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Substance Misuse Social Worker – Outreach Team

The Alcohol & Drug Service

Full-time

Doncaster

Salary £26682 - £32559 depending on experience.

The Alcohol & Drug Service (ADS) is a registered charity who have been transforming the lives of people affected by problematic drugs and alcohol use 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 the community.

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

The outreach team acts as a crucial first point of contact for rough sleepers and the hard-to-reach in the community, as well as those with complex or physical health needs and will engage and support them to enter the treatment system.

The team make referrals and advocate with wider local community services including housing, social services, benefits, and healthcare.

The successful candidate will deliver harm reduction advice and interventions on overdose prevention and blood borne viruses, undertake an assessment of need and devise a holistic care package, helping service users achieve sustainable recovery outcomes.

You will be required to work flexibly to meet the needs of this group.

If you have a non-judgemental attitude, resilience and patience and you are a qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England and hold a and L3 Tackling Substance Misuse or equivalent qualification we would like to hear from you.

We provide a comprehensive package of accredited qualifications and for newly qualified Social Workers we support the ASYE programme.

We also provide placement opportunities to Social Work students and therefore develop our Social Workers to be Practice Educators.

Interviews will be held in Doncaster on 01 June 2026.

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

In return, ADS are offering:

- 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.
- Social Work registration paid.
- Along with joining ADS at a time of exciting and fast-growing change.

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.

To apply please click on the link provided.