Drug and Alcohol Recovery Coordinator – Southend on Sea
Permanent26,000
Are you passionate about helping people make lasting positive changes?
Were looking for a motivated and compassionate Drug & Alcohol Recovery Coordinator to join our integrated healthcare team in Southend-on-Sea, working 35 hours per week on a full-time basis.
In this rewarding role, youll support adults experiencing drug and alcohol challenges through personalised recovery plans, harm reduction strategies, and structured interventions. Youll play a key role in empowering individuals to rebuild their lives and achieve sustainable recovery outcomes.
What Youll Be Doing
- Managing a caseload of clients aged 18+
- Delivering structured 1:1 support sessions and group programmes
- Completing assessments, risk assessments, care plans, and reviews
- Providing harm reduction advice and recovery-focused interventions
- Working closely with healthcare, housing, probation, employment and community services
- Supporting clients to access education, training, housing and wider support networks
- Maintaining accurate case records and contributing to service KPIs and outcomes
What Were Looking For
- Experience supporting individuals with substance misuse or complex needs
- Strong understanding of safeguarding, risk management and recovery approaches
- Ability to build positive relationships with clients and partner agencies
- Excellent communication, organisation and case management skills
- A proactive, flexible and solution-focused approach
Youll be part of a supportive multidisciplinary team making a real difference within the community. This is an opportunity to work in a meaningful role where every day brings the chance to positively impact someones recovery journey.
Please see attached Job Description for full details
About Us
We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.
We are committed to our cause and the work we carry out as a charity. Equally the wellbeing and the employees who work for us are also important. Joining us an employee, we will offer you the following benefits –
- Flexible working
- Training and development opportunities
- Season Ticket Loan Scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Crisis Loan Scheme
- Electric Car Scheme
- 3 x Wellbeing Days (pro rata’d for part time employees)
- Access to Blue Light Card
- 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
- Contributory Pension Scheme Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years service and up to 9% thereafter
- Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary)
- Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)
Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Diversity at Forward Trust
The Forward Trust commits to providing opportunities to everyone. We want to ensure we have a diverse team with a range of lived and professional experiences. This includes those with Lived Experience of addiction, offending, or homelessness.
When we recruit, we welcome applications from everyone. This is inclusive of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion and/or belief, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy and maternity and socio-economic background. Where operationally possible, we will consider flexible working requests and make reasonable adjustments for all roles.
To find out more about Forwards commitment to being an inclusive employer and our current EDI strategy clickhere.
We want our recruitment process to be accessible to everyone. If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know.
Employee Screening and Eligibility to Work
Dependent on role you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service Check, details of which will be shared with you at interview.
If successful in your application, you will be required to provide eligibility to work evidence in line with the Eligibility to Work in the UK requirements.
Our Commitment to SafeguardingWe are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults at risk. Forward Trust follow safer recruitment practices and support a culture of openness and accountability.
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