61 jobs found in Sunderland

Assessment Social Worker (Children's Services) North Tyneside Council Up to £31ph North Tyneside Council is seeking a highly skilled Social Worker to join our dedicated team. If you are an experienced and dynamic professional committed to safeguarding children and empowering families, we want to hear from you. We are offering a highly attractive pay rate of Up to £31 per hour. The Role You will play a crucial role in our Children's Services, completing initial contact and in-depth assessments for young people and their families. Your work will focus on assessment, risk analysis, and safeguarding. Key Responsibilities: * Undertake robust and timely assessments (including Section 17 and Section 47) for children and young people. * Establish effective working relationships with children, young people, and their families. * Analyse complex information to make sound, child-focused recommendations. * Develop clear, measurable, and outcome-focused plans. * Work...

Belmont Recruitment is seeking experienced Substance Misuse Coordinators to join a respected private charity in Newcastle on a contract basis. You'll engage, assess, and provide brief interventions to service users with substance misuse needs, collaborating with council staff, Rough Sleeper Initiative and Housing First Dual Diagnosis Practitioners, police, and homeless outreach workers. Your role includes actively outreaching to homeless individuals, offering advice, information, advocacy, and support, and using a multidisciplinary approach to build trust and increase service engagement. You'll manage a small caseload, keep service users informed of available services, involve them in developing recovery plans, and facilitate access to clinical, psychosocial, health, housing interventions, and other community services Role Details: * Hourly Rate: £20 * Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday * Contract Duration: Minimum of 3 months, with the possibility of...

We’re working with a leading Drug and Alcohol Charity who are looking for an experienced Criminal Justice Recovery Coordinator to join their team. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of individuals involved in the criminal justice system who are struggling with substance misuse. Key Responsibilities: * Work directly with clients in custody and the community to support recovery from drug and alcohol misuse. * Conduct comprehensive assessments, develop recovery plans, and deliver evidence-based interventions. * Liaise with Probation, Police, Prisons, and other agencies to ensure a coordinated approach to care. * Support harm reduction initiatives and promote safer substance use practices. * Maintain accurate case notes and ensure all safeguarding concerns are appropriately managed. * Motivate and empower service users to engage in treatment and achieve positive outcomes. Requirements: *...

We’re currently working with a respected Drug and Alcohol Charity who are looking for an experienced Recovery Coordinator to join their Opiate and Non-Opiate Team. This is a great opportunity for someone with a passion for supporting people affected by substance misuse to achieve recovery and positive lifestyle change. Key Responsibilities: * Manage a caseload of service users with opiate and non-opiate dependencies. * Complete comprehensive assessments and create person-centred recovery plans. * Deliver structured 1:1 and group interventions to support behaviour change. * Promote harm reduction, relapse prevention, and engagement in treatment services. * Work closely with clinical and psychosocial teams to provide holistic support. * Maintain accurate case notes and ensure all safeguarding responsibilities are met. Requirements: * Previous experience working within drug and alcohol services. * Strong...

Assertive Engagement Outreach Worker – Newcastle £16-£18 per hour | 12 month contract | Full-time | Drug & Alcohol Support Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of vulnerable individuals? Do you thrive in dynamic, community-based roles where no two days are the same? If so, we want to hear from you! We’re looking for an Assertive Engagement Outreach Worker to join a dedicated Drug & Alcohol service in Newcastle. This is a hands-on role, working directly with individuals experiencing substance misuse, homelessness, and complex needs. Your mission? To engage, support, and empower people to access the services they need. What You’ll Be Doing: ✔️ Conducting outreach work in the community—identifying and engaging individuals who may not be accessing support ✔️ Providing harm reduction advice and brief interventions to promote safer substance use and improved well-being ✔️ Building trusting relationships with hard-to-reach individuals, offering...

Belmont Recruitment is seeking an experienced Recovery Worker to join the Alcohol Team at a respected private charity in Durham. About the Role: As a Recovery Worker, you’ll provide comprehensive support to clients with alcohol dependency, guiding them through their recovery journey. You’ll work closely with a multidisciplinary team, offering tailored interventions and promoting harm reduction strategies to help clients achieve lasting change. Your key responsibilities will include: * Managing a caseload of clients with alcohol dependency, developing person-centred recovery plans. * Conducting assessments to identify client needs, risks, and goals. * Delivering harm reduction advice and structured interventions, including relapse prevention. * Facilitating one-to-one and group recovery sessions. * Liaising with external services to ensure seamless care coordination. What You’ll Need: * Enhanced DBS clearance (essential). * Experience working with...

We are looking for passionate Childrens Support Workers who are available to work on a flexible basis. As a Childrens Support Worker you will work as part of a team to deliver a high standard of care at all times and support the Young Persons emotional wellbeing. You recognise that the role is to help support service users maximise their choices, rights and decisions. The successful candidate must have; - Hold a full UK driving licence - Level 3 in Health & Social Care/Children & Young People is great but not essential - 6 months experience working in a similar setting - Empathetic people person who is non-judgemental and calm - Dedicated and committed with a “can-do” attitude If you meet the above specification then please get in touch ASAP, the successful applicant will be rewarded with: - Excellent rates of pay and additional supplements - Flexible working hours - Potential Permanent positions The successful applicant will be required to undergo an enhanced...

Belmont Recruitment is currently seeking experienced recovery workers to join a reputable private charity in Leeds. This position offers an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful impact within the community on a rolling contract basis, with the potential for long-term engagement. The service is a 24hr residential, working with substance misuse clients and rough sleepers with the aim to prevent present and future homelessness through use of the residential service. The service uses interventions to aid the residents through their recovery with the use of a weekly timetable tailored to the individual clients, furthermore you will be working with external agencies to support the residents of the service through their journey and recovery. As a mixed case load Recovery Worker, you will be responsible for managing a caseload and delivering interventions primarily, along with individuals facing complex needs related to drug use. Your role will involve providing tailored support...

We currently seeking a Substance Misuse Recovery Worker for our client in Leeds on a 3 month contract to start ASAP. The rate of pay will be negotiated between £22-23 an hour. This will be Full Time Contract, Monday to Friday from 09:00-17:00. As a Recovery Worker you will be required to: * Supporting service users from point of entry into the service and through their treatment/recovery journey; * Providing screening, assessment, and recovery planning and onward referral; * Reducing alcohol related harm to service users and the wider community; * Promoting carer, service user and community involvement; * Providing advocacy for access to partnership services; * Working with service users to support social (re)integration, enabling them to lead meaningful and purposeful lives: promoting recovery, resilience, peer support and self determination. An Enhanced Adults and Children's DBS will be required for this position

We are looking for passionate Childrens Support Workers who are available to work on a flexible basis. As a Childrens Support Worker you will work as part of a team to deliver a high standard of care at all times and support the Young Persons emotional wellbeing. You recognise that the role is to help support service users maximise their choices, rights and decisions. The successful candidate must have; - Hold a full UK driving licence - Level 3 in Health & Social Care/Children & Young People is great but not essential - 6 months experience working in a similar setting - Empathetic people person who is non-judgemental and calm - Dedicated and committed with a “can-do” attitude If you meet the above specification then please get in touch ASAP, the successful applicant will be rewarded with: - Excellent rates of pay and additional supplements - Flexible working hours - Potential Permanent positions The successful applicant will be required to undergo an enhanced...

We are looking for passionate Childrens Support Workers who are available to work on a flexible basis. As a Childrens Support Worker you will work as part of a team to deliver a high standard of care at all times and support the Young Persons emotional wellbeing. You recognise that the role is to help support service users maximise their choices, rights and decisions. The successful candidate must have; - Hold a full UK driving licence - Level 3 in Health & Social Care/Children & Young People is great but not essential - 6 months experience working in a similar setting - Empathetic people person who is non-judgemental and calm - Dedicated and committed with a “can-do” attitude If you meet the above specification then please get in touch ASAP, the successful applicant will be rewarded with: - Excellent rates of pay and additional supplements - Flexible working hours - Potential Permanent positions The successful applicant will be required to undergo an enhanced...

Belmont Recruitment is currently seeking experienced recovery workers to join a reputable private charity in Lancaster. This position offers an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful impact within the community on a rolling contract basis, with the potential for long-term engagement. The service is a 24hr residential, working with substance misuse clients and rough sleepers with the aim to prevent present and future homelessness through use of the residential service. The service uses interventions to aid the residents through their recovery with the use of a weekly timetable tailored to the individual clients, furthermore you will be working with external agencies to support the residents of the service through their journey and recovery. As a mixed case load Recovery Co-Ordinator, you will be responsible for managing a caseload and delivering interventions primarily, along with individuals facing complex needs related to drug use. Your role will involve providing tailored...

We are looking for passionate Childrens Support Workers who are available to work on a flexible basis. As a Childrens Support Worker you will work as part of a team to deliver a high standard of care at all times and support the Young Persons emotional wellbeing. You recognise that the role is to help support service users maximise their choices, rights and decisions. The successful candidate must have; - Hold a full UK driving licence - Level 3 in Health & Social Care/Children & Young People is great but not essential - 6 months experience working in a similar setting - Empathetic people person who is non-judgemental and calm - Dedicated and committed with a “can-do” attitude If you meet the above specification then please get in touch ASAP, the successful applicant will be rewarded with: - Excellent rates of pay and additional supplements - Flexible working hours - Potential Permanent positions The successful applicant will be required to undergo an enhanced...

We are looking for passionate Childrens Support Workers who are available to work on a flexible basis. As a Childrens Support Worker you will work as part of a team to deliver a high standard of care at all times and support the Young Persons emotional wellbeing. You recognise that the role is to help support service users maximise their choices, rights and decisions. The successful candidate must have; - Hold a full UK driving licence - Level 3 in Health & Social Care/Children & Young People is great but not essential - 6 months experience working in a similar setting - Empathetic people person who is non-judgemental and calm - Dedicated and committed with a “can-do” attitude If you meet the above specification then please get in touch ASAP, the successful applicant will be rewarded with: - Excellent rates of pay and additional supplements - Flexible working hours - Potential Permanent positions The successful applicant will be required to undergo an enhanced...

We are looking for passionate Childrens Support Workers who are available to work on a flexible basis. As a Childrens Support Worker you will work as part of a team to deliver a high standard of care at all times and support the Young Persons emotional wellbeing. You recognise that the role is to help support service users maximise their choices, rights and decisions. The successful candidate must have; - Hold a full UK driving licence - Level 3 in Health & Social Care/Children & Young People is great but not essential - 6 months experience working in a similar setting - Empathetic people person who is non-judgemental and calm - Dedicated and committed with a “can-do” attitude If you meet the above specification then please get in touch ASAP, the successful applicant will be rewarded with: - Excellent rates of pay and additional supplements - Flexible working hours - Potential Permanent positions The successful applicant will be required to undergo an enhanced...

Drug and Alcohol Recovery Worker – Dumfries and Galloway (£18.00 per hour) Belmont Recruitment are currently recruiting for experienced Recovery Workers to work across Dumfries and Galloway within a respected Substance Misuse Charity and community outreach service. This is a contract role offering the chance to make a genuine difference in the lives of individuals impacted by substance misuse. In this role, you will: * Provide structured 1:1 and group support to service users with drug and/or alcohol dependencies * Develop and manage recovery-focused support plans tailored to individual goals * Work closely with clinical teams, housing providers, and social workers to coordinate care * Offer harm reduction advice, relapse prevention strategies, and motivational support * Assist clients with housing sustainment, benefits, and community integratio We’re looking for individuals with previous experience in substance misuse services, ideally with knowledge of...

We are looking for passionate Childrens Support Workers who are available to work on a flexible basis. As a Childrens Support Worker you will work as part of a team to deliver a high standard of care at all times and support the Young Persons emotional wellbeing. You recognise that the role is to help support service users maximise their choices, rights and decisions. The successful candidate must have; - Hold a full UK driving licence - Level 3 in Health & Social Care/Children & Young People is great but not essential - 6 months experience working in a similar setting - Empathetic people person who is non-judgemental and calm - Dedicated and committed with a “can-do” attitude If you meet the above specification then please get in touch ASAP, the successful applicant will be rewarded with: - Excellent rates of pay and additional supplements - Flexible working hours - Potential Permanent positions The successful applicant will be required to undergo an enhanced...

Adoption Social Worker – Care Planning and Family Finding Team Purpose of the Role To secure timely and effective permanence through adoption for children who cannot remain with their birth families. This role carries statutory responsibility for children from the point of Placement Order through to the granting of an Adoption Order, ensuring their welfare, safety, and emotional needs remain central throughout the process. Key Responsibilities Care Planning & Early Permanence Track children with a potential plan for adoption and provide specialist advice by attending Care Planning Meetings. Identify cases where Early Permanence may be appropriate, seek suitable families, and complete required documentation in partnership with the child’s allocated social worker. Explore the viability of sibling placements at the earliest opportunity and make timely referrals for recruitment and assessment of sibling adopters. Decision-Making & Family Finding Contribute to Agency...

Belmont Recruitment is currently seeking experienced Youth Engagement Outreach Workers join a reputable private charity in Lancashire on a contract basis. Working with young adults aged 18 to 25. You will lead on the delivery of high-quality provision across this distinct and diverse age rage with a focus on access, engagement, and support via a range of 1:1 and group interventions, inclusive of assessment & care planning, working holistically, in turn supporting the likelihood of a safer, healthier & happier life. Roles | Responsibilities - Building and maintaining positive working relationships with key community partners/stakeholders - Facilitating evidence-based outreach activities with young people & young adults, to a high standard of delivery - Engage in team meetings, service development days, and 1:1/group supervision in a meaningful way. - Experience of working within a community service setting - e.g., youth work, drug & alcohol, mental health,...

Belmont Recruitment is currently seeking experienced recovery workers to join a reputable private charity in Preston. This position offers an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful impact within the community on a rolling contract basis, with the potential for long-term engagement. The works with substance misuse clients and rough sleepers with the aim to prevent present and future homelessness through use of the residential service. The service uses interventions to aid the residents through their recovery with the use of a weekly timetable tailored to the individual clients, furthermore you will be working with external agencies to support the residents of the service through their journey and recovery. As a mixed case load Recovery Worker, you will be responsible for managing a caseload and delivering interventions primarily, along with individuals facing complex needs related to drug use. Your role will involve providing tailored support through recovery plans,...