Impact-Driven Recovery Navigator

Waythrough View All Jobs; Wimborne Minster; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days' annual leave

Pension scheme with employer contrib.

Life assurance

Enhanced sick pay

Birthday leave

Professional fee reimbursement

24/7 online GP access

Employee assistance programme

Cycle to Work scheme

Job summary

Waythrough is recruiting a Recovery Navigator in England to provide person-centred support to individuals affected by drug and alcohol use, guiding them from engagement and treatment toward sustainable recovery. You will manage a caseload, develop and review recovery plans, and work with colleagues, partner agencies, families and professionals.

This role involves risk assessments, safeguarding, recording progress in online systems, delivering psychosocial interventions, and contributing to SPOC

Qualifications

• Experience of supporting people with drug and/or alcohol-related needs in health, social care or community settings.
• Experience of managing a caseload and developing person-centred recovery plans.
• Ability to carry out assessments and identify appropriate support and interventions.
• Understanding of safeguarding, risk assessment and risk management.
• Knowledge of harm reduction and recovery-focused approaches.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team with external partner agencies.
• Good organisational skills to manage competing priorities and maintain records.
• Confidence delivering one-to-one and group interventions.
• Commitment to continuous professional development and to our values of Kindness, Courage and Respect.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of service users, developing, implementing and regularly reviewing personalised recovery and treatment plans.
• Complete triage, screening and comprehensive assessments to identify individual needs and appropriate interventions.
• Contribute to the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) and other service functions as required.
• Provide effective case management, including completing risk assessments, risk management plans and safeguarding assessments.
• Maintain accurate and timely records using the relevant online case management systems.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, partner agencies and other professionals to support positive outcomes.
• Deliver one-to-one and group-based psychosocial interventions tailored to individual and local needs.
• Support service users to access treatment, community resources and opportunities that strengthen recovery and social connections.
• Work positively with families, carers and significant others, where appropriate, to reduce the impact of drug and alcohol-related harm on family life.
• Identify safeguarding concerns and take appropriate action in line with organisational and local safeguarding procedures.
• Contribute to harm-reduction activities, including drug screening, BBV testing, immunisation services and community needle exchange provision, where appropriate.
• Provide tailored drug and alcohol harm-reduction advice and interventions.
• Promote visible recovery and ensure peer-support opportunities are accessible and relevant to service users.
• Participate in reviews, team meetings, supervision, training and ongoing professional development.
• Work in accordance with relevant legislation, policies, procedures and Waythrough's clinical governance framework.

Skills

Experience with drug and/or alcohol‑re

Job description

Waythrough is recruiting a Recovery Navigator in England to provide person-centred support to individuals affected by drug and alcohol use, guiding them from engagement and treatment toward sustainable recovery. You will manage a caseload, develop and review recovery plans, and work with colleagues, partner agencies, families and professionals.

This role involves risk assessments, safeguarding, recording progress in online systems, delivering psychosocial interventions, and contributing to SPOC