Day Programme Recovery Worker

Day Programme Recovery Worker

Location: Dover

Salary: £10,400 per annum

Vacancy Type: Permanent, Part Time

Closing Date: 05th June 2026

Looking for a role where you can genuinely change lives every day?

Join our East Kent community drug and alcohol service as a Day Programme Recovery Worker based in Dover, East Kent, working part time, 14 hours per week, and help people build sustainable recovery through our structured Day Programme based on the 12 Step approach.

We’re looking for a compassionate, motivated and resilient individual to support adults accessing treatment services across East Kent. This is a varied and rewarding role combining case management, group facilitation and one-to-one support within a community-based recovery setting.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Delivering structured recovery interventions in both face-to-face and online settings
• Managing a caseload of service users engaging with the Day Programme
• Facilitating daily group sessions and 1:1 interventions
• Completing assessments, psychometrics and supporting admissions into the programme
• Promoting the Day Programme across East Kent and working closely with local recovery teams
• Supporting individuals to build positive recovery pathways and achieve transformational change
• Maintaining accurate case records and ensuring compliance with service standards

What We’re Looking For

• Experience working within substance misuse, mental health, recovery or community support services
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Confidence facilitating groups and supporting individuals with complex needs
• Passion for recovery-focused work and empowering others
• Ability to work flexibly, including occasional evenings/weekends if required

You’ll be part of a supportive and passionate team committed to helping people rebuild their lives. This is an opportunity to make a real impact within a respected community service while continuing to develop your own skills and experience in the recovery sector.

If you’re ready to help people take meaningful steps towards lasting recovery, we’d love to hear from you.

About Us

We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.

We are committed to our cause and the work we carry out as a charity. Equally the wellbeing and the employees who work for us are also important. Joining us an employee, we will offer you the following benefits - 

• Flexible working
• Training and development opportunities
• BHSF Cashback Scheme (optional)
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme 
• Cycle to work scheme
• Crisis Loan Scheme
• Electric Car Scheme
• 3 x Wellbeing Days (pro rata'd for part time employees)
• Access to Blue Light Card
• 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays 
• Contributory Pension Scheme – Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years’ service and up to 9% thereafter 
• Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary) 
• Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)

Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Diversity at Forward Trust

The Forward Trust commits to providing opportunities to everyone. We want to ensure we have a diverse team with a range of lived and professional experiences. This includes those with ‘Lived Experience’ of addiction, offending, or homelessness. Some of our roles may require a minimum period of sustained recovery (normally around  years). This is assessed on a case-by-case basis, and exceptions may be considered depending on the role and individual circumstances.

When we recruit, we welcome applications from everyone. This is inclusive of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion and/or belief, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy and maternity and socio-economic background. Where operationally possible, we will consider flexible working requests and make reasonable adjustments for all roles.

We want our recruitment process to be accessible to everyone. If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Forward Trust, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.