Substance Misuse Social Worker - Community Team
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Make a positive change – work for The Alcohol & Drug Service
Substance Misuse Social Worker – Community Team
The Alcohol & Drug Service
Full-time
Doncaster
Salary £26682 - £32559 depending on experience.
Join a Team That Changes Lives
For more than 40 years, the Alcohol & Drug Service (ADS), a registered charity, has been helping people overcome the challenges of drug and alcohol misuse, supporting individuals, families, and communities to build healthier, brighter futures.
About Aspire
Aspire is a long-standing partnership between ADS and Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH), bringing together the expertise of both the voluntary sector and NHS services. Led by experienced clinical professionals, including consultant leadership, Aspire combines compassionate, person-centred support with high-quality clinical care.
For over 20 years, the partnership has delivered innovative and effective drug and alcohol services across local communities. Working closely with recovery communities, Aspire is committed to providing flexible, responsive, and recovery-focused services that empower people to achieve lasting positive change.
An Exciting Time to Join the Sector
The drug and alcohol field is experiencing significant investment and development, creating exciting opportunities for career progression, innovation, and professional growth.
Our Community Teams are at the heart of the service, providing long-term case management and support for adults experiencing issues with substance use. Through a strong key-working and care-planning approach, the teams deliver personalised support, specialist prescribing interventions, and harm reduction services, helping people lead healthier, more fulfilling lives within their communities.
About You
We are keen to hear from qualified and registered Social Workers who have experience of, or a genuine interest in, supporting people affected by substance misuse.
For newly qualified Social Workers, we proudly support the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) programme, providing a strong foundation for your career development.
Interview Information
Interviews will be held in Doncaster on 14 July 2026.
Please note: Successful candidates must have the right to work in the UK before commencing employment.
What We Offer
In return for your skills and commitment, ADS offers:
- Salary of £26682- £32559, dependent on experience
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- 29 days annual leave, increasing to 31 days after 2 years' service and 34 days after 5 years, plus Public Holidays
- Attractive pension scheme with a 6% employer contribution
- Health Scheme
- Tailored training and development opportunities aligned to your personal learning plan
- Enhanced sick pay
- The opportunity to join ADS during a period of exciting growth and transformation
Make a Real Difference
Working at ADS is more than just a job—it's an opportunity to transform lives. Every day, you'll help individuals and families affected by substance misuse take positive steps towards recovery, independence, and wellbeing.
Please note: The successful candidate must have the right to work in the UK before commencing employment.
To apply please click on the link provided.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
ADS is an equal opportunities employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We promote fairness, equality, and respect for all employees, applicants, and service users.
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Unsere Tipps für Ihre Bewerbung
5 recommandations générées par notre IA pour maximiser vos chances.
⭐ Highlight your Social Work England registration prominently at the top of your CV — the advert explicitly requires qualified and registered Social Workers.
📊 Quantify your caseload experience: e.g. "Managed a caseload of 30 adults with complex substance misuse needs, achieving 75% care plan completion within target timescales."
🎯 Tailor your personal statement to reference harm reduction and recovery-focused practice specifically, as these are named service pillars of the Aspire partnership.
🌐 If you are newly qualified, explicitly mention ASYE eligibility and any placement experience in drug, alcohol, or community health settings — ADS actively supports the ASYE programme.
🤝 Reference any partnership or multi-agency working experience (e.g. NHS, voluntary sector, housing) as Aspire is a joint ADS–RDaSH NHS Foundation Trust model.
Bullets CV suggérés
3 bullets générés par notre IA pour cette offre, alignés sur ses mots-clés ATS.
Ajoutez ces 3 bullets sous votre expérience la plus récente :
- •Managed a caseload of 28 adults with complex substance misuse needs, completing 90% of statutory care plan reviews within agreed timescales across a 12-month period.
- •Delivered harm reduction interventions and key-working sessions for 15 clients per week, contributing to a 30% reduction in A&E presentations within the team's community cohort.
- •Supported 4 newly qualified Social Workers through ASYE reflective supervision, achieving 100% successful completion of the programme within the first year.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
The Aspire partnership's 20-year track record of delivering recovery-focused drug and alcohol services in Doncaster is exactly the environment in which I want to develop my social work career — which is why I am applying for the Substance Misuse Social Worker role with the Alcohol & Drug Service. My commitment to person-centred care planning and harm reduction aligns directly with the community team's key-working model described in your advert.
My background in community social work has equipped me with practical experience managing complex caseloads, conducting risk assessments, and collaborating within multi-disciplinary teams. I have developed care plans for adults facing multiple disadvantages, including substance misuse, mental health challenges, and housing instability, consistently working to empower individuals toward lasting recovery.
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Wahrscheinliche Interviewfragen
10 questions générées à partir de cette offre.
Technische
- ›How do you approach developing a care plan for an adult with complex drug and alcohol misuse needs?
- ›What harm reduction strategies have you applied or studied in a substance misuse or community social work context?
- ›How do you manage risk assessments for clients with co-occurring mental health and substance misuse issues?
- ›Can you explain the ASYE framework and how it supports newly qualified Social Workers in specialist settings?
- ›How would you work alongside prescribing clinicians within a multi-disciplinary team to coordinate a client's treatment plan?
Verhaltensbezogene
- ›Tell me about a time you supported someone through a significant personal crisis — what was your approach and what was the outcome?
- ›Describe a situation where you had to adapt your communication style to engage a client who was initially resistant to support.
- ›Give an example of when you managed a complex caseload under pressure — how did you prioritise and what was the result?
- ›Tell me about a time you worked in partnership with another organisation or professional to achieve a better outcome for a service user.
- ›Describe a situation where you identified a safeguarding concern — what steps did you take and what did you learn from the experience?
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Tell me about a time you supported someone through a significant personal crisis — what was your approach and what was the outcome?
Tell me about a time you worked in partnership with another organisation or professional to achieve a better outcome for a service user.