Recovery Coordinator

Recovery Coordinator

Location: Croydon, CR0 1SH
Pay: £15/hr. + HP
Contract: Temporary / Ongoing

About the Role

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Recovery Coordinator to join a specialist drug and alcohol service. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, supporting service users throughout their treatment and recovery journey.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong experience in substance misuse, recovery coordination, care planning and multi-agency working, who is passionate about helping individuals achieve positive and sustainable change.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a main care coordinator for an assigned caseload of service users.
• Complete screening, comprehensive assessments, asset mapping and recovery planning.
• Develop, review and coordinate personalised recovery plans.
• Provide 1-to-1 key work, POD and group work where required.
• Coordinate access to psychosocial, clinical, harm reduction and other appropriate interventions.
• Carry out risk assessments and develop effective risk management plans.
• Triage service users and make onward referrals to relevant treatment and community support agencies.
• Work closely with prescribing clinicians and other professionals to support treatment and recovery outcomes.
• Promote recovery, resilience, peer support and social reintegration.
• Support service users to access mutual aid, recovery groups and community resources.
• Work closely with health services, hospitals, GPs, mental health services and other partner agencies.
• Provide health education around harm minimisation, blood-borne viruses and overdose prevention.
• Support appropriate screening, including DBST, urine and saliva testing, following relevant training.
• Contribute to harm reduction initiatives, including needle exchange and Naloxone distribution.
• Maintain accurate and timely case records, reports and service data.
• Support the smooth running of the service, including duty cover and other operational tasks.
• Promote inclusive engagement with hard-to-reach and underrepresented communities.

About You

The successful candidate will have:

• Strong experience working within drug and alcohol/substance misuse services or a closely related field.
• Excellent understanding of drug and alcohol issues and recovery-focused practice.
• Experience of screening, assessment, recovery planning and risk management.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and organisational skills.
• Experience of multi-agency and partnership working.
• Ability to manage a caseload and prioritise workload effectively.
• Good IT and record-keeping skills, with the ability to maintain accurate case records.
• Understanding of safeguarding, confidentiality and information governance.
• Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
• Ability to work collaboratively with service users, colleagues and external agencies.
• A flexible and proactive approach to service delivery.