Substance Misuse Recovery Worker in Sheffield

Overview

We currently seeking a Substance Misuse Recovery Worker for our client in Sheffield on an initial 3 month contract to start ASAP. The rate of pay will be negotiated between £21-23 an hour.

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 drug and 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.

Requirements

• An Enhanced Adults and Children\’s DBS will be required for this position