Outreach Recovery Worker

We Are With You; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Birthday leave

Parental leave

Volunteer leave

Pension

Blue Light Card

Flexible working

Refer a Friend £500 bonus

Job summary

We Are With You is recruiting an Outreach Recovery Worker for a community-based role in Scunthorpe, UK. The position is 37.5 hours per week, with a starting salary of £26,250 increasing to £30,900 through pay bands. A driving licence and access to your own vehicle are required to operate in the community.

Applications should include a CV and cover letter explaining suitability. The role involves managing active caseloads, engaging clients facing barriers to services, and delivering respectful,

Qualifications

• Compassionate, motivated; ability to build meaningful relationships.
• Experience in health, social care, criminal justice or related settings.
• Excellent communication, organised and collaborative.

Responsibilities

• Manage an active caseload of clients and provide compassionate, equitable support.

Skills

Relationship building

Communication skills

Teamwork

Job description

Job summary

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: 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: Monday 2nd November.

About the role

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.

Job responsibilities

Manage an active caseload of clients, engaging them who face challenges accessing services while providing compassionate, equitable support and ensuring they’re treated with respect and dignity.

Essential qualifications

• 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.

Experience

• 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.

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-enrolment 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

Equal opportunities & diversity

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.

Requirements

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.

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.

Employer details

We Are With You

Scunthorpe

DN15 6EA

United Kingdom