Overview

Recovery Worker – Medway

Permanent

£24000

We are seeking a compassionate, motivated, and skilled Substance
Misuse Recovery Worker to join our team and support adults aged 18 and over
experiencing drug and/or alcohol issues. This role is based in a community setting
, delivering psychosocial interventions and working collaboratively with a wide
range of partner services.

You will be responsible for managing a caseload of
clients, developing and delivering structured one-to-one and group-based
interventions, and working in a person centred way that promotes both harm
reduction and abstinence-based approaches, depending on individual client
needs.

This role requires flexible working, including occasional
evenings/weekends and the ability to travel within your service cluster to
ensure continuity of care for clients.

Key Responsibilities

  • Carry out risk, initial, and comprehensive assessments to inform individual treatment journeys.
  • Deliver evidence-based interventions, including 1:1 sessions and group programmes.
  • Develop SMART care plans and regularly review and update them in line with client progress.
  • Work collaboratively with external partners (e.g. Housing, Healthcare, Employment, Probation, Social Care, and CRCs) to support holistic client recovery.
  • Monitor client progress and wellbeing, contributing to through-care and aftercare planning.
  • Provide appropriate harm reduction advice and support, including safer drug use, overdose prevention, and sexual health.
  • Refer clients to and liaise with external support services to meet broader social needs (housing, benefits, employment, family support, etc.).
  • Support achievement of service and commissioner targets, including measurable recovery outcomes.
  • Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential client records using electronic systems.
We are looking for the knowledge, skills and experience listed below 

Skills & Experience

  • Experience working in substance misuse or a similar client-facing role.
  • Experience conducting comprehensive assessments and managing risk.
  • Proven ability to deliver structured interventions and facilitate group work.
  • Skilled in motivational interviewing and client engagement techniques.
  • Strong IT and administrative skills.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
  • Understanding of holistic recovery and continuity of care.
  • Experience promoting and supporting equality, diversity, and inclusion in practice.

Additional Information

Flexibility is essential — occasional evening/weekend work may be required.The role may involve travel to other local service sites to ensure continuity of care for clients.

Enhanced DBS check will be required prior to appointment.

Please also see the job description attached for more information about this role.

About Us

We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.

We are committed to our cause and the work we carry out as a charity. Equally the wellbeing and the employees who work for us are also important. Joining us an employee, we will offer you the following benefits – 

  • Flexible working
  • Training and development opportunities
    • Simply Health Cashback Scheme (optional)
    • Season Ticket Loan Scheme 
    • Cycle to work scheme
    • Crisis Loan Scheme
    • Electric Car Scheme
    • 3 x Wellbeing Days (pro rata’d for part time employees)
    • Access to Blue Light Card
    • 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays 
    • Contributory Pension Scheme – Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years’ service and up to 9% thereafter 
    • Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary) 
    • Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)
    Diversity at Forward Trust
    The Forward Trust commits to providing opportunities to everyone. We want to ensure we have a diverse team with a range of lived and professional experiences. This includes those with ‘Lived Experience’ of addiction, offending, or homelessness.

    When we recruit, we welcome applications from everyone. This is inclusive of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion and/or belief, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy and maternity and socio-economic background. Where operationally possible, we will consider flexible working requests and make reasonable adjustments for all roles.

    To find out more about Forward’s commitment to being an inclusive employer and our current EDI strategy click here.  


    Employee Screening and Eligibility to Work

    We recognise the importance of safeguarding, dependent on role you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service Check, details of which will be shared with you at interview.

    If successful in your application, you will be required to provide eligibility to work evidence in line with the ‘Eligibility to Work in the UK’ requirements.

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