Recovery Worker Substance Misuse – Multi-Disciplinary Team
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Fixed Term, Full Time. £31,931 to £36,423 per annum. Location: Chelmsford. Working Style: Community-based worker. Closing Date: 27th January 2026. This position is being offered as a Fixed Term Contract / Secondment until February 2028.
The Team – The Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) comprises subject‑matter experts in housing, domestic abuse, education, drug and alcohol support, youth work and mental health for adults and children. MDT workers bring specialist knowledge and therapeutic insight, essential for re‑engaging families, restoring hope and fostering sustainable change.
The Role – Working alongside Social Workers, promote family members’ involvement to improve outcomes for children, engage individuals with complex presentations who have substance/alcohol misuse challenges, provide support and clinical interventions, carry out risk assessments and develop recovery plans, use interventions such as motivational interviewing, ITEP, CBT and brief interventions, review ongoing care and treatment, liaise with partner agencies.
Accountabilities
* Work and liaise with other agencies involved with the client’s broader care plan including health services, hospitals and GP’s.
* Use recognised, up-to-date evidence-based interventions and manage a recovery-focused model.
* Ensure parents/carers and their children consistently receive high-quality services that adhere to best practice guidelines and attain high professional standards.
* Contribute to overall performance, achieve contractual output targets and record client data to meet contractual, administrative and financial requirements.
* Work flexibly across the operational site and within agreed hours to maintain appropriate service provision.
* Take responsibility for personal development, identify training needs, and participate in regular supervision and appraisal.
The Experience You Will Bring
* Strong experience of working within substance misuse services.
* Experience working with high-risk families where children are subject to Child Protection or Child in Need Plans.
* Proven ability to support adults with a history of substance misuse and achieve demonstrable outcomes.
* Evidence of being a catalyst for change in families’ lives.
* Experience with challenging presentations such as resistance, minimisation and denial, achieving positive outcomes.
* Knowledge of local services and issues.
* Training in ITEP/BTEI or other structured psychosocial interventions.
* Qualifications relating to substance misuse.
Mobility requirement: role requires mobile throughout Eastern Essex and beyond, driving licence and car or alternative means essential.
Next Steps
Candidates shortlisted for interview will be invited to attend a face‑to‑face interview at one of our Essex County Council offices, expected to take place around the week commencing 9th February 2026. If successful, the anticipated start date will be from April 2026.
We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We’re committed to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum requirements under our Job Interview Scheme. We’re also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, if they meet the minimum requirements. We value integrity and ethical behaviour; we ask that you embrace our code of conduct and the Nolan principles throughout the recruitment process. If DBS check is required, you will need to register with the DBS update service. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service.
If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email resourcing.team@essex.gov.uk.
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