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Worcestershire County Council,
Job Title: Substance Misuse Worker
Directorate & Section/Unit: Children’s Social Care, Families First Team
Reporting to: Team Manager
Salary Grade: Scale 6 (£30,817 - £32,929 per annum)
Our People Values:
To uphold and act in accordance with Worcestershire County Council's values;
- Customer Focus – Ensure delivery of a high-quality service which meet the needs of customers.
- Can Do Culture – Be proactive to achieve excellence, finding solutions and creative ways of working.
- Freedom within Boundaries – Make constructive change through cohesive decision making, ensuring services are responsive.
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Purpose of Job:
Joining the multi-disciplinary Families First Service, you will be responsible for coordinating the treatment of service users, helping them to deal with their substance misuse so that they can change their lives and be happy, with a specific focus on preventing family breakdown.
You will need to be able to work with service users holistically, helping them to access other services, both within the Families First Team and in other services, that can help with the practical problems they may be facing as a result of their substance misuse (e.g., housing, financial, healthcare etc).
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For further information please contact:
Team Leader Sophie Willetts
Email: swilletts@worcestershire.gov.uk
Equality & Diversity: The County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all citizens and celebrates the diversity of all its residents.
Application Closing Date: 30th September 2026
Anticipated Interview Date: To be confirmed
Attached documents:
JD and PS WCC - Substance Misuse Worker - SFF - 15 - 7 - 25 (1).docx
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