Recovery Worker


Company:	Morgan Hunt UK Ltd
Salary:	£14.50 to £14.50 an hour
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Blackpool, FY1 3TG
Job type:	Temporary
Posting date:	27 Aug 2026
Closing date:	26 Sept 2026

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Summary

Recovery Worker - Blackpool | Winstone House

Location: Winstone House, Blackpool

Role: Recovery Worker

Duration: 2 months

Hours: Full-time

Start: Urgent / Immediate

Pay: Starting from £14.50 per hour PAYE + holiday pay or £18.00 per hour Umbrella

Experienced candidates: Rates may be increased depending on experience

The Opportunity

We are urgently looking for an experienced Recovery Worker to join the multidisciplinary team at Winstone House, Blackpool, on a 2-month full-time assignment.

This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled Recovery Worker to support individuals throughout their treatment and recovery journey, helping to reduce drug and alcohol-related harm and promote long-term recovery, independence and social reintegration.

Key Responsibilities

Support service users from initial entry through their treatment and recovery journey.

Complete screening, triage and comprehensive assessments.

Develop and review individual recovery plans using motivational interviewing techniques.

Act as a Care Coordinator for an allocated caseload.

Support social reintegration and meaningful community involvement.

Carry out risk assessments and develop appropriate risk-management plans.

Coordinate onward referrals to treatment, health and community services.

Work alongside prescribing clinicians to support substitute prescribing programmes.

Promote recovery, resilience, peer support and self-determination.

Help develop recovery communities and strengthen links with local recovery and mutual-aid groups.

Ensure accurate and timely recording, data collection and reporting.

Work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary and multi-agency team.

We're Looking For

The ideal candidate will have:

Previous experience working within CGL (Change Grow Live).

Experience using CRiiS.

Previous experience as a Recovery Worker, Care Coordinator or within a drug and alcohol treatment setting.

Experience with assessments, recovery planning and risk management.

Knowledge of substance-misuse treatment and harm-reduction approaches.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

A person-centred, flexible and recovery-focused approach.

The ability to manage a caseload and work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to temporary vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.

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