CrossReach
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Join CrossReach and Help People Change Their Lives
Are you passionate about supporting adults in their recovery from substance use issues? At CrossReach, we’ve been providing life-changing care and support across Scotland for over 150 years. Now, we're looking for a compassionate, resilient, and proactive Recovery Worker to join our dedicated team.
About the Role
As a Recovery Worker, you'll play a vital role in supporting adults on their journey to recovery from problematic substance use. You’ll provide both practical and emotional support, working alongside individuals to build on their strengths, set personal goals, and develop strategies for long-term recovery. Whether it’s through one-to-one sessions, group work, or by liaising with other professionals, your contribution will be key in helping people regain control of their lives.
In this role, you’ll build trusting relationships with the people you support, taking time to understand their needs and aspirations. You’ll develop and implement personalised recovery plans, using therapeutic interventions, harm reduction strategies, and relapse prevention tools to support meaningful change. Collaboration will be central to your work, as you engage with families, carers, and partner agencies to ensure joined-up care. Keeping accurate records and contributing to the ongoing development of the service will also be part of your responsibilities.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide practical and emotional support to adults in recovery from substance use.
- Work alongside individuals to build on their strengths and set personal goals.
- Develop and implement personalised recovery plans using therapeutic interventions.
- Engage with families, carers, and partner agencies for joined-up care.
- Keep accurate records and contribute to the ongoing development of the service.
Requirements
- Experience working with individuals affected by substance use or within a similar care setting.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- A non-judgmental and empathetic approach.
- A genuine desire to support recovery.
- Flexibility to work evenings and weekends when required.
- Ideally, hold an SVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care, or be willing to work towards this qualification.
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Benefits
- Access to a wide range of exclusive retail and leisure discounts.
- Contributory pension plan and death in service benefit.
- Enhanced family-friendly policies.
- Health cash plan for a wide range of health treatments.
- Care concierge service to assist with life's challenges.
- Contribution to professional membership fees.
- Support for training and development.
About CrossReach
CrossReach has been at the forefront of high-quality social care for over 150 years, providing loving care to people of all ages and supporting them to live life to the full whatever their circumstances. We have worked hard to understand the needs of the people who turn to us for help and have been at the forefront of pioneering services which have literally changed thousands of lives for the better.
Today, we are one of the largest social care providers in Scotland, with experience across a broad range of services. We are still growing, learning, and improving, thanks to the incredible people we have the privilege to support, and all those who support us. We are part of the Church of Scotland and aim to provide social care services and specialist resources in Christ’s name to further the caring work of the Church to people in challenging circumstances.
Occupational Requirement
This post requires you to have a Christian faith and be able to work within and uphold our Christian Ethos. This is an Occupational Requirement under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010.
Legal Obligation
We have a legal obligation to ensure that we do not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is granted by UK Visas and Immigration.
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Diversity and Inclusion
We are committed to creating an inclusive and inspiring environment where individuals feel valued and respected and where people can belong, thrive, and be their very best, whoever they are.
Application Process
- Application Process: Please apply for this post by completing the application process on Jobtrain.
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- Deadline: Posts close at midnight on the indicated date.
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If you have any queries regarding this role or our recruitment process, please contact the Recruitment team on recruitment.team@crossreach.org.uk.
Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert prior to the closing date. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.
Additional Information For Candidates
- To view our accessibility statement, please click here: CrossReach Accessibility Statement
- For more information about our recruitment process, please click here: CrossReach Recruitment Process
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