Recovery Worker - Substance Misuse (0014ZD)

We Are With You

The closing date is 30 March 2025

Job summary

Are you a compassionate and motivated individual who wants to change people's lives? Our team in Stoke-on-Trent is looking for a Recovery Worker to join their Assertive Outreach team in providing high-quality recovery care to a diverse client group. If you are enthusiastic, creative and passionate about helping others, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

As a Recovery Worker you will be providing support and advice to people who are experiencing difficulties due to substance misuse. You will be working within a highly skilled and knowledgeable multi-disciplinary team who will support you in your development and your ability to deliver the best care you can to our service users. 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're always treated with respect and dignity.

About us

WithYou provides free and confidential support, without judgement, to more than 100,000 people every year experiencing challenges with drugs, alcohol and mental health across England and Scotland. Our name reflects who we are - a positive place where people can progress, connect with others and get friendly, expert help in a way that's right for them. Our staff team changes lives. If you're passionate about helping people get the support they need for issues with drugs, alcohol and mental health, we'd love to hear from you.

Date posted

17 March 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£23,821 to £26,000 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

oc-1741964143-UBTR8

Job locations

Stoke-on-Trent

ST1 5BY

Job description

Job responsibilities

All applicants must submit a CV along with a cover letter explaining why they should be considered for this role. Applications will not be accepted without a cover letter. Please note the closing date is the 30th March 2025. This role may close earlier than the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Join our team as a Recovery Worker in Stoke-on-Trent. As a leading charity supporting people with drug, alcohol, and mental health challenges, we operate over 80 services across England and Scotland, providing free and confidential support to more than 100,000 people each year. Find out more about us here. Job Opportunity 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 to guide them on their path to recovery. The right person should be a self-starter, enthusiastic, motivated, caring and creative ideally with experience of working in a substance misuse environment. We are determined and always professional in our approach to each and every case and we never judge - we're just here to help. This role is full time and fixed term until March 2026. The salary for this position is £23,821 - £26,000 per annum. The position involves some Saturday working on a rota basis. If you think this could be the career for you, take the first step and apply now to join our amazing team. Benefits

28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

An extra day off for your birthday or a special occasion of your choice

Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave

2 days paid volunteer leave per year

Auto-enrollment into We Are With You's pension scheme

Access to a Blue Light Card - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brands

Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeing

We have an excellent Refer a Friend scheme which offers you a £500 bonus for any recommendations, any role! Our scheme allows you to recommend your friends and family to work with us and earn a £500 bonus payment for every successful referral you make. Please note, the Refer a Friend scheme is only applicable if your recommended friend completes their 6 months probation period

DE&I As an organisation, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our staff. We know that representing the communities we serve is key to us meeting our goals of radically improving people's lives. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring, and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people, people of all ages and armed forces veterans. As part of our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant, we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates that are veterans and meet all the essential criteria for a role. WithYou is also a Disability Confident Employer, and we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with a disability and meet all the essential criteria for a role. If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.

Job description

Job responsibilities

28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

An extra day off for your birthday or a special occasion of your choice

Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave

2 days paid volunteer leave per year

Auto-enrollment into We Are With You's pension scheme

Access to a Blue Light Card - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brands

Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeing

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

A full job description and person specification are available on request by emailing recruitment@wearewithyou.org.uk.

Experience

Essential

We're looking for a compassionate and motivated individual, with an exceptional ability to build meaningful relationships.
You will have demonstrable experience working within the health, social care, criminal justice or other specialist setting, or a clear motivation for wanting to work in the drug and alcohol sector.
A successful track record of providing efficient and reliable customer service is essential.
You will be highly organised, have excellent communication skills, and be able to manage your time effectively.
You will work collaboratively as part of a team to ensure a high-quality service is maintained.
You will also have a proven ability to carry out comprehensive assessments, assess risk, devise care plans and deliver evidence based interventions.
Above all, we are looking for someone who is passionate about what we do and has a positive and engaging approach to our clients and key stakeholders.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

A full job description and person specification are available on request by emailing recruitment@wearewithyou.org.uk.

Experience

Essential

We're looking for a compassionate and motivated individual, with an exceptional ability to build meaningful relationships.
You will have demonstrable experience working within the health, social care, criminal justice or other specialist setting, or a clear motivation for wanting to work in the drug and alcohol sector.
A successful track record of providing efficient and reliable customer service is essential.
You will be highly organised, have excellent communication skills, and be able to manage your time effectively.
You will work collaboratively as part of a team to ensure a high-quality service is maintained.
You will also have a proven ability to carry out comprehensive assessments, assess risk, devise care plans and deliver evidence based interventions.
Above all, we are looking for someone who is passionate about what we do and has a positive and engaging approach to our clients and key stakeholders.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.