Senior Online Day Programme Recovery Worker

Senior Online Day Programme Recovery Worker

Location: Remote working

Salary: £26,993 - £32,991 per annum

We are looking for a Senior Online Day Programme Recovery Worker. This is an exciting new opportunity to join our team.

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.

What you will be doing

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team and make a difference to people in recovery.

Working remotely within the recovery support team to provide support to drug and alcohol users aged 18 and over. The Recovery support service is delivered nationally and is designed to deliver an integrated combination of interventions to meet the holistic needs of service users.

You will be delivering the Forward Trust’s Substance Dependency Treatment Programme that uses the 12 Step Approach, which will be delivered nationally online. You will be responsible for contributing to the success of the online day programme and supporting service users to make transformational change. The aim is to ensure adequate accessibility nationally for all service users across the country, therefore the role will entail online delivery.

The role will require you to oversee the day-to-day delivery of the structured programme. As a senior member of the team you will be responsible for working closely with the Senior Operations Manager to ensure the programme is being delivered in an effective manner, whilst providing supervision, training and guidance to members of the team.
Some flexibility of delivery may be required within the role which may include evening/weekend shifts. 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.

What we are looking for

• Flexibility to meet the needs of the service as it develops.
• Carry out assessments, designing and implementing SMART care plans and training staff in how to deliver these to the correct standard.
• A positive problem-solving approach with the ability to focus on key issues quickly and clearly.
• Effective negotiating and influencing skills.
• The ability to engage effectively with the service user group.
• Understanding of and sensitivity to diversity and equality issues.
• Working knowledge of using Microsoft office packages and video conferencing software and ability to support service users with digital literacy.
• Experience of overseeing referral and assessment processes
• Understanding of 12 step approach.
• Experience and knowledge of the range of psychosocial interventions including structured programme facilitation and how they benefit the service user group we work with.
• Knowledge and experience of using client information management systems.
• Level 4 Counselling qualification (or working towards)
• Previous experience of providing supervision, appraisals, guidance and constructive feedback to supervisees.

What we offer

• Training and development opportunities
• Flexible working
• 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

Our workforce is made up of a diverse community, where we all belong and feel part of something bigger. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for the Forward Trust, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.

Please note the closing date for this role is 30th January 2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.