At a Glance
- Tasks: Support individuals on their recovery journey through group and one-to-one sessions.
- Company: Join the Alcohol & Drug Service, transforming lives for over 40 years.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working, and opportunities for professional development.
- Other info: Exciting career progression opportunities in a dynamic and compassionate environment.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in your community while gaining valuable experience.
- Qualifications: Experience in substance misuse support and a Level 3 qualification required.
The predicted salary is between 24853 - 28432 £ per year.
As a member of our Groupwork Team, you'll play a key role in delivering structured, evidence-based interventions that support people throughout their recovery journey. Working across a variety of settings, you'll facilitate both face-to-face and virtual group programmes, alongside one-to-one sessions, helping service users build the knowledge, skills and confidence to achieve lasting recovery.
Main duties of the job include:
- Deliver recovery-focused programmes based on recognised behaviour change and recovery models.
- Support people within their local communities to strengthen long-term recovery.
- Help develop peer support and recovery networks.
- Contribute to our accredited mentor programme, supporting volunteers to make a real difference.
This is an exciting time to join the substance misuse sector, with continued investment creating new opportunities for innovation, professional development and career progression.
The Alcohol & Drug Service (ADS) has been transforming the lives of people affected by drugs and alcohol for over 40 years. As a registered charity, we are committed to providing compassionate, evidence-based support that helps individuals, families and communities thrive.
This is an exciting opportunity to join Aspire, our long-established partnership between ADS and Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH). For more than 20 years, Aspire has combined the strengths of NHS clinical expertise with the innovation and flexibility of the voluntary sector to deliver high-quality drug and alcohol services across our communities.
Job responsibilities include supporting service users in gaining understanding and insight into their own recovery through evidenced based one-to-one and group work.
Person Specification:
- Qualifications: Essential experience working within the substance misuse field or a related support service. Holds a Level 3 Tackling Substance Misuse qualification (or equivalent).
- Experience: Essential experience of multi-disciplinary team working, substance misuse treatment approaches, and group work.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer name: The Alcohol & Drug Service
Address: Aspire Drug & Alcohol Service, 1-3 Princes Street, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN1 3NJ, United Kingdom.
Substance Misuse Groupworker employer: National health service
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