Recovery Coordinator – Opiate Team

Volunteer Centre; Leeds; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in the recovery sector is seeking a Recovery Coordinator for maternity cover until December 2025. This role involves supporting and empowering individuals on their recovery journeys through structured treatment and interventions, focusing on harm reduction and engagement in recovery programs. The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of substance misuse and the skills to operate in a collaborative team environment, providing essential support to service users.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement (27 days, increasing to 32 after 1 year)

Annual leave purchase scheme

Enhanced occupational sick pay

Death in service benefit

Eye care vouchers

Flexible working and family friendly policies

Qualifications

• Knowledge of substance misuse and recovery.
• Experience in managing and prioritising workload.
• Understanding of safeguarding practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide support and encouragement to service users in recovery.
• Motivate and guide clients to engage with recovery programmes.
• Deliver high-quality interventions and support.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Time Management

Understanding of Substance Misuse

Group Facilitation

Job description

Recovery Coordinator (Opiate Team) – Maternity Cover until December 2025

Location:3 Armley Court, Leeds, LS12 2LB
Working hours: 37 hours Monday-Friday, there is an expectation to work until 7pm once per week (time will be owed back)

About the role…
As aRecovery Coordinator, you will be a vital part of the team, providing support and encouragement to service users at all stages of their recovery journey. Our services range from harm reduction for those at the start of their recovery, through to brief and extended interventions, as well as structured treatment for individuals requiring more focused support.

You will motivate, guide, and empower service users to engage with our recovery programmes and achieve their recovery goals.

About you…
We’re looking for an individual with a real passion for working in a recovery focused environment. You’ll hold some transferable skills, ideally from working in a similar environment or sector.

You will also have:

• A knowledge and understanding of substance misuse and recovery.
• Experience of managing, planning, and prioritising your own workload, delivering work of a high standard
• An understanding of safeguarding
• An understanding of group working, group dynamics and group facilitation.
• Excellent communication, organisation, and time management skills
• The ability to work well in a team environment alongside a range of people and organisations.

Full training and support will be offered in all aspects of this role.

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The salary advertised above demonstrates the full earning potential for this role, starting salaries will allow for pay progression within the pay band.

Who are we…
Waythrough launched in October 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Our vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value. We tackle poverty and disadvantage in communities, through mental health, drug and alcohol, housing and related support.

We have almost 200 services around England – and nearly 3,500 amazing staff and volunteers who run them. Every year our services support around 125,000 people.

Bringing together two big organisations is not a small task and it’ll take a while to fully integrate our systems, processes and approaches. That’s why you will notice the jobs here are still branded ‘Humankind’. Next year we’ll be fully integrating our recruitment systems but for now they are separate.

What can Waythrough offer you…
️ Generous annual leave entitlement (27 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 32 after 1 years’ service)
Annual leave purchase scheme
Enhanced occupational sick pay
% Enhanced employer contribution to your workplace pension
Death in service benefit
️ Free Will writing
Eyecare vouchers
️ Blue light card discount
Fantastic learning and development opportunities, including free training courses
Work-life balance- flexible working and family friendly policies
️ Happy, Healthy You! – our wellbeing offers for our workforce
Employee Assist Programme and Waythrough Support Networks

Waythrough is an equal opportunities employer
We value unique perspectives and experiences that everyone can bring, and fully understand the strength in diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, regardless of race, gender, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability. If you have a genuine passion for working for us, we want to hear for you. We also welcome applications from people with lived experience with substance use. If you require support with your application, please contact the Recruitment Team at [e-mail]