Recovery Worker inAskham Richard inAskham Richard PUBLISHED 12 DEC 2023

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for the full list of responsibilities:

• Working as part of the team you will provide varied and comprehensive interventions in-line with the stepped care model.
• Working in partnership with key agencies to ensure service users are supported on their individual recovery journeys.
• Delivering the substance misuse and wellbeing elements of the integrated offender team.
• Facilitating groups.

Do you want to make a real difference as a Psychosocial Recovery Worker? Then look no further than our Psychosocial Substance Misuse Support Team at HMP Askham Grange.

We are looking for a dynamic and experienced 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 .

This is a fantastic chance to make a positive difference to the lives of people who are often disadvantaged and vulnerable and to implement and coordinate a recovery wing.

Are you:

• passionate about providing high quality care and support?
• skilled/experienced in providing evidence based psychological/psychosocial interventions geared towards supporting people to make positive changes and work towards recovery?
• highly motivated with the ability to support and inspire?
• able to apply your skills/interventions to the care of people with mild to moderate substance misuse needs.

Please note this post is exempt under section 7 (2) (e) and (f) of The Sex Discrimination Act 1975 and therefore open to female applicants only.

As a recovery worker, you will:

• Provide a range of low, medium and high intensity interventions to those people experiencing substance misuse problems.
• Work in a custodial environment delivering a high quality drug and alcohol recovery service in response to need.
• Provide a range of psycho-social interventions motivating and supporting people to achieve recovery and positive outcomes within a recovery-orientated substance misuse treatment service.
• 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) to people located within the prison establishment.