Band 4 Recovery Support Worker - Gloucestershire

Job overview

We are seeking a compassionate, motivated, and recovery-focused Recovery Support Worker to join the Wellbeing Mental Health and Psychosocial Substance Misuse Team at HMP Eastwood Park.

This rewarding role is centred on delivering psychologically informed interventions to women residing on the prison's Incentivised Substance-Free Living (ISFL) Wing. The successful applicant will provide a range of individual and group-based interventions that promote recovery, wellbeing, resilience, and personal growth. You will work closely alongside prison colleagues, including prison officers, healthcare professionals, and substance misuse practitioners, to support individuals in achieving positive and sustainable change.

The Incentivised Substance-Free Living (ISFL) Wing aims to create a safe, supportive, and recovery-oriented environment for individuals seeking to address or maintain abstinence from substance dependence. The unit is founded on principles of safety, rehabilitation, empowerment, and hope, providing residents with the opportunity to focus on their physical, emotional, and psychological wellbeing whilst engaging in meaningful and purposeful activities.

The ISFL operates within a trauma-informed framework, recognising that many individuals in custody have experienced significant adversity, trauma, and complex life experiences. As such, our approach prioritises psychological safety, collaboration, trust, choice, empowerment, and compassion in all interactions.

• Deliver psychologically informed one-to-one and group interventions to support recovery and wellbeing
• Support the delivery of trauma-informed and, where appropriate, trauma-focused interventions under the supervision of qualified clinicians
• Develop therapeutic relationships that empower individuals to identify goals, build strengths, and maximise their potential
• Encourage engagement with recovery, wellbeing, and purposeful activities
• Support individuals in planning for their future, including preparation for release and community reintegration
• Promote positive mental wellbeing through health promotion activities and awareness events, such as World Mental Health Day
• Work collaboratively with prison staff and healthcare colleagues to ensure coordinated and effective care
• Support qualified practitioners in the smooth and effective delivery of services

• Incentivised Substance-Free Living Unit
• Drug Recovery Community
• Mother and Baby Unit
• Mental Health Services
• Healthcare Clinic
• Specialist Therapies Unit

Right to Work in the UK This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application, as the organisation is unable to support sponsorship for this post.