Recovery Worker

Recovery Worker
Location: HMP Exeter
Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week (to include some weekend working)
Salary: £18,872 to £23,462 per annum depending on experience
Contract: Fixed Term Contract (12 month maternity cover)

We’re looking for someone motivated to make a real difference to join our Integrated Substance Misuse Service within HMP Exeter. This established team works within the prison to support adult male prisoners with current or past problematic drug and alcohol use, promoting a culture of 'visible contagious recovery’.

As a Recovery Worker you’ll work in a multi-disciplinary team to provide recovery focussed assessment, information, planning, and guidance to prisoners. You’ll care coordinate a large caseload, supporting prisoners via a range of low to high intensity interventions including brief interventions, motivational interviewing, contingency management and cognitive behavioural coping skills. These interventions will be delivered in a range of settings including 1:1, group work, guided self-help and intensive structured programmes. You’ll work closely with partnership agencies in order to ensure continuity of care, key working, and access to appropriate services.

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for applicants with a general understanding of substance misuse problems and recovery. You’ll have experience working in a similar role or environment: you may have come from the substance misuse sector or you may come from a related field and be looking for a change and a chance to use your transferable skills.

Additionally you’ll have:

• Experience handling a caseload, undertaking assessments and working with individuals to develop, implement and review action plans.
• An understanding of group working and group dynamics, and competent group work facilitation skills.
• Excellent communication, organisation and time management skills.
• Experience managing your own priorities to carry a diverse workload with competing demands.
• Flexibility to take on the challenge of an extremely varied role.
• A genuine interest in the understanding of substance misuse problems and a positive, recovery focused attitude.

About EDP

EDP Drug & Alcohol Services is a thriving charity providing services across Devon and Dorset, in the community and within prisons. We offer a number of dynamic and innovative initiatives which work alongside people to improve their wellbeing, social connections and employability. We’re passionate about supporting individuals who face complex issues, including substance misuse, mental ill health, and other harmful, addictive and offending behaviour, to improve their lives. The fundamental belief underpinning our work is that, given the right support and resources, people can and do make remarkable changes.

What we can offer

EDP can offer you a real opportunity for new, challenging and highly rewarding experiences. In return for your commitment and enthusiasm, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to 30 with length of service)
• Spot salary system offering you the chance to progress annually
• Enhanced employer pension contribution
• Life assurance benefit scheme
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Eye Care Vouchers
• Training and development opportunities

Closing date for applications is noon on Friday 2nd July 2021.
Interviews will be held w/c 12th July 2021.

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website.

EDP is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

Candidates are subject to additional checks including DBS (to the appropriate level) and prison vetting - details will be specified as part of the vacancy details. Outcomes of these additional checks will be considered before any offer/appointment is confirmed.

No agencies please.