Recovery Worker

Location: Stoke-on-TrentSalary: £18-20 per hour UmbrellaContract: Temporary 6-8 weeks

Are you passionate about supporting people to make positive life changes? We're looking for a motivated Recovery Worker in Stoke-on-Trent to join our multi-disciplinary team and help individuals move forward in their treatment and recovery  this role, you'll be a key point of contact for service users-from their first engagement through to ongoing recovery support. You'll help people reduce drug and alcohol-related harm, access the right services, strengthen their wellbeing, and reconnect with their communities.

• Support service users from entry into the service through every stage of their recovery.
• Carry out assessments, screening and recovery planning using motivational techniques.
• Coordinate personalised packages of care, including psychosocial interventions, 1:1 key work, group work, clinical input and harm reduction.
• Complete ongoing risk assessments, reviews and referrals to specialist or community services.
• Promote harm minimisation, provide education around blood-borne viruses and overdose prevention, and support access to needle exchange and naloxone (training provided).
• Build recovery capital by linking people with peer support, mutual aid and community resources.
• Work closely with health services, GPs, hospitals and other partners to ensure joined-up care.
• Contribute to the smooth running of the service, including ad-hoc reception, duty and clinical support.

• Experience of working with people affected by substance use or other complex needs.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build trusting, supportive relationships.
• Confidence in managing risk and supporting people with diverse needs and backgrounds.
• A proactive, creative approach to engagement-especially with underrepresented communities.

If you're compassionate, motivated and ready to help people create meaningful, purposeful lives, we'd love to hear from you. Please apply within.

If you would like more information on the role as Recovery Worker in Stoke-on-Trent you can all the office on and ask for Alisha

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