Recovery Navigator

CV-Library • Bolton, Greater Manchester • 2h ago

Recovery Coordinator – Drug and Alcohol Service

Location: Bolton

Pay: £20.00 – £23.00 p/h (depending on experience)

Contract: 3–6 months (with extension opportunities)

We’re on the lookout for a practical, straight-talking Recovery Coordinator for a busy team in Bolton. You'll be helping people break the cycle of addiction and working with them to create realistic paths forward.

What you'll do:
- Conduct assessments and build tailored care plans focused on abstinence or harm reduction.
- Support clients on Opiate Substitution Therapy (OST), tracking script compliance and liaising closely with prescribing nurses and GPs.
- Deliver harm reduction advice, needle exchange guidance, and life-saving Naloxone training.
- Offer hands-on alcohol therapy support, relapse prevention work, and structured 1-to-1 keyworking.
- Carry out Blood Borne Virus (BBV) screening, coordinate Hepatitis C testing, and support clients through the treatment pathway to clearance.
- Coordinate with local safeguarding and community health networks.
What you need: Solid background in support or recovery work, enhanced DBS, and Right to Work.