Residential Support Worker
| Posting date: | 05 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £24,570 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 March 2026 |
| Location: | DE14 1BX |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Burton Addiction Centre Ltds |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Burton Addiction and O’Connor Centres is an award winning organisation which offers support to individuals with drug and alcohol problems in a range of settings including detoxification and residential rehabilitation, recovery housing, social enterprises and community based therapeutic services.
We are one of the top performing abstinence based residential drug and alcohol abuse rehabilitation centres in the UK and we have a number of great opportunities to support you to grow your experience in a health and social care setting and develop your knowledge in the field of substance misuse, addition and recovery:
How would you like to put your caring skills, dynamic personality and can-do attitude to good use?
By joining our team, you will not have a ‘job’ but you will have a career built with the knowledge that you are making a positive difference to people with substance misuse addiction by developing and supporting them to achieve their dreams, outcomes and aspirations.
Job description
Based in our residential unit which are spacious, 36 bed comfortable houses in elegant listed buildings, we offer a safe, friendly environment where are clients are encouraged to support each other.
We are looking for that special kind of person who can communicate well with people and is motivated to make a difference in people's lives providing emotional and psychosocial support.
Working on a rota basis the objective of this role is to enable clients to live safely and securely within BAC O’Connor Centre accommodation and to build, develop and utilise independent living skills in order to re-integrate back into the community.
The main duties include:
· Induct new clients into the BAC O'Connor Centre, providing them with the information they need when they join us.
· Complete the paperwork with the clients including care plans/risk assessments
· Ensure all processes are followed when a client is admitted.
Ø To be considered you will have…
· An understanding of drug and alcohol addiction and the recovery process
· Excellent communication skills
· Ability to form positive relations with service users and colleagues
· Desire to support people to become contributing members of their society and to lead a healthy happy life
About You - we are looking for someone who
Is honest, dependable and reliable
Is Passionate about supporting people to achieve their goals
Values diversity and celebrates differences
Displays compassion
Thrives when working as part of a team but also enjoys working on your own
The salary offered includes holiday premium.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and we expect our employees and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful applicant will be subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar an applicant from working for us; the nature of a disclosed conviction and its relevance to the post in question will be considered in all circumstances
We are committed to the fair treatment of our staff, potential staff or users of our services, regardless of age; disability; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race; religion or belief; sex; sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnerships, social class or economic status.
We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of substance misuse
***NO AGENCIES***
We are one of the top performing abstinence based residential drug and alcohol abuse rehabilitation centres in the UK and we have a number of great opportunities to support you to grow your experience in a health and social care setting and develop your knowledge in the field of substance misuse, addition and recovery:
How would you like to put your caring skills, dynamic personality and can-do attitude to good use?
By joining our team, you will not have a ‘job’ but you will have a career built with the knowledge that you are making a positive difference to people with substance misuse addiction by developing and supporting them to achieve their dreams, outcomes and aspirations.
Job description
Based in our residential unit which are spacious, 36 bed comfortable houses in elegant listed buildings, we offer a safe, friendly environment where are clients are encouraged to support each other.
We are looking for that special kind of person who can communicate well with people and is motivated to make a difference in people's lives providing emotional and psychosocial support.
Working on a rota basis the objective of this role is to enable clients to live safely and securely within BAC O’Connor Centre accommodation and to build, develop and utilise independent living skills in order to re-integrate back into the community.
The main duties include:
· Induct new clients into the BAC O'Connor Centre, providing them with the information they need when they join us.
· Complete the paperwork with the clients including care plans/risk assessments
· Ensure all processes are followed when a client is admitted.
Ø To be considered you will have…
· An understanding of drug and alcohol addiction and the recovery process
· Excellent communication skills
· Ability to form positive relations with service users and colleagues
· Desire to support people to become contributing members of their society and to lead a healthy happy life
About You - we are looking for someone who
Is honest, dependable and reliable
Is Passionate about supporting people to achieve their goals
Values diversity and celebrates differences
Displays compassion
Thrives when working as part of a team but also enjoys working on your own
The salary offered includes holiday premium.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and we expect our employees and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful applicant will be subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar an applicant from working for us; the nature of a disclosed conviction and its relevance to the post in question will be considered in all circumstances
We are committed to the fair treatment of our staff, potential staff or users of our services, regardless of age; disability; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race; religion or belief; sex; sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnerships, social class or economic status.
We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of substance misuse
***NO AGENCIES***