Recovery Worker – Lambeth, Southwark & Croydon

• Locations

  South London, London

• Salary

  £25000 - £29000 per annum

• Sector

  Social Care, Social Care & Health

• Type

  Permanent

Recovery Worker – Lambeth, Southwark & Croydon

As a Recovery Worker in the Dependency and Recovery Services, you will be working within a flexible, multi-disciplinary team, across a cluster of community delivery sites.

Recovery Workers will be multi-skilled to provide a range of support/interventions across all complexity levels and be able to work across South London, providing flexibility and resilience against changing demand.

Some degree of flexibility may be required if out of office work is required, but this is a predominately Mon -Fri 09:00-17:00 role.

Responsibilities:

· You will carry a diverse caseload of adult male prison leavers and those on community orders within the Probation services, supporting to implement their action plan and navigate their recovery journey, building trust, and providing support/continuity and signposting.

· You will be responsible for completing comprehensive assessments, creating a collaborative action plan, delivering structured one to one, group work/virtual sessions, whilst maintaining accurate record keeping throughout.

· You will also deliver services which enhance access to treatment as well as providing additional support and guidance meeting the needs of those people on probation whose substance use disorders often co-occur alongside other mental illnesses and other complex needs.

Experience Required:

· Knowledge and experience of the criminal justice sector.

· Excellent experience of substance misuse field and/or experience of working in a related field or similar field.

· Demonstrable experience of managing high caseloads, carrying out risk/ comprehensive assessments, SMART action plans and effective case records.

· Experience of delivering both 1:1 and group-work interventions using motivational techniques and trauma informed approaches.

· Understanding of, and commitment to, the principles of equal opportunity and GDPR requirements including client confidentiality.

Benefits:

• Training opportunities and career development
• Simply Health Cashback Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Crisis Loan Scheme
• Electric Car Scheme
• 3 x Wellbeing Days (pro rata’d for part time employees)
• Access to Blue Light Card
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
• Contributory Pension Scheme – Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years’ service and up to 9% thereafter
• Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary)
• Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual’s skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.