Recovery Worker (Criminal Justice)
Job Title: Recovery Worker (Criminal Justice)
Location: Norwich/Norfolk
Starting Salary: £27,114 per annum
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Are you passionate about helping people to recover from substance misuse?
Do you wish to develop your experience working in the criminal justice system?
We have an opportunity to join the Matthew Project as a Recovery Worker working as part of our criminal justice team. You will fulfil a key role in a multi-agency project working collaboratively alongside colleagues from statutory and voluntary sectors to engage people to make demonstrable changes through to recovery and to drive sustained health and crime-related outcomes. The overall aim of the project is to reduce the rate of substance-related deaths in Norfolk and reduce the level of substance-related offending in Norfolk.
You will be part of an intensive, whole system approach to tackling substance misuse providing support to people in the community, delivering one-to-one and group sessions at our award-winning Centre in Norwich, partner agency offices, and other venues. You will provide proactive and assertive outreach support and will support the development of our recovery community. The ability to travel is essential.
The Matthew Project is a value driven charity working across Norfolk giving help and hope through programmes with adults, young people and communities affected by drugs and alcohol. We have a vision to reach every part of the community in the most creative, effective, and efficient ways. Through our varied services, young people and adults receive professional advice, information, coaching, support, care, and education.
Our values and ethos originate from a Christian perspective, and we seek to employ people of all backgrounds who respect and align with those values, whether from a position of faith or not.
The role will require the successful candidate to undertake an enhanced DBS check prior to starting employment.
How to Apply
Please click the link below which will take you to the Matthew Project’s website where we have published the job vacancy advert and a full job description and person specification for the role. Also included on our website is a link to our application form. Work With Us | The Matthew Project
Alternatively, please click on this link, which will take you directly to our application form. https://forms.office.com/e/sG9hVXj160
If you require a paper version of the application form and job description, please telephone us on 01603 626123 or email hr@matthewproject.org ensuring you provide your name and postal address.
Closing Date for applications: Monday 1st September 2025 at 12.00 pm (noon).
Interview Date: Wednesday 10th September 2025 at 70-80 Oak Street, Norwich, NR3 3AQ.
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