Recovery Worker

Overview

As a Recovery Worker, you'll support individuals recovering from addiction while residing in secondary accommodation—such as supported housing or residential recovery houses. You'll help clients build independence, maintain sobriety, and develop life skills in a safe, structured environment.

• Client Support & Engagement
  • Conduct assessments, develop individualized recovery plans, and support clients with personal goals, coping strategies and relapse prevention.
  • Facilitate one‑to‑one and group work sessions, and coordinate structured treatment programmes.
  • Encourage daily participation—support movement toward independent living, education, volunteering and employment.
  • Help clients manage practical aspects of life such as housing, benefits, finances and wellbeing.
  • Accompany or assist clients to off‑site appointments, group activities or therapy.
• Residential & Operational Duties
  • Manage admissions and discharges, ensuring clients settle into the household environment.
  • Conduct house meetings, assist with communal upkeep, wellness planning (e.g., meals) and medication support.
  • Carry out risk assessments, maintain care plans and client records, and provide thorough handovers to colleagues.
• Care Navigation & Partnership
  • Work collaboratively with external agencies—such as detox programmes, housing providers, health care, employment services and probation—to coordinate holistic care.
  • Provide harm reduction advice, including safer use and overdose prevention guidance.
• Compliance & Professionalism
  • Adhere to organisational policies, CQC standards, safeguarding, confidentiality and duty‑of‑care obligations.
  • Participate in training, professional development and team meetings.

Minimum: NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care (or equivalent);
Level 3 preferable. Additional benefit:
Level 3 or Diploma in Addictions, Substance Misuse or related fields. Spencer Clarke Group.

• Excellent communication, empathy, active listening and a non‑judgmental approach.
• Ability to manage complex caseloads, lone working and stressful situations calmly.
• Competence in IT literacy—maintaining records, using MS Office and databases.
• Familiarity with risk management, care planning and safeguarding practices.

• Experience delivering structured interventions, facilitating groups and using motivational interviewing.
• Appreciation of holistic care, recovery models (harm reduction and abstinence) and partnership work.
• Personal lived‑experience of recovery or having completed peer support training—sometimes valued by employers.