DIP Recovery Worker - Leatherhead

Surrey DIP

CRI in partnership with Surrey DAAT have an exciting opportunity to work within the Surrey DIP team.

The DIP aims to reduce drug and alcohol related crime and improve the quality of life of offenders, their families and communities.

This will involve delivering front line engagement, assessment, referral services within police custody, courts and community settings. You will offer brief and more intensive interventions using a recovery-focused approach to promote positive change in areas such as psychological, emotional, physical and social needs.

You will have a good understanding of substance misuse and the challenges this creates for our service users. Equally, you will have a sound understanding of recovery and have the skills and ability to support service users.

To be successful in this role we are looking for someone with DIP experience, you will deliver motivational work, be able to create a meaningful care plan and have excellent interpersonal skills.

In return for hard work, professionalism, dedication, and a passion for delivering excellent client focused treatment services, we offer excellent terms and conditions, a comprehensive career development plan and the support you will need to really make a difference to service users’ in their recovery.

CRI are committed to ensuring the safeguarding and wellbeing of children and vulnerable adults, and all applicants will be required to demonstrate understanding of and commitment to best safeguarding practice.

The service will operate a staff rota that will include evening and weekend duties.

All applications for this post will be subject to an enhanced DBS clearance and enhanced security clearance by Surrey Police. The post holder will need to be a car user.

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