We are Forward, the social enterprise that empowers people to break the cycle of crime and addiction to move forward and live fulfilling lives.

We are recruiting for a Day Programme Recovery Worker in Kent.

Working within a community-based treatment setting to provide support to drug and alcohol users aged 18 and over (dependent on service). Services are designed to deliver an integrated combination of treatment interventions to meet the holistic needs of service users in the community-this includes clinical, psycho-social and wellbeing interventions for service users.

You will be delivering the Forward Trust’s Substance Dependency Treatment Programme that uses the 12 Step Approach in a community day rehab setting. The role is based in the East Kent community drug and alcohol service and you will responsible for contributing to the success of the day programme and supporting service users to make transformational change.

The aim is to ensure adequate accessibility across East Kent for all service use therefor the role will entail both face to face and online delivery.

The role will require you to manage a case load of services users that are engaging with the programme, delivering frequent interventions and facilitating a structured programme on a daily basis.

You will also be responsible for assessing service users and supporting their admission by working closely with Recovery Workers across the East Kent region.

Some flexibility of delivery may be required within the role which may include evening/weekend shifts depending on the individual service.

You may also be required with reasonable notice to travel to other projects in your area to deliver services, enabling continuity of care for the client group.