Recovery Support Worker

Please see the attached job description for the full list of duties and responsibilities. A summary is as follows: To organise programme of groupwork within the establishment and to facilitate group work interventions as directed by Line Manager. To accept referrals, assess need and make appropriate prioritisation for groupwork attendees. Provide harm reduction advice, information and support with an emphasis on safer drug use, safer sex, HIV, Hepatitis A, B and C and other blood borne infections.
Be responsible maintaining an appropriate caseload with key worker responsibility. To carry out comprehensive assessments as required by their line manager. To co-produce and construct care packages with multi disciplinary colleagues where required, review care plans in a structured format and manage onward referral. Demonstrable commitment to service user involvement and leading service user projects.
To be involved with recruitment, management and supervision of recovery champions and mentor and provide them with training and regular support and to further develop the lived experience network To work with a range of professionals in ensuring service users needs in terms of safeguarding and mental health are met.