Recovery Coordinator - Nottingham - Full-time (Temporary)
Pay: £14.50 per hour + Holiday Pay OR £18.00 per hour Umbrella
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Temporary
About the Role
We are looking for a compassionate and motivated
Recovery Coordinator to join a dedicated multidisciplinary team supporting individuals affected by drug and alcohol misuse within a community recovery service
You will work closely with service users, families, healthcare professionals and partner agencies to provide person-centred support, reduce substance-related harm and help individuals make positive and sustainable changes in their lives
Key Responsibilities
- Manage an allocated caseload and act as the main Care Coordinator for service users
- Complete screening, assessments and personalised recovery plans
- Use motivational interviewing techniques to encourage positive change and engagement
- Coordinate tailored packages of care and support
- Deliver 1:1 key work, POD and group sessions
- Complete risk assessments and implement appropriate risk management plans
- Triage service users and make appropriate onward referrals
- Work closely with prescribing clinicians and other healthcare professionals
- Promote harm reduction, overdose prevention and safer drug use
- Provide health education around blood-borne viruses (BBVs) and safer substance use
- Support Naloxone distribution and Needle Exchange services
- Complete appropriate screening, including urine and saliva testing and DBST
- Connect service users with mutual aid, peer support and recovery communities
- Build effective relationships with GPs, hospitals, health services and partner agencies
- Promote social reintegration, resilience, independence and long-term recovery
- Maintain accurate, timely and confidential case records
- Contribute to the smooth running of the service, including duty cover and reception responsibilities
What We're Looking For
- Experience working within substance misuse, drug and alcohol, recovery or related support services
- Strong understanding of recovery-focused practice and harm reduction
- Experience completing assessments, support plans and risk assessments
- Ability to manage an allocated caseload effectively
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build trusting relationships
- Experience working within a multidisciplinary or multi-agency environment
- Understanding of safeguarding and professional boundaries
- Ability to work with individuals from diverse and underrepresented communities
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities
- A compassionate, empathetic and non-judgemental approach
- Commitment to promoting independence, resilience and positive recovery outcomes
The Ideal Candidate
You will be a confident and compassionate practitioner with a genuine passion for supporting people affected by substance misuse
You will be comfortable managing a caseload, working with complex needs and engaging individuals who may face significant barriers to recovery
A strong understanding of
harm reduction, motivational interviewing and recovery-focused support will be highly valuable, alongside the ability to work collaboratively with healthcare professionals and wider partner agencies
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