaching, ex-armed forces, customer service are all examples of just some professions where we believe these transferable skills are often found, or you may have lived experience.
Our Values
We are an award winning charity that challenges social exclusion by supporting people to achieve their potential and our values underpin this.
If you share DHI’s values of flexibility, stimulation, self- direction and zest for life, then we encourage you to apply.
We look forward to exploring these with you during the interview process should you be successful at the shortlisting stage.
What We Offer
- Alongside on the job support and mentoring we offer a variety of training to enable the successful candidate to develop and thrive within this role including motivational interviewing, relapse prevention, professional boundaries and training with regard to drug and alcohol related topics that are relevant to the post.
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle Scheme
- up to 31 days paid annual leave (service-related)
- company pension scheme
- Charity Worker Discounts
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Recovery Worker in Yate employer: Developing Health and Independence
Developing Health and Independence (DHI) is an exceptional employer that prioritises the wellbeing and growth of its employees while making a meaningful impact in the community. With a supportive work culture that values collaboration and innovation, staff have access to ongoing professional development opportunities and a flexible hybrid working model that promotes work-life balance. Join us in Wiltshire, where you can contribute to positive change for young people while enjoying a fulfilling career in a dynamic environment.
Contact Details:
Developing Health and Independence Recruitment Team
