The Alcohol & Drug Service

Substance Misuse Groupworker

The closing date is 29 September 2025

Job summary

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 an extremely exciting time to be working in the drug and alcohol field with significant new career opportunities being created.

Main duties of the job

The groupwork team is a growing and emerging team that deliver structured evidence-based group and 1:1 work with service users across various settings. The team provide groups both face to face and virtually to service users. The programme is designed around recognised cycle of change and recovery building model. An important part of this service is to engage with the wider local community and develop recovery and care for service users in their communities. An accredited mentor programme is also delivered by the team for people wishing to volunteer.

About us

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 35 years. ADS works in partnership with the NHS and therefore our services are often delivered under their own identities.

About ADS

For over 30 years, we have delivered effective interventions in towns and cities. Weve 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 weve 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.

Date posted

08 September 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£24,531 to £27,603 a year Dependant on experience.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0261-25-0020

Job locations

Aspire Doncaster Drug & Alcohol Team

Thorne Road

Doncaster

South Yorkshire

DN1 2EZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

To support service users in gaining understanding and insight into their own recovery by evidenced based one to one and group work.

Principal accountabilities

Conduct initial and ongoing risk/need assessments and implement risk management/care plans in line with policies and procedures.

To provide group facilitation across the service on a daily basis.

To support to the effective operation of group work, reviewing and improving them where required, and arranging external agencies to conduct sessions.

Undertake diary management, using own diary and the shared team outlook diary.

To liaise with a range of professionals verbally and written to inform of service users progress where required.

To induct service users onto the groups and use appropriate paperwork.

To contribute to the maintenance of effective communications across the service by receiving and giving accurate messages/information to all levels of staff, service users and other professionals who make contact with the team.

Maintain the security and confidentiality of information, ensuring that such information is handled with discretion and maintained securely in the appropriate systems.

To keep up to date case notes, in line with policy, ensuring all interactions regarding service users are documented.

To provide advice and information to service users about the range of services on offer both within the statutory and non-statutory sector and assist service users in accessing these.

To provide one to one support sessions for service users participating in group work

Undertake data collection, inputting and data transfer as required.

To deliver support activities and interventions alongside peers and volunteers

To assist in the delivery of peer mentor training across the service where appropriate

Deliver training to peer mentors and volunteers.

To work in collaboration with other internal and external partners, to offer a range of support to service users. Group worker (L2) Page 3 of 8 Undertake screening for Drug and Alcohol use

To contribute fully to meetings, in particular feeding back on service users progress.

To communicate concerns regarding service users children and safeguarding concerns

To report as soon as practicable any incidents, complaints or grievances

Positively promote the service

Full details available via ADS vacancy website:

https://ads-uk.org/work-for-us/