Substance Misuse Social Worker - community teams

The Alcohol and Drug Service • Full-time • Doncaster, Yorkshire • 1m ago

The Alcohol & Drug Service (ADS) are a registered charity who have been transforming the lives of people affected by drugs and alcohol misuse for over 40 years.

Aspire is a partnership between ADS and Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH). It combines the strengths of both NHS provision under the leadership of a consultant with the strengths of the voluntary sector provided by ADS. The partnership has worked together for over 20 years providing Drug and Alcohol Services to our local communities. It is a forward thinking and innovative partnership that works closely with the recovery communities it serves to provide flexible, responsive services which offer the best possible outcomes for its service users and community it serves.

It is a very exciting time to be working in the drug and alcohol field with significant new career developments.

The community teams are the strong core element of the service that focuses on longer term case management and improved outcomes for adults with issues around all substances. It has a strong key working and care plan approach and includes supporting specialist prescribed interventions and harm reduction from our prescribing team, focusing on supporting people to lead fulfilling lives within their local communities.

If you are a qualified and registered Social Worker, with experience or an interest in working with substance users we would like to hear from you.

For newly qualified Social Workers we support the ASYE programme.

To arrange an informal discussion with Claire Beevers, contact Tel: 03000 213 900

Interviews will be held in Doncaster on 04 December 2025.

PLEASE NOTE: The successful candidate must, by the commencement of employment, have the right to work in the UK.

In return, ADS are offering:

- Salary £25905 - £31611 depending on experience.
- Generous annual leave, 29 days annual leave per annum, rising to 31 after 2 years’ service and 34 after 5; plus, Public Holidays
- Attractive Pension Package (6% employer contribution)
- Health Scheme
- Training opportunities in line with the personalised learning and development plan
- Enhanced sick pay.
- Along with joining ADS at a time of exciting and fast-growing change.

Check out our benefits: https://adsbenefits-uk.org/benefits

Working at ADS is more than a job, it’s an investment of time to make a difference to the lives of people with substance misuse issues and their families.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The ADS is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity. We promote the fair and equal treatment of potential and existing employees and service users.

These will also be advertised as Case Managers to widen the pool of candidates

About ADS

For over 30 years, we have delivered effective interventions in towns and cities. We’ve helped thousands of local people on the road to recovery, across Humberside, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, as we help the national strategy on a local basis.

The Alcohol & Drug Service is a charity (Registered Charity 1108595; and a Company Limited by Guarantee, Company No. 05375809). The majority of our funding comes through contracts with statutory commissioners such as Local Authorities and the NHS, but we receive valuable income from charitable grants and individual fundraising efforts which supports many of our most innovative services. We are governed by a Board of Trustees.

We ensure that the organisation is run well and we are a part of the Investors in People scheme, a quality framework which is independently audited. We currently hold the Silver award.

But, even though we’ve been transforming the lives of people affected by drugs or alcohol misuse for over 30 years, some people may not have heard of us. This is because we always work in partnership – and often deliver our services and projects which have their own names/identities.

Our Values

We believe that honesty underpins all that we do. We seek to improve our services and in order to identify lessons we must be honest with ourselves regarding our performance.

We believe that trust is the foundation of an effective partnership approach and that partnership is the defining characteristic of our relationship with service users, employees and those who purchase services from us.

We believe that there is strength in diversity and that through embracing diversity new solutions and innovations are born.

We believe that in order to encourage diversity fairness, a non-judgemental approach and transparency are vital.

We believe that our sole raison d’être is to deliver effective services to service users and carers.

We believe that no two people are the same, as a result personalised solutions are required and to achieve this people must be treat as individuals and services must be flexible in meeting their needs.

We believe that with the right support service users are able to identify and implement changes which will enhance their lives.

We believe that evidence based services that are continuously developing in the light of experience produce the most effective outcomes for service users.

We believe that the effective use of resources and a value for money approach will maximise the number of service users we are able to support.

We believe that the best services are delivered by people who care about what they do.

We believe that hope and belief are nurtured in others when they encounter people who care.

Benefits

Training opportunities

Enhanced sick pay

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