Recovery Worker - Community Drug & Alcohol Service

📍 Location: Southend-on-Sea

💷 Pay Rate: £17-£20 per hour (Umbrella)

📅 Contract: 3-month agency assignment

🕒 Hours: 35 hours per week

🏢 Working Pattern: Office-based, 5 days per week

💻 Interview: Microsoft Teams or in person

🚗 Driving Licence: Not essential

🌟 About the Role

We are currently recruiting an experienced Recovery Worker to join a busy community-based drug and alcohol service in Southend-on-Sea on an initial 3-month agency contract.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated and compassionate professional with experience supporting individuals affected by drug and alcohol misuse. You will play a key role in delivering front line support, completing assessments and helping service users work towards their recovery goals.

Working within a fast-paced community setting, you will manage your own caseload, contribute to the duty rota and ensure individuals receive appropriate, timely and person-centred support.

🔑 Key Responsibilities

• 📋 Manage a caseload of service users experiencing drug and alcohol-related challenges.
• 📝 Complete assessments to identify individual needs, risks and appropriate support options.
• ☎️ Contribute to the duty rota, responding to service users requiring advice and support.
• 🤝 Build positive, professional relationships with service users, providing person-centred support throughout their recovery journey.
• 🏥 Identify support needs and facilitate appropriate referrals to relevant health, housing and specialist services.
• 💻 Maintain accurate and up-to-date case notes, assessments and service user records.
• 👥 Work collaboratively with colleagues and partner agencies to ensure a coordinated approach to support.
• ❤️ Promote recovery, harm reduction and positive outcomes for individuals accessing the service.

✅ Essential Requirements

• Previous experience working within a busy community drug and alcohol service.
• Experience managing a caseload and completing assessments.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and contribute to a duty rota.
• Strong communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.
• A compassionate, non-judgemental and person-centred approach to supporting vulnerable individuals.
• Availability to work on-site in Southend five days per week.

🚗 A driving licence is not essential for this position.

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.