Recovery Worker
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 17/09/2026
- Closes
- 11/10/2026
Sponsorship verdict
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Role summary
This role is for a dynamic and experienced Substance Misuse Recovery Worker within the Integrated Mental Health and Substance Misuse Service at HMP Dovegate. You will provide psychosocial substance misuse interventions to people with complex offending backgrounds, substance misuse, and mental health needs in a custodial environment. The job involves delivering high-quality drug and alcohol recovery services, motivating individuals towards recovery, and collaborating with clinical prescribing services. It's a challenging yet rewarding opportunity to make a positive difference.
Key responsibilities
- Provide a range of low, medium and high intensity psychosocial substance misuse interventions.
- Work in a custodial environment delivering a high quality drug and alcohol recovery service.
- Provide a range of psycho-social interventions motivating and supporting people to achieve recovery.
- Work in collaboration with clinical prescribing services to ensure the needs of each service user is met.
- Provide a drug and alcohol recovery service (incorporating assessment, recovery planning, casework coordination and psycho-social interventions).
- Facilitate groups.
Essential criteria
- NVQ 3 Health and Social Care (or commitment to work towards) and/or relevant experience in a comparable setting.
- Experience of integrated working practices.
- 12 months minimum experience of working with substance users
- Experience of group facilitation.
Desirable criteria
- Relevant training/qualification in associated field ie, CBT, Motivational Interviewing, Brief solution focussed therapy, Mapping techniques, Auricular acupuncture trained, SMART Recovery
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Recovery Worker
The closing date is 11 October 2026
Job summary
This role isnot eligible for sponsorship.
Do you want to make a real difference as a Substance Misuse Psychosocial Recovery Worker? Do you have 12 months of experience working with people with Substance misuse needs? Why not bring your compassion and skills to help support people in their recovery?
Our Integrated Mental Health and Substance Misuse Service at HMP Dovegate is looking for a dynamic and experienced Substance Misuse Recovery Worker. The team is innovative, forward thinking and committed to a Recovery focused approach that meets people's needs. You will be part of a supportive team with effective management, supervision and guidance.
Working with people who have complex offending backgrounds, substance misuse and mental health needs within prison is both challenging and rewarding. This is a fantastic chance to make a positive difference to the lives of people who are often disadvantaged and vulnerable.
Are you:o Passionate about providing high quality substance misuse Interventions, care, and supporto Skilled and experienced in providing evidence based psychosocial structured interventions geared towards supporting people to make positive changes and work towards recovery from drug and alcohol useo highly motivated with the ability to support and inspireo able to apply your
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