Job Description

Burton Addiction and O'Connor Centres (BAC) is an award winning organisation which offers 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 deliver part of the drug and alcohol recovery service in Wigan and Leigh. This is such an exciting time to join our team as we continue to expand our current recovery community rehab and prehab model services with Wigan and Leigh.

The roles we are recruiting to are more than just a job; they are a pivotal link to making a positive difference in people's lives. Are you passionate about your local community and want to make a difference? Do you have a commitment to person centred support and organisational skills? If so we have the following opportunities that may be of interest to you:

The successful person in this role will ensure support is provided to residents in our recovery house to enable them to develop and enhance independent living skills and reintegrate back into the community, following an abstinence based rehabilitation programme from alcohol and/or drug dependency.

We are looking for someone who

Can work with other teams to ensure that our services are fully coordinated and working towards the achievement of recovery goals and positive outcomes for each individual resident, empowering them to take responsibility through promoting choice and independence.

Can produced individual care plans supporting our residents to have meaningful structure in their lives

Supports our residents with managing a home, finances and budgeting skills.

Has experience in ensuring residents have appropriate welfare benefits

If you have experience in

Providing a range of recovery-orientated and evidence-based interventions both in a 1:1 and group-work setting

Safeguarding processes - both children, young people and adults.

Care plan formation

Working collaboratively with co-workers, colleagues in other agencies, and external services to facilitate positive recovery outcomes for service users.

Then we would love to hear from you.

Note: this job specification is intended to outline the general nature and level of work performed within this role. It is not exhaustive and may be subject to change or modification based on organisational needs.

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

Due to the unprecedented volume of responses we receive to our vacancies, regretfully we are unable to respond to every application individually. If you have not heard back from us by 24th May 2024 please assume your application for this role has been unsuccessful. We do read each CV carefully and if the situation changes or another potentially suitable role becomes active within six months of your application we will be back in contact.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From 24,570.00 per year

Benefits:

Additional leave Bereavement leave Company events Company pension Employee discount Free parking Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking Referral programme Store discount
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 21/07/2025