Recovery Support Worker
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 28/08/2026
- Closes
- 10/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Band 4 Recovery Support Worker within the Inclusion Substance Misuse Team at HMP Gartree. You will deliver evidence-based interventions in group and 1:1 settings, managing a caseload and supporting service users through their recovery plans. The role involves providing low, medium, and high-intensity interventions, reporting, and updating case notes within a multi-disciplinary team in a custodial environment. You will also provide psycho-social interventions to motivate service users towards recovery and positive outcomes.
Essential criteria
- Experience in a Health & Social Care setting
- Qualification in a health and social care area
- Experience in a Health & Social Care setting
- Qualification in a health and social care area
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,392 – £31,157 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
This role isnot eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn
An exciting opportunity has opened up within the Inclusion Substance Misuse Team at HMP Gartree.
As a band 4 Recovery Support Worker you will be delivering evidence based interventions in a group and 1:1 setting with our service users.
You will carry a case load and manage that effectively.
Main duties of the job
You will be joining a well established, hard working team who will support you in your new role. Your day to day job will be to support the men in your care through their recovery plan. This will be through the delivery of group work session and 1:1 interventions.
You will support the Under the Influence Pathway and report writing and updating case notes will be an important part of your role
You will provide a range of low, medium and high intensity interventions as part of the substance misuse team to those service users experiencing substance misuse problems.
Working within a multi-disciplinary team, in a custodial environment, you will be delivering a high standard drug and alcohol recovery service in response to the needs of the service users as part of Inclusion and Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation trust and supporting with the Recovery Champions and mentors.
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