Recovery Worker

About the role

As a Recovery Worker you will be providing support and advice to people who are experiencing difficulties due to substance misuse. Our Recovery Workers play a vital role in supporting clients to identify their goals, ambitions, and passions. You'll work with them to create the best treatment plan for their needs and guide them on their path to recovery.

This is a frontline role at WithYou, where you will provide continuity of care through effective partnership working, care coordination, key work responsibilities, and intervention delivery. You will manage an active caseload, connecting quickly with clients and ensuring they are treated with respect and dignity.

This is a full time permanent role, working 37.5 hours per week, including some Saturday work on a rota basis. The starting salary is £26,250 per annum, rising each year in line with our pay progression salary bands up to £30,900 per annum. For further details please reach out to a member of the recruitment team via .

Responsibilities

• Provide support and advice to clients experiencing substance misuse difficulties.
• Support clients to identify goals, ambitions, and passions.
• Collaborate with clients to create personalized treatment plans.
• Guide clients on their recovery journey.
• Offer continuity of care through partnership working and care coordination.
• Manage an active caseload and respond quickly to client needs.
• Treat all clients with respect and dignity.
• Work within a highly skilled multidisciplinary team to deliver high quality care.

Qualifications & Experience

• Compassionate and motivated with exceptional ability to build meaningful relationships.
• Demonstrated experience working within health, social care, criminal justice or other specialist settings, or a clear motivation for working in the drug and alcohol sector.
• Successful track record providing efficient, reliable customer service.
• Highly organised with excellent communication skills and effective time management.
• Ability to carry out comprehensive assessments, assess risk, devise care plans, and deliver evidence based interventions.
• Positive and engaging approach to clients and key stakeholders.

Benefits

• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays.
• One extra day off for your birthday or a special occasion of your choice.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
• Two days paid volunteer leave per year.
• Auto enrolment into the We Are With You pension scheme.
• Access to a Blue Light Card for savings on high street and online brands.
• Flexible working opportunities and access to wellbeing services and resources.
• Refer a Friend scheme offering a £500 bonus for each successful referral after 6 months probation.

EEO & Inclusivity

We are committed to building an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our staff. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people, people of all ages and armed forces veterans. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for veterans and for candidates with a disability. If you have a disability, learning difficulty or a medical condition that may affect your selection process, we will make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required to confirm no disqualifying criminal convictions.