Outreach Recovery Worker

Withyou; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Birthday day off

Enhanced parental/maternity leave

2 days paid volunteer leave

Auto-enrollment pension

Blue Light Card access

Flexible working

Refer a Friend £500 bonus

Job summary

WithYou is seeking an Outreach Recovery Worker in Scunthorpe to provide hands-on, community-based support for people facing drug, alcohol and mental health challenges. You will manage an active caseload and work with a diverse client group, ensuring dignity and respect in every interaction.

The role is permanent, 37.5 hours per week, requiring a driving licence and access to your own vehicle. Salary starts at £26,250 per year and progresses to £30,900 with pay bands.

Qualifications

• Compassionate and motivated individual with ability to build meaningful relationships.
• Experience in health, social care, criminal justice or related sector is desirable.
• Strong customer service and client engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage an active caseload and engage clients in accessing services.
• Provide high-quality, respectful support to diverse client groups.
• Collaborate with team to ensure a consistent, responsive service.

Skills

Empathy

Caseload management

Communication

Teamwork

Organised

Job description

About the Role

Closing date: Monday 2nd November

Join our team as an Outreach Recovery Worker in Scunthorpe - Job Description/Person Specification

Our team in Scunthorpe is looking for an Outreach Recovery Worker to join them in providing high-quality support to a diverse client group. If you are enthusiastic, creative and passionate about helping others, we’d love to hear from you. You can read more about our services in Scunthorpe here.

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

We are seeking a dedicated Outreach Recovery Worker to play a key role in engaging clients who face challenges accessing services. This is a hands‑on, community‑based role that requires compassion, persistence and a deep commitment to equity and inclusion. You will manage an active caseload, connecting quickly with clients and ensuring they’re always treated with respect and dignity.

This is a permanent position, working 37.5 hours per week. As this role will involve community‑based work, a driving licence and access to your own vehicle is required.

As a Recovery Worker, we offer a starting salary of £26,250 per annum, rising each year in line with our pay progression salary bands, to £30,900 per annum. For further details please reach out to a member of the recruitment team via [e-mail].

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.

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. 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.

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 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.

Please note that you will be required to provide 3 years worth of references and where applicable, undergo an enhanced DBS check, to be considered for a role at WithYou.

Please review our recruitment FAQs before submitting your application.

Internal Applicants - please note that fixed term roles will be offered as secondments.

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 once your recommended friend has been employed for 6 months