Support Worker

• Locations

  Wolverhampton, West Midlands

• Salary

  £108 - £112 per day

• Sector

  Social Care, Social Care & Health

• Type

  Temporary

We are recruiting for a Temporary Substance Misuse Support Worker to join our of our clients in Wolverhampton. This position will be until March 2025 with the potential to be extended until September 2025.

Role: Substance Misuse – Support Worker

Hours: Monday – Friday 09:00 – 17:00

Location: Wolverhampton

Salary: £13.50 per hour + holiday pay

Job Type: Temporary Contract initially until March ( could be extended until September )

Industry: Substance Misuse

In this Substance Misuse Support Worker position, your responsibilities will include:

• Managing a service user caseload, devising, implementing and reviewing on-going recovery plans and treatment.
• Carrying out triage/screening assessments.
• Facilitate service user access to treatment and community resources.
• To lead effective case management for allocated service users.
• To work collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary team.
• To improve outcomes for service users by reducing the impact of drug and alcohol related harm on family life.
• Identify and prevent potential harm to service users.
• Promote visible recovery across the service and ensure peer support opportunities are relevant and accessible for all service users.
• Work in accordance with all relevant legislation, policies and procedures/guidelines.

Essential qualities:

• Enhanced DBS
• The ability to effectively engage with clients about their drug use through verbal and non-verbal means
• Ability to use Microsoft Office Applications
• An understanding of the complex needs experienced by those with a history of problematic alcohol or drug misuse
• Knowledge of safeguarding practices and procedures.

Desirable qualities:

• Relevant professional qualifications
• Ability to manage a high case load of clients
• Knowledge of harm reduction approaches in substance misuse

If your interested, please click apply!

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