Support Worker

About the role
Humankind is proud to be a provider within Reconnected to Health, delivering a drug and alcohol recovery service across all seven North East Prison establishments. Led by Spectrum Community Health CIC, Reconnected to Health is delivered by Spectrum, Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust and Humankind to provide holistic, collaborative care to men and women in custody across the region. We provide drug and alcohol recovery coordination, psychosocial interventions, and continuity of care planning within the integrated prison healthcare system. We work with community services throughout the country and have excellent links with all Northeast community drug and alcohol services.
Reconnected to Health offers support to residents within a secure setting to recover from drug and/or alcohol dependence. As part of our service delivery, we offer family support to service users and their loved ones. Our family workers support service users to recognise the impact of their substance use on their relationships as well as detailed work with loved ones to help them understand substance use and recovery to support successfully rebuilding connections. The service also promotes continuity of care support for those leaving prison, encouraging positive and sustainable connections for service users within their local communities, and building recovery capital and assets.
As a Support Worker you will:

• Assess clients coming into treatment
• Complete risk assessments and care planning
• Prepare and deliver group work
• Other tasks as outlined in job description

For full-person specifications and job details, please visit Support Worker job description
What can Humankind offer you?
️ Generous annual leave entitlement (27 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 32 after 1 years’ service)
Annual leave purchase scheme
Enhanced occupational sick pay
% Enhanced employer contribution to your workplace pension
Death in service benefit
Free Will writing
Eyecare vouchers
️ Blue light card discount
Fantastic learning and development opportunities, including personalised training & a career progression plan
Work-life balance- flexible working and family-friendly policies

• ️ Happy, Healthy You! – our well-being offers for our workforce

Employee Assist Programme and Humankind Support Networks
Who are we?
Humankind is a leading national charity with a diverse range of services working with individuals and communities to meet people’s complex health and social needs, helping them to build happier lives. We are proud to successfully deliver a range of health and social care services, including substance misuse, independent living, employment and training, housing, young people, and family services.
Humankind is an equal opportunities employer
If you feel that you would fit with our values & ethos, are passionate about supporting people, but maybe don’t feel you have the experience required, talk to us about your transferrable skills. For the right people, we can provide development to help you to realise your potential.
We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit. If you require support with your application or would like to request a paper application, please contact the Recruitment Team on 01325 731 160, alternatively you can email us at people.recruitment@humankindcharity.org.uk