Substance Use Recovery Worker – Bristol

Job Description

Substance Use Recovery Worker
Bristol
30/06/2025 – 3 months initially
Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm, 37 hrs/week

• Effective case management of service users with substance use issues
• Carry out comprehensive substance use assessments including assessment of personal strengths and identification of any risk factors
• Formulate, monitor and review risk assessments and risk management plans that effectively safeguard and protect service users and families/carers from harm
• Develop person centred recovery plans using a strengths-based approach in partnership with service users and others involved in their support network
• Deliver and support harm reduction interventions, including needle exchange and access to physical health care including BBV and health screening
• Delivery of psychosocial treatment interventions in groups and on a 1:2:1 basis
• Supporting service users to access clinical interventions where required including engaging in clinical reviews
• Ensuring access to Recovery Support interventions including onward referrals
• Completing urine testing and dry blood spot testing following appropriate infection control procedures
• Maintain a high-level belief in our service user’s capacity to change and model a non-judgemental approach
• Work with statutory and non-statutory agencies to meet needs
• Communicate with partner agencies e.g. GPs, Safeguarding, Criminal Justice Partners
• Maintain a high standard of case notes and prepare and present narrative reports as required
• Actively participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings and other service meetings

Requirements

• Experience of working as a Keyworker in Substance Use Services
• Proven ability of undertaking substance misuse assessments; designing and implementing SM intervention plans; monitoring and reviewing such plans
• Demonstrable skills and knowledge in assessing risk presented by clients to themselves and others
• Knowledge of engagement and intervention strategies
• Child and Adult DBS registered to the update service

Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. 4Recruitment Services in an equal opportunities employer.
Please email all CVs to Sammy Davis or call 02085149110 mobile 07570 819 831