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Recovery Worker

Job Description

Job Title: Recovery Worker

Location: Shropshire

Pay Rate: £18-£21 per hour

Working Times: 09:00-17:00 - Mon-Fri

Contract Type: Temporary 3-6 Months

Job Description

The Recovery Worker will be responsible for safeguarding and protecting the children, young people, and adults that the service work with. They will provide support, information, and advice to individuals in relation to Substance Misuse and their area of specialism, as appropriate. They will also improve access to appropriate services for service users with substance misuse issues and communicate the organisation's vision and deliver its mission, incorporate strategy and business plans.

Key Responsibilities

  • The Recovery Worker will eliver continuity of care through effective partnership working, care coordination, delivery of interventions and key work responsibilities
  • Support the day-to-day operation of services through the delivery of appropriate evidence-based interventions
  • Manage an active caseload providing structured brief interventions and/or other psychosocial and pharmacotherapy interventions in compliance with our delivery model
  • The Recovery Worker Assist in the delivery of an integrated service through the provision of assessment, recovery planning, appropriate referral, support, care coordination and interventions (e.g. psychosocial, pharmacotherapy, harm reduction)
  • Assess service users, carrying out triage and comprehensive assessment as required and making appropriate onward referrals to specialist agencies

Requirements

  • Evidence of continuous professional development
  • Demonstrable experience of working in the health, social care, criminal justice or other specialist setting
  • Successful track record of working with substance misuse service users
  • Knowledge and understanding of health and safety, including assessing high-risk situations for service users

The Benefits of working with Service Care Solutions

  • DBS disclosures provided via fast-track online services free of charge
  • Weekly pay
  • Excellent pay rates

If you are interested in applying, please contact Paul Rimmer on 01772 208963 or send your CV to paul.rimmer@servicecare.org.uk

**We offer a £250 referral fee bonus for any Candidates you refer who we place in to work on a minimum 3-month contract**