Recovery Worker

Overview

Recovery Workers act as \’key workers\’ to a caseload of service users, supporting them to decide their goals around treatment and develop plans to achieve these. The role includes maintaining regular contact with clients, offering advice, information and psycho-social interventions, as well as providing assessments, risk management planning and working closely with clinical staff around prescribing needs and partner agencies. A successful candidate will communicate effectively with a range of service users and colleagues, manage multiple tasks, and demonstrate a commitment to Turning Point values.

You may have lived experience of substance use, mental health issues or homelessness (yourself or a significant other), experience supporting people in health and social care, or a keen interest in supporting this group. If your values align, there is a role for you. An understanding of substance and alcohol use and the challenges and opportunities for individuals on a recovery journey is expected. We recognise transferable skills from backgrounds such as mental health, housing or other health and social care provision. Roles are varied, so flexibility, the ability to work one-to-one and in groups, and knowledge of relapse and other barriers to recovery are vital. We offer an entry level pathway through the Trainee Recovery Worker program for those without all relevant experience. Our learning culture encourages staying up to date with developments in the field to drive service improvement.

Responsibilities

• Act as a key worker to a caseload of service users, supporting them to set goals and develop plans to achieve them.
• Maintain regular contact with clients; provide advice, information and psycho-social interventions.
• Conduct assessments and risk management planning; work with our clinical staff around prescribing needs and with partner agencies.
• Communicate effectively with service users and colleagues; manage multiple tasks and priorities.
• Support service improvement and contribute ideas to enhance the quality of services and the service user experience.
• Engage in extensive training to develop skills; participate in a structured learning journey with clear career pathways.

Qualifications and Skills

• Excellent communication skills and alignment with organisational values.
• Ability to work dynamically on a one-to-one and group basis; flexible and proactive in approach.
• Knowledge of relapse and barriers to recovery; willingness to develop these skills further where needed.
• Valuing lived experience or a strong interest in supporting people in health and social care; relevant experience in substance use/mental health/homelessness is desirable.

Benefits and Salary

• Starting salary of £25,870, rising each year in line with pay progression to £30,265 per year. Depending on experience, a starting salary above the initial rate may be offered.
• Opportunities for career progression with a structured learning journey and clearly defined pathways, including potential advancement into management/leadership roles or speciality as an Advanced Substance Use Practitioner.
• Total reward package including holiday entitlement and other benefits; entries may include additional paid holidays with service, and extra perks as part of the comprehensive benefits offered by Turning Point.

About Turning Point

As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we operate on a not-for-profit basis and reinvest every penny into services and people. We are committed to making positive changes in people’s lives.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closing date.