Recovery Worker Ref: 0166Zs

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

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Birthday off for special occasions

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption

2 days volunteer leave per year

Pension scheme (auto-enrolment)

Blue Light Card benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Refer a Friend scheme £500 bonus

Job summary

WithYou in Bournemouth is seeking a compassionate Recovery Worker to support a diverse client group with high-quality recovery care. The role focuses on creating effective treatment plans, coordinating care, and delivering planned interventions with empathy and professionalism.

You will manage an active caseload, work in a frontline team, and uphold safe, respectful, person-centered practice. The position is full-time, 37.5 hours/week, with a starting salary of £26,250 rising to £30,900 as bands

Qualifications

• Experience working within health, social care, criminal justice or related setting.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to manage time effectively.
• Commitment to inclusive, respectful care and safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Keep clients safe and create a plan they can achieve with support.
• Check in with clients and review progress regularly.
• Maintain accurate and timely records of contacts and interventions.
• Collaborate with other social care providers to coordinate care.
• Support colleagues to deliver high-quality care across the service.
• Continuously reflect and learn to improve outcomes for clients.
• Deliver interventions and care coordination as part of the frontline team.

Job description

Are you a compassionate and motivated individual who wants to change people's lives? Our team in Bournemouth is looking for a Recovery Worker 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.

As a Recovery Worker, we offer a starting salary of £26,250, rising each year in line with our pay progression salary bands, to £30,900 per year.

We are look for full time Recovery Workers working 37.5 hours, Monday - Friday.

As an organisation we do not have a sponsorship license and are unable to provide sponsorship to live and work in the UK. As such candidates are required to hold the Right to Work for the duration of the contract you are applying for.

Our vibrant services in Bournemouth provide support to people concerned about their own or someone else's alcohol or drug use. The service is an integrated drug and alcohol service, delivering an asset based community approach to treatment. 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

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:

• 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
• continuously learning and reflecting to improve the outcomes for your clients
• supporting your colleagues across the service to deliver excellent care

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

• 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