Job Description

Salary

24,309.07 per annum + company benefits

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full Time

Region

Perth and Kinross

Package

Temporary for 18 months

Job category/type

Social Care

Date posted

11/08/2025

Job reference

REQ000070

Hillcrest Futures are recruiting for two Peer Support Workers

About the Service

The Adult Drug and Alcohol Service is Hillcrest Futures' service for adults who use substances across Perth & Kinross. This service operates in partnership other key stakeholders to offer a wide range of supports to people affected by drug and alcohol issues and associated harms.

We support individuals to build on their strengths and develop strategies to initiate and maintain their own recovery from problematic drug and alcohol use.

We support family members struggling to cope with a loved one's addiction to drugs and alcohol to improve their wellbeing and manage their situation more constructively

About the Role

The Peer Support Worker will provide one-to-one support and work as part of an integrated team within the surgeries providing timely access to information, advice, guidance, tools and self-management strategies to those referred to the service. The role involves accurate and timely recording information on to an IT system.

About You

You will:

Have personal experience of drug and/or alcohol challenges Experience of supporting people face to face, via telephone or in group settings Good communication skills IT skills - understanding of basic IT packages - for example, Word, Excel and Outlook Have the ability to travel to attend one to one meetings and facilitate groups Have a full driving license and use of a vehicle for work purposes

About the Benefits

Fully paid Induction and shadow shifts Death in service scheme - three times your yearly salary Cycle to work scheme - 12% - 39% savings Tech scheme - 12% savings on laptops and computers Supportive management - committed to supporting Personal and Professional development * Comprehensive health and wellbeing packages.