Job Description

About the role

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 that 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.

Closing date: Sunday 2nd November

Join our team as a Recovery Worker in Wigan -

/Person Specification

Are you a compassionate and motivated individual who wants to change people's lives? Our team in Wigan

are looking for 3 Recovery Workers 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.

Our vibrant services in Wigan and Leigh provide support to people concerned about their own or someone else's alcohol or drug use. We have services in both Wigan and Leigh but much of our work is carried out in the local communities we serve. The service is an integrated drug and alcohol service, delivering an asset based community approach to treatment. We specialise in harm reduction and needle syringe provision, psycho social interventions, opioid substitution treatment, referral to detox and community interventions.

Check out what our Wigan and Leigh sites have to offer

here!

If you think this could be the career for you, take the first step and apply now to join our amazing team.

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.

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.

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.

You will work as part of a team with the aims of:

understanding your clients

keeping them safe

creating a plan they can achieve with your support

checking in with them and reviewing their progress

keeping accurate and timely records of your contact with them

working effectively with other social care providers e.g. Housing, to cover all aspects of their successful recovery

continuously learning and reflecting to improve the outcomes for your clients

supporting your colleagues across the service to deliver excellent care

As a Recovery Worker, we offer a starting salary of 25,000, rising each year in line with our pay progression salary bands, to 30,000 per year. For further details please reach out to a member of the recruitment team via recruitment@wearewithyou.org.uk.

Company 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

Essential Skills

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.

We are looking for a positive and motivated candidate who is able to communicate with a wide range of other professionals and in different settings. You will also be results driven, highly organised with excellent time management and caseload management skills including risk assessments, care plans and PSI 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.

To be successful in this role, you will:

have attained ONC/NVQ level 3 or be willing to achieve this within 12 months

have some experience of working in a health, social care or related setting

have the ability to build and maintain effective relationships with clients and colleagues alike

be able to work effectively in a team, supporting others when needed

be resilient under pressure and able to prioritise your work

have good oral and written communication skills

be comfortable using IT and digital media

be organised and able to manage your time effectively

able to be flexible with your working hours on occasion

be happy to support other WithYou locations when needed

if you are successful in your application, you will be required to provide three years' worth of references and, where applicable, undergo an enhanced DBS check.

Creating an Inclusive Environment

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 vision of a future where everyone lives a life free from the harm associated with drugs and alcohol. 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. With You 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.