Hostel In-Reach Recovery Worker

Hostel In-Reach Recovery Worker

Location:

Margate Salary: £26,000 per annum Vacancy Type:
Permanent Want a role where you can genuinely change lives? We’re looking for a Hostel In-Reach Recovery Worker to join our team on a full-time basis (35 hours per week), supporting adults with drug and alcohol needs who are living in supported accommodation hostels across Thanet. You’ll work within an integrated healthcare framework, supporting people with high complexity, trauma, and barriers to engagement.

With a smaller caseload, you’ll be able to offer enhanced, flexible, trauma-informed support to those most at risk of rough sleeping.

What you’ll be doing Delivering 1:1 and group interventions tailored to individual needs Completing risk, initial and comprehensive assessments to inform treatment journeys Coordinating care with housing teams, healthcare, primary care and partner agencies Supporting service users with housing, benefits, training, employment and health access Motivating clients to engage with services and progress their care plans Working collaboratively to achieve outcomes and commissioner targets What we’re looking for Experience working with substance misuse, complex needs or vulnerable adults A strong understanding of trauma-informed approaches Confidence working across multi-disciplinary partnerships Ability to manage caseloads, KPIs and high-quality case recording A proactive, solution-focused approach and commitment to integrated working The role also involves Flexible working, including some evenings/weekends Occasional travel across your project cluster (with reasonable notice) Strong focus on safeguarding, quality, safety and continuous improvement Accurate documentation and data capture to evidence outcomes If you’re passionate about recovery, value collaboration, and want the time to deliver meaningful, person-centred support, we’d love to hear from you.

About Us We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change.

Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community. We are committed to our cause and the work we carry out as a charity. Equally the wellbeing and the employees who work for us are also important. Joining us an employee, we will offer you the following benefits - Flexible working Training and development opportunities Simply Health Cashback Scheme (optional) Season Ticket Loan 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 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) Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

To Apply If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Forward Trust, please click apply to be redirected to our website to complete your application.