Opiate Recovery Worker

Opiate Recovery Worker – Medway
Location: Medway
Salary: £24,000 per annum
Vacancy Type: Permanent
Closing date: 20 Apr 2026
About The Role
Are you passionate about helping people make positive changes and supporting recovery journeys?
We are looking for a dedicated Opiate Recovery Worker to join our team in Medway, working full time (35 hours per week) within a supportive and integrated healthcare environment.
In this rewarding role, you will support adults aged 18+ who are experiencing issues with drugs and alcohol, delivering person-centred psychosocial interventions. You will work flexibly across harm reduction and abstinence-based approaches, tailoring support to the needs of each individual and helping them move towards sustainable recovery.
This is a varied and hands-on role where no two days are the same. You will manage your own caseload, deliver structured one-to-one and group interventions, and work closely with partner agencies to ensure the best outcomes for the people you support. Some flexibility is required, including occasional evening or weekend work and travel within the local service cluster when needed to ensure continuity of care.
What you’ll be doing:
Managing a caseload of clients and supporting their individual recovery journeys
Completing assessments, risk assessments and care plans
Delivering structured 1-to-1 sessions and group programmes
Providing harm reduction advice and practical guidance
Supporting clients with housing, benefits, training and employment pathways
Working in partnership with healthcare, probation, housing and employment services
Motivating and engaging clients to access the right support
Monitoring progress and reviewing ongoing care and treatment plans
What we’re looking for:
Experience working with substance misuse, recovery or related support services
Ability to manage a varied caseload and meet deadlines and KPIs
Strong partnership working and communication skills
A proactive, solution-focused and compassionate approach
Good IT and administrative skills to maintain accurate records
Commitment to safeguarding, professional development and best practice
This is a genuinely rewarding opportunity where you will see the direct impact of your work every day. You will be part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team that values collaboration, professional development and innovation, with opportunities to develop your skills while helping to shape recovery-focused services that make a real difference in people’s lives.
If you are motivated, organised and committed to supporting people to make lasting change, we would love to hear from you.
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
Simply Health Cashback Scheme (optional)
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.
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Forward Trust, please click apply to be redirected to our website to complete your application