Senior Worker

• Identify and engage with people who have substance misuse problems with complex physical and / or mental health needs including co-morbidity. Providing advice support and recovery focused structured clinical and/or psychosocial interventions to support recovery and primary health care needs.
• Carry out comprehensive assessments and develop recovery plans that clearly identify how they will enable progression in addressing substance use and re/integrating into the community.
• Further develop CGLs links with local recovery groups / mutual aid groups
• Ensure that all aspects of confidentiality are adhered to and ensure consent to share information is always obtained.
• Provide health education especially in regard to harm minimisation blood borne viruses and overdose prevention.
• Carry out key harm reduction strategies such as running of the Needle Exchange and distribution of Naloxone after completion of appropriate training or demonstration of relevant experience.
• Support the Team Leader to carry out case file audits and ensure findings encourage a culture of learning within the team to help improve service user outcomes via the delivery of team learning packages.
• Deputise for Team Leaders in meetings when necessary
• When applicable manage the recruitment supervision and development of Peer Mentors and Volunteers.

About You:

Were looking for a compassionate skilled and experience professional who:

• Has experience working with complex substance use needs in a harm reduction or recovery-focused setting.
• Is passionate about empowering people to make informed choices about their health and well-being.
• Has a positive leadership style and engages well with service users and colleagues
• Is confident in safeguarding practice and policies
• Is confident in developing partnerships to improve service accessibility and engagement.
• Can provide training and guidance to colleagues sharing knowledge around harm reduction and interventions.

What We Offer:

• A supportive and inclusive team culture.
• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays. Additionally youll receive one extra day of annual leave for each year of service during your first five years therefore you will enjoy 30 days of leave after five years with us.
• A weekly wellness hour plus access to an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Access to a pension scheme and shopping cinema and holiday discounts.
• Training and career development opportunities.
• Refer a Friend Scheme

Please reflect the attached JobDescription andPerson Specifications in your application.

Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas unfortunately we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Salary is subject to review in line with the 2025/26 pay award.