Job Introduction

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Turning Point’s Leicestershire and Rutland Substance Use Services as a Recovery Worker based within our County Engagement Team. Within the role you will focus on:

• Supporting new service users into treatment by offering proactive engagement support
• Thorough assessment of individual needs completing comprehensive assessments on a daily basis both face to face and over the telephone with people accessing the service.
• Completion of initial risk assessments and recovery plans to reduce risks associated with substance use
• Ensuring new service users are appropriately supported at the front end of treatment to maximise the likelihood of ongoing engagement and positive change occurring

This post is based in Leicester City Centre at our Friar Lane office.  There may be times where travel is required to one of our Leicestershire hubs to support the wider County Engagement Team or to attend meetings.

The Ideal Candidate

You’ll have an understanding of substance and alcohol use and the challenges and opportunities for individuals on a recovery journey. However, we also recognise that many people have transferrable skills from other backgrounds such as mental health, housing or other health and social care provision. The roles are varied, so flexibility, an ability to work dynamically on a one to one and group basis and knowledge of relapse and other barriers to recovery will be vital but we can help to shape these skills where needed. We also look for candidates with excellent communication skills and who share our values as an organisation. We value individuals with lived experience but also those who are just interested in this line of work.

The successful candidate will be a highly effective communicator, efficient and organised and have a real passion for supporting service users to engage in treatment. You must be engaging, enthusiastic and passionate, have a keen interest in substance use support.

Starting salary £25,116 with annual pay progression up to £29,383 (Dependent on experience you may be offered a salary above the initial starting salary).

You will have opportunities to progress your career with a structured learning journey and clearly defined career pathways that will enable you to achieve your long-term goals and work to your strengths.

Whether you are looking to progress into a management and leadership role or to be a specialist in your field as an Advanced Substance Use Practitioner at Turning point we will support and encourage you on your career journey.

As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.

We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.

What Benefits Will I Receive?

We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package that includes:

• 25 days’ paid holiday a year + Bank Holidays, increasing with each year of service up to 27 days + Bank Holidays. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.
• Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following this link to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees Turning Point Benefits.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

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