Recovery Worker

Location: Birmingham

Salary: £18-20 per hour Umbrella

Contract: Temporary 4 months



Are you passionate about supporting people to make positive life changes? We're looking for a motivated Recovery Worker in Birmingham to join our multi-disciplinary team and help individuals move forward in their treatment and recovery journey.

In this role, you'll be a key point of contact for service users from their first engagement through to ongoing recovery support. You'll help people reduce drug and alcohol related harm, access the right services, strengthen their well-being, and reconnect with their communities.

What You'll do as a Recovery Worker

• Support service users from entry into the service through every stage of their recovery.
• Carry out assessments, screening and recovery planning using motivational techniques.
• Coordinate personalised packages of care, including psycho social interventions, 1:1 key work, group work, clinical input and harm reduction.
• Complete ongoing risk assessments, reviews and referrals to specialist or community services.
• Promote harm minimisation, provide education around blood-borne viruses and overdose prevention, and support access to needle exchange and naloxone (training provided).
• Build recovery capital by linking people with peer support, mutual aid and community resources.
• Work closely with health services, GPs, hospitals and other partners to ensure joined-up care.
• Contribute to the smooth running of the service, including ad-hoc reception, duty and clinical support.

What You'll Bring as a Recovery Worker

• Experience of working with people affected by substance use or other complex needs.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build trusting, supportive relationships.
• Confidence in managing risk and supporting people with diverse needs and backgrounds.
• A proactive, creative approach to engagement especially with underrepresented communities.

Apply Today

If you're compassionate, motivated and ready to help people create meaningful, purposeful lives, we'd love to hear from you. Please apply within.




If you would like more information on the role as Recovery Worker in Birmingham you can all the office on 0121 631 5930 and ask for Alisha

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.