Women's Recovery Support Specialist

Ad Warrior Ltd; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Training & development

Season ticket loan

Cycle to work

Annual leave 25/30 days

Pension scheme

Death in service

Critical illness insurance

Blue Light Card

Wellbeing days

Job summary

The Forward Trust in Southend-on-Sea is seeking a Women’s Recovery Champion to join our Recovery Support Team on a permanent full-time basis (35 hours per week). The role involves carrying a small caseload, delivering individual and group recovery sessions, and helping clients access housing, benefits, training and employment support.

You will work closely with partners to build community recovery pathways while upholding professional boundaries and applying harm reduction approaches.

Qualifications

• Experience in recovery services or lived experience is highly desirable.
• Ability to work confidently in a multi-agency environment.
• Committed to professional development and reflective practice.

Responsibilities

• Carrying a small caseload of recovery support clients.
• Delivering 1:1 sessions, group work, and structured recovery interventions.
• Facilitating welcome PODS and lived experience workshops.
• Supporting recovery groups and service user involvement activities.
• Developing community recovery pathways with partners.
• Assisting with assessments, care planning and harm reduction approaches.
• Helping clients access housing, benefits, training and employment support.
• Contributing to outcome-focused targets and service improvement.

Skills

Recovery passion

Multi-agency

Relationship building

Motivational skills

Harm reduction understanding

Organised & reflective

Job description

The Forward Trust in Southend-on-Sea is seeking a Women’s Recovery Champion to join our Recovery Support Team on a permanent full-time basis (35 hours per week). The role involves carrying a small caseload, delivering individual and group recovery sessions, and helping clients access housing, benefits, training and employment support.

You will work closely with partners to build community recovery pathways while upholding professional boundaries and applying harm reduction approaches.