Full job description RECOVERY COORDINATOR - HUCKNALL, NOTTINGHAM

Location: Hucknall, Nottingham

Hours: Full-time - 37.5 hours per week

Sector: Drug & Alcohol Recovery / Community Support

Contract: Temporary - 3-month cover




PAY - DEPENDENT ON EXPERIENCE (UMBRELLA)

Less than 12 months: £16-£18 per hour

1-3 years: £18-£20 per hour

3+ years: Up to £22 per hour




THE ROLE

We’re looking for a Recovery Coordinator to join a dedicated team supporting people affected by drug and alcohol use on their journey towards recovery.

You’ll manage your own caseload, build strong relationships with service users and work alongside healthcare professionals and partner agencies to provide person-centred, recovery-focused support.




KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Manage an allocated caseload as Care Coordinator

Complete assessments, screening and recovery plans

Use motivational interviewing to support positive change

Provide 1-to-1 key work, POD and group sessions

Complete risk assessments and risk management plans

Triage service users and make onward referrals

Work alongside prescribing clinicians and healthcare professionals

Promote harm reduction and overdose prevention

Support Naloxone distribution and Needle Exchange services

Provide health education around BBVs and safer drug use

Carry out urine/saliva testing and DBST where appropriate

Connect service users with mutual aid and recovery communities

Work with GPs, hospitals and partner agencies

Maintain accurate and confidential case records

Contribute to duty cover and the wider running of the service




IDEAL CANDIDATE

We’re looking for someone who is:

Compassionate, empathetic and non-judgemental

Experienced or knowledgeable within substance misuse/recovery services

Confident with assessments, support planning and risk management

Able to build trusting relationships with vulnerable service users

Comfortable working within a multi-disciplinary team

Organised and confident managing a caseload

Passionate about harm reduction and recovery-focused practice

Flexible, creative and committed to engaging with diverse communities




Interested? Get in touch for more information or to discuss the role.

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