Recovery Worker, Weston-Super-Mare Ref:0188Zs

We Are With You; Weston-super-Mare; In loco; GBP 26.000 - 31.000; Tempo pieno

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We Are With You in Weston-super-Mare is seeking a Recovery Worker to provide high-quality support to people facing drug, alcohol and mental health challenges. You will join a skilled multi-disciplinary team and help clients identify goals and develop tailored care plans.

This is a full-time role (37.5 hours/week) with a 9:00–17:00 schedule, and a part-time option at 22.5 hours/week. Salary starts at £26,250 pro rata and progresses to £30,900.

Competenze

• Strong communication with a wide range of people.
• Experience in health, social care, or related setting.
• Experience delivering services in a community setting.
• Knowledge of evidence-based interventions and care coordination.

Mansioni

• Provide support and advice to people facing substance misuse challenges.
• Identify goals and help create tailored treatment plans.
• Deliver continuity of care through partnership working and interventions.
• Contribute to care coordination and day-to-day client support.

Conoscenze

Communication with diverse groups

Time management

Community health experience

Interventions delivery knowledge

Relationship building

Resilience under pressure

Flexibility with hours

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Job summary

Join us as a Recovery Worker in Weston-super-Mare.

Our team in Weston-super-Mare are recruiting for Recovery Workers to join their team in providing high quality recovery care to a diverse service user group. If you are an enthusiastic and creative individual and are passionate about changing peoples lives for the better, we would love to hear from you.

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 on our website.

Please refer to the linked Job Description to support your application.

As a Recovery Worker, we offer a starting salary of £26,250 pro rata, per annum. The salary for this role is on an incremental scale and will rise each year in line with our pay progression salary bands, to £30,900 per annum.

The closing date for applications is 4th November 2026. This advert may close early should sufficient applications be received.

Main duties of the job

As a Recovery Worker you will be providing support and advice to people who are experiencing difficulties due to substance misuse. You will be working within a highly skilled and knowledgeable multi-disciplinary team who will support you in your development and your ability to deliver the best care you can to our clients.

Our Recovery Workers play a vital role in supporting clients to identify their goals, ambitions, and passions. You will work with them to create the best treatment plan for their needs and to guide them on their path to recovery. This is an integral role for With You - as a frontline worker, you will deliver continuity of care through effective partnership working, care coordination, delivery of interventions and key work responsibilities.

We are looking for a full time Recovery Worker, working 37.5 hours per week between 09:00 - 17:00, you would be working in our Criminal Justice team. We are also looking for a Part Time Recovery Worker working 22.5 hours per week (this can be worked over 4 days if suitable).

About us

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 will be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.

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

Person Specification

Essential

• We are looking for positive and motivated candidates who are able to communicate with a wide range of people. You will also be organised with excellent time management skills.
• have some experience of working in a health, social care, or related setting
• have some experience of delivering services in a community setting
• have knowledge and understanding of delivering evidence-based interventions
• have the ability to build and maintain effective relationships with clients and colleagues alike
• be resilient under pressure and able to prioritise your work
• able to be flexible with your working hours on occasion and be happy to support other With You locations when needed

Ideally you will also have previous experience of working or volunteering with people who misuse substances. We welcome applications from those with lived experience. Above all, we are looking for someone who is passionate about what we do, with an inspiring and engaging approach.

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.