Recovery Worker – Hammersmith, Fulham, and Westminster

• Locations

  Kensington and Chelsea, London

• Salary

  £25154 - £26000 per annum

• Sector

  Social Care, Social Care & Health

• Type

  Permanent

Recovery Worker – Hammersmith, Fulham, and Westminster

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 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.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work for an organisation that will provide you with all the training and qualifications necessary to advance your career in substance misuse.

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:

· Experience of managing caseloads, carrying out assessments, SMART action plans and effective case records

· Knowledge of safeguarding and professional boundaries

· The main thing we are looking for is passionate individuals who are interested in the sector and are keen to learn and develop

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.