Recovery Worker, Young People & Families (Part Time Ref:0012ZD)

We Are With You

The closing date is 06 April 2025

Job summary

Are you a compassionate and motivated individual who wants to change people's lives? Our team in Bournemouth is looking for a part time Recovery Worker to join them 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

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. In this role you will focus on delivery in the Families and Carers part of our service, facilitating peer support groups and 1:1 support. Evening sessions are held weekly on Mondays. 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 £31,762 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

oc-1741964881-DSSOY

Job locations

Bournemouth

BH1 1JU

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 6th April 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 Recovery Worker - Young People and Families in Bournemouth. 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. This is a part time role working 30 hours per week, Monday evening 18:15 - 20:30 and occasional Saturday working on a rota basis may be required. The salary for the position is £23,821 - £31,762 per annum pro rata. 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 driving license and access to a vehicle is essential for this position.
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 have the ability to deliver parenting and behaviour management support to families and be able to coach, mentor and motivate families to make and sustain change.
You will have experience of working with and supporting families and the ability to work with young people, parents and families in the family home and other community locations, supporting families during difficult situations.
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 driving license and access to a vehicle is essential for this position.
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 have the ability to deliver parenting and behaviour management support to families and be able to coach, mentor and motivate families to make and sustain change.
You will have experience of working with and supporting families and the ability to work with young people, parents and families in the family home and other community locations, supporting families during difficult situations.
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.