Job Description

Burton Addiction and O'Connor Centres (BAC) is an award-winning organisation offering support to individuals with drug and alcohol problems in a range of settings including detoxification and residential rehabilitation, recovery housing, social enterprises and community based therapeutic services. We work in partnership with We Are With You, to form the Community Drug and Alcohol Service (CDAS). The roles we have are more than just a job; they are a pivotal link to making a positive difference in people's lives.

If you are passionate about your local community and want to make a difference or 'give something back' and have a commitment to person centred support then we have the following opportunity that may be of interest to you.

We are recruiting staff for our housing team working within our drug and alcohol service that will ensure our service users who have a number of housing needs, receive support to access and maintain suitable, stable accommodation whilst receiving high quality, recovery orientated and evidence based interventions to reduce harm and maximise opportunity for sustained health living

The successful candidate will have:

Housing knowledge and specialist knowledge around drug and alcohol issues providing support to people in their homes to improve their engagement in treatment services.

Case managements skills to provide coordination of interventions and activities to empower the recovery of individuals accessing services.

Experience of delivering activities and interventions, which may be alongside peers in line with personal budgets.

Ability to work collaboratively with external partner agencies to provide support to Service Users to meet their needs through all stages of their individual recovery journey.

This role is based in hostels through Stoke on Trent.

Fixed Term Contract until 31/3/2026

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and we expect our employees and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful applicant will be subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar an applicant from working for us; the nature of a disclosed conviction and its relevance to the post in question will be considered in all circumstances

We are committed to the fair treatment of our staff, potential staff or users of our services, regardless of age; disability; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race; religion or belief; sex; sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnerships, social class or economic status.

We actively encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of substance misuse

Job Type: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 9 months

Pay: From 24,570.00 per year

Benefits:

Additional leave Bereavement leave Company events Company pension On-site parking Referral programme Store discount
Application question(s):

Do you have lived experience of substance misuse/homelessness?
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person